PTSD. I had 1200 hours on the 3DS version, my dog chewed up the cartridge and almost lost its life. My wife bought me the definitive edition when it came out for switch and I think that experience ruined it for me. I literally cannot force myself to get passed the menu most of the time even when I think I "want" to play it again.
No, not really. The game is like 20 hours tops, the extra thousand hours needed to fully complete it are literally copy paste bs and repeating levels to the point of giving the players PTSD. You can make any game take inhuman amount of hours if you tell them "If you want to fully completely it, you gonna need to do this same map hundreds of times, with dozens of characters, and in multiple levels of difficulty", would you call that kind of sh*t "Getting your money's worth"? Of course not. No one would.
@@taigaaisaka6305 Then it just isn't your kind of game. I have like 150 hours in HW and i'm not even close to finished (maybe if i stopped starting new save files). It definitely is worth the money if the game clicks with you.
I literally almost killed my sons dog for chewing up my cartridge i had 1200 hours on, and that was just the 3ds version. Only time in my life I had a critical mental breakdown
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is one of my absolute most favorite games of all time. And seeing someone complete this game 100% is absolutely insane!
@@Your_Native_Mothman if you’re wanting a Dynasty Warriors themed Zelda game where you can destroy countless enemies, nearly 30 playable characters, an absolutely banging soundtrack, and has you taking maybe 2,000 hours total to complete it 100%, then absolutely go for it! It’s so worth it!
@@Your_Native_Mothman I'd recommend it. One of my initial concerns that was later proved not an issue worth worrying about was that the gameplay would quickly become far too repetitive once I memorized the combos. This stemmed from not realizing what makes Dynasty Warrior games fun a as from an inexperienced point of view I couldn't really tell the levels apart; they looked like reskinned variants of same gimmick. But now having actually played through it, I realized each level does have its unique challenges, and on hard at least the difficulty is to the point that you actually need to be thinking about the lay-out strategically to be able to clear it. It's not just about smashing the closest baddies as fast you can for as long as you can. Although that's an ever present factor, and learning to chian the same AoE combos tirelessly is obviously going to be a required skill here, there's also a grander flow to each level. I see them now with the attention of detail I would attribute to (mini) dungeons, for other games in the series. Sometimes it's about going over each junction with a fine tooth comb to find a switch or something that you need to smack just to be able to progress to the next quest objective or whatever, but other times there's a momentum aspect involved where going out of your way to secure an extra keep or come up with a creative path to clear each map objective in a timely fashion is the difference between victory or defeat. Timing wave spawns correctly can make a difference. Hell, sometimes spawns happen, and there's just nothing you could have done anyways, except be prepared to spend the next couple of minutes fighting as hard as you can, and hope for the best. So there's a subtle to art to reading the layout of each level design that you'll subconsciously need to master the more you play through out the story mode which gives them a depth I never knew was there before. For a game that at first (1st) glance looked like it was all about the mindless execution of boring, buttan mashable combos for the sake of sheer spectacle, I was surprised to find that it's actually a more thoughtful, tower defense type of game, for sitting down, planning out and then attempting to actuate about 30 minute interval strategies, occasionally needing to replay or entirely change characters depending on what the chokepoint was preventing me from clearing each new twist as the difficulty of the scenarios continually ramped up. Occasionally it's a matter of throughput; be prepared to sit down for a period of time, and grind until the new character unlocked is where they should be. But just as often as not, it's changing your approach to each map that makes a huge difference, once you know what to prioritize. A lot of the time, there's so much going on at once that you have to know what to choose and which to ignore. Perhaps siege units are descending on your base, there's a great fairy fountain that's necessary to unlock but not at this exact moment, but it will grant you a temporary buff the sooner you get it, yet the final boss flies around on this map, it's only in this direction for a limited time, and you have to travel to these points before you can teleport there again if you don't fight it to weaken it now. So what would you do first? Figuring that out, mastering foresight and instant adaptation to varying good and bad news about the state of level with regenerating forces... that's the type of game Hyrule Warriors really is. The combat is its flashiest aspect, and if that's your only favorite part, then there's hours of to be had just enjoying each characters' increasingly absured powers on display. But there's also kind of an intense RTS flavored puzzle-based experience lurking below the surface, for anyone who's of a mind to engage on that level.
I loved the wii u version. Never got legends cause I didn't want to play it on the small handheld screan. When I got a switch I was thinking between de or aoc. Decided on de and after the fun I had on the wii u hw this game has not disapointed me. I love spinnoff games and after playing smash bros sence the 64 game I felt zelda needs a good spinnoff game so hw was a great idia. I wanted to make shure I actually wanted it back on the wii u and after watching videos and reading about it online I got it and it did not disapoint.
@@Chase1.9 I don’t even really like Dynasty Warriors, but seeing as how much of a Zelda fan I am it was more than worth it. The level designs, characters, move sets, and weapons have enough Zelda charm (and in some cases faithfulness) that I consider it separate from DW and even far superior.
I already completed age of calamity it was easy Edit: I have gone beyond it decided to Max out each character and weapon I haven't slept well please help
Lmao I’m doing that atm time to spend money on the dlc to get every weapon in the game for every character to max level and max out every character and completing every challenge / quest
Yea I feel that should be pretty obvious on this one. It was basically designed to be endless. I play this game a lot and enjoy it immensely but I’m probably never going to finish it or if I do it’ll be like 10 years from now. That being said age of calamity is nothing anywhere close to this game.
@@BadKnightLv01 It had the in-game equivalent of a platinum trophy, whose requirements did not include getting every character to max level or even touching Challenge Mode. That was all Jirard. I got that Hero of Hyrule medal myself on HW:DE and stopped soon afterward, and my Switch says I spent a total of 375 hours.
@@spencereades His Persona 5 completion was similar. Instead of being content with the platinum he decided to try and get all items which included items that you could only get 1 of 6+ items in each playthrough.
@@LukaTheWanderer exactly. While I think people are fans of watching him 100% a game, some games are not really designed to be completed to THAT degree where you need to max out everyone's level, and kill over 1,000,000 of each kind of enemy just because. After a while it just takes the fun out of the experience.
Early Completionist: "Hey, these are some of the games I love, now watch me get the full experience of them." Modern Completionist: *"Bear witness to the neverending fountain of torment my life has become."*
@@christiankhnana5284 I think games like this CAN be completed, but must be done at a leisurely pace. As in that's a requirement to complete them, if you play them daily over and over, you'll complete them faster. But it takes a toll on your mental and physical wellbeing. Much like Jirard with the Five Nights games, how he went from enjoying the novelty of them to developing anxiety from them. I developed a similar fatigue when I was grinding for kills in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and Resistance 2's 10k online kills.
@@tonts5329 I agree with you, these games can be completed but that should only be done slowly and not rushed, but the problem here is that this is his job and he must put a video out every week of him completing games, so he can't really take his time. This is why I feel he shouldn't complete these games, they don't fit into his schedule well.
After watching this, I realized how Age of Calamity is a walk in a park to 100% compared to this game. And then I realized DLC was announced and it’s most likely going to make 100% even harder
Yes and no. The checklist for 100% is MUCH smaller than being a "completionist," namely the fact that the scoreboards for every mission and challenge don't contribute to the 100% meter.
Age of calamity took me about 75 hours to complete everything. I didn't do the harder difficulties or the 28 korok seed quest but did everything else. It's very completable with dlc. A logical endpoint that most people can complete and feel satisfied with exists unlike HRDE which has difficulty barriers to prevent skipping content.
I completed Age of Calamity with DLC end of last year, and can't remember exactly all of what I did, I think I did everything except max out every character's level and finished off at 80 hours. So yeah, not nearly as bad. I think Nintendo had tighter reigns on what the developers were able to add to this game to not make it stray too far from canon (even though it's basically an alternate timeline). It still feels like it could fit into the BotW universe as opposed to the original HW which felt like Zelda fanfic: the game
@@Ashanmaril The thing about saying that "AoC feels like it could fit in with BoTW." (i'm using slight paraphrasing obviously) is that AoC is semi-canon to the BoTW-story continuity; to be specific basically everything other than the countermeasures against the Champions dying being taken (and the Champions being alive obviously) is canon as a "prequel"-part of BoTW's story as far as I understand. I do own AoC by the way but i haven't finished it yet or even gotten through atleast half of the story (as far as I know), although I have unfortunately spoiled myself about quite a bit of the story.
@@Mark_of_Tread Nintendo locks one ultra-powerful "costume" for Link behind a completion of all other modes/etc. It's Jirard in his Tingle costume. When playing the game while wearing it characters occasionally call you Jir-Tingle.
"Incremental" and "prestige" are two words that are very familiar to me as someone who has 100%'ed Cookie Clicker (to as much of an extent as that game "can" be completed, anyway) Yet to do something like this? I can't even imagine. That number of Heart Containers collected alone just blows my face off!
Here’s a hellish thought for you, Tim. Hyrule Warriors Randomizer. Each map square completed unlocks another one on any of the 10 maps. I shudder just writing this thought.
The big difference is that Cookie Clicker can be completed with only a fracture of active playtime, being an idle game, while Hyrule Warriors needs full active playtime
The madman actually did it. The original Hyrule Warriors just has some of the most content I’ve ever seen in a game. The sheer amount of grinding necessary for this game is insane. Good job Jirard
Something else to note. It isn't even possible to 100% complete the Wii U version of Hyrule Warriors. In Challenge Mode one of the challenge stages is bugged when playing as Ghirahim (a boss that needs to be killed to complete the stage just won't spawn when Ghirahim is played). So it isn't even possible to complete that stage with Ghirahim, much less A Rank it. Thus A Ranking every challenge stage with every character in Challenge Mode on the Wii U is impossible (thus making 100% Completion impossible on the Wii U version of Hyrule Warriors).
@@nothanks6549 despite the complaints in the video the adventure maps are fun, just don't do every challenge with every character because that's disgusting and bad for mental health
About a year ago, when I looked into the true depths of possible content this game had, I knew I could play this game casually for my entire life and maybe just barely complete it. You absolute madlad.
Congrats Jirard! I'm currently about 690 hours into this game on my road to completion, so seeing this video, I know the struggle man. Anyways in case it would please you to hear it, completing Age of Calamity is a waaaaaaaaaaaaay smaller task than Definitive Edition, the level cap for each character is just 100, which isn't a lot higher than the level you'll be when you beat the game. I won't spoil how many characters and movesets there are but there are considerably less than in Definitive Edition. Completing Age of Calamity took me around 90 hours, and I'd say it was worth it. It offers things that the original doesn't while still being somewhat similar, but even after having poured hundreds of hours into the original I can say the game was worth it. Overall I consider the original to be a better game, but Age of Calamity is still great in its own right in case you'd ever want to attempt it for the show or your own time. But for now, please take it easy!
I honestly prefer Age of Calamity over the original. It may have less content but it is way more fleshed out and refined. It's a testament to quality over quantity. Also I have all three versions of OG Hyrule Warriors and just don't want to play through the campaign again.
this video made we want to 100% complete the game. im about 300 hours in edit: im over 500 hours in. im going through the 6th map in adventure mode. ive 100%completed the other maps. i havent gotten all the heart containers and skulltulas in story/free mode but i figure itll be much easier to do so once i finish the biggest chunk of the game. all my characters are at minimum lv 100 with a few climbing closer to the max level. i hate the fairy system now. edit2: I am 850 hours in. all maps and story mode are 100% completed with A rank, the fairy magic is completed and I have all medals. The only things left are ganons fury, cuccos fury and the a rank for every character in challenge mode. my lowest level warrior is 150 and it is a cruel grind to 255 for all characters. I had to take a break due to having multiple surgeries, work, moving and other games taking my attention. I pray to be done before hitting 1000 hours. Once I do complete, I plan on recording my screen as proof and uploading to youtube.
@@toxicpurple0742 had to pause because of major surgery BUT im about 750 hours in, all maps completed, fairy stuff all done, lowest level on any warrior is 150 and all I have now is the a rank for boss mode and the ganon/cucco bullcrap
as a hardcore Zelda completionist I know I will have to do this one day. I got maybe like 25% through it when it released but then stopped to re-100% every mainline Zelda game. honestly seems fun and when I come back to it I'll probably start from scratch since I like doing games in one go. good luck on your journey, hopefully it is almost over!
"Ah, a new completionist episode!" *hyrule warriors definitive edition* "... Better you than me buddy." Don't get me wrong, the game is amazing. But my hell, completing it?! I wish you luck. You'll need it.
Well I love how much this stuff this game has, it’s amazing in bursts but it’s a shame he ruined something he could have had a lot of fun with by doing it all at once
AOC is so much better that I'm never going to boot up HW again. It was a complete non-sensical mess with a meh story that didn't matter and involved versions of characters we never met without any characterization.
This is the kind of game I can always go back to. Not out of replayability in any form, but because, no matter how I try to chip away at it, it will never run out of content.
That's exactly the kind of game this is. Play it for a while until you feel burned out, then return to it much later and keep chipping away at it. Definitely not meant to be binged all in one go lmao
Yeah, im glad I saw this video. All it shows is that this game has heaps apon heaps of content I can enjoy. All for what, $60? Thats what? 17 cents per hour played? I think he blew through the game in no other reason to his own. It's like trying to complete WoW in its entirity then acting surprised that it has alot of content.
It's probably one of the biggest reasons why i love this game so much (that and the highly addictive gameplay, imo of course). I can always go back to it from time to time and have a blast, it never gets boring for me. I just wish we could change the difficulty of Adventure Maps, that or a Skirmish Mode were you create your own battles.
My god, as a huge fan of Hyrule Warriors, I can't imagine the dedicated effort it would take to 100% it, fully and truly. I love the series, but it is a lot of work. I loved it for the "busy work" it gave me when I would be at the college for all day at times. Gave me something to do and look forward to between classes. And as new versions came out, I'd get them too. It was so much fun, and all the new characters coming out was exciting to see and look forward to. I would love a "proper" Hyrule Warriors 2 though, with Cia, Lana, Linkle, Volga and Wizzro. I still hold out hope for another. I'd love to see some Minish Cap and Four Swords love, maybe some ALTTP love too. It's such a fun series, even if I only tackle it in short bursts at a time.
Aghinim and pig\beast ganon costumes for Ganondorf and Zelda's blue dress and pink Bunny Link from alttp. The ice rod and magic cape would make good aditions. Maby some of the dungoun bosses can apear too.
Ooooooooooooooo, could you imagine Four Swords Link(s) as a playable character in Hyrule Warriors?!?! You could literally have Link with the Four Sword with the three clones of himself and they can all run around together and fight together like the different formations in Four Swords Adventures's single player!!
needing to complete this game for a show is absolutely such a different beast to playing it leisurely where the content is a boon rather than a challenge. sorry you couldn't experience this game like the rest of us man
Right? Like just the amount of planning required to complete this game without massively wasting your time is more thought than I will probably ever put into beating a game.
In earlier ages, games were designed to be completed. There was a limited amount of content you could squeeze into a single disk, and getting everything was often needed to unlock the golden ending or a final reward. Once that happened, though, the game was over - there was nothing left to do. If you wanted to play the game again years later, you would have to erase your save file, or you'd feel like you were doing nothing. But as time progressed and the ability to pack more and more content into a game expanded, the philosophy of game design itself shifted. Games were no longer something you finished - they were something to come back to, time and time again, and always be able to find something new. You would never have to "start over" - you could set new goals for yourself, and there would always be a new goal to strive for. Games with huge lists of ways to customize your character, cosmetic or otherwise (when you can only have a few active at once), for instance, almost always fall into this category. You're not SUPPOSED to get them all, even if you theoretically can. You're supposed to get the ones you like the most and in doing so tailor the experience to your own tastes. After that point they serve as new goals to keep playing for when you feel like coming back to the game, but getting them all isn't really "completing the game" in the same way that, say, getting 120 stars in Super Mario 64 or unlocking the True Endings of DKC2 or 3 are. In short, games like these were not MEANT to be completed. They were meant to be an insurmountable mountain, an escape from life, a whole other world that would always offer something new, and most importantly, a way to have fun. To complete a game like this is to expose its bounds, to reveal it for the fantasy that it is, and in doing so, destroy that fantasy itself. You are The Completionist. But the world of triple-A games no longer *wants* completionists. It may be time to re-focus on smaller titles that still use the old philosophy of completionism, or to come up with a new, more appropriate definition of "completion" for titles such as this.
This sort of thing has been on my mind ever since Crash 4 came out, and Spelunky 2 continued the thought. It kinda seems like paradigms of creation are shifting and both devs and players have a need to adapt.
I agree. I was honestly surprised when jirard completed this, because i thought he would avoid games like these. Idk, it just seems like actual torture to sit down and do this with the thought in mind of completing it. Sure, we may do it half heartedly and occasionally attempt such a feat, but in order to do so would be to throw your life away. Please never do this again Jirard. It isn't wirth your time or effort. It is an incredible feat to defeat what is not meant to be deafeted, but the cost is realizing you could have done that with a game you enjoy.
I largely agree with you except on your last point. I'm unsure of what you mean by AAA games no longer wanting completionists. What standard are you using to assert that? Do you mean modern AAA multiplayer games like Apex Legends or a new Call of Duty? If so, then you're right, largely because modern multiplayer games are purposely harder and harder to "complete". Or do you mean modern AAA single player games? If so, that's where I have to disagree. Most modern singleplayer games still easily allow for completionism, even if it's only extrinsically rewarded through achievements and trophies. Take Sony and their 1st party 3rd person games, for example. In God of War, Days Gone, or Spider Man, you can easily complete the game and feel good doing so. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that although I agree that the hobby completionism seems to be harder and less appealing, I still think it isn't going anywhere, especially for single player games. Personally, my only wish is that games start including intrinsic rewards for fully completing the game again. If they can't do skins or extras like that, a "100%" on your save file would be more than enough for me.
@@nuclear9929 Agreed. It seems to me that to force yourself to complete something this massive that's inherently all grind would cause you to eventually hate it...even if you completely loved it in the beginning. As he himself said, he can't even be bothered to want to play Age of Calamity (or any other DW title) simply because of the toll that completing this game took out on him. And that's a shame because, in my humble opinion, AoC is superior to this title in nearly every way. That sucks. When you get to the point that your hobbies are no longer things you love, you have a problem. Gaming should not be a job...it should be a joy.
I would like for him to take a break but youtube wouldn't like that and his channel would suffer Honestly I think he shouldn't complete ganes like these, I feel they are really making him feel bad
You, Jirard Khalil, are a hero. By fully completing and officially documenting this journey you have done a service to gamers and the good of the human race alike. You have my eternal praise, gratitude, and apologies for your sacrifice.
Yeah took me 80 hours to complete ( assuming getting the hyrule warriors outfit is completion) and that was with leaving my switch on at night and stuff, I really enjoyed it
@@DarkLink1996. Agreed 100% HWDE is a chore more than anything else despite being so much fun. But i have 75H into age of calamity and i certainly did not beat it in all difficulties (i did all easy and most normal, some hard and very hard) so 80 hours to 100% seems to be unrealistic to complete it. You can beat it in less than that, but certainly not complete it.
@@dimitritsatsikki5773 Unfortunately HW: AoC doesn’t take even a tenth as long to 100% like HW. I completed AoC to ‘100% game completion’ in about 70 hrs(with all my heroes at levels 80-100, but in another dozen hours I could have the rest maxed.
Age of Calamity is, even the original release of this could be said is, but DE definitely isn't...even though it actually is built around not even unlocking all the characters (much less the weapons), unless you push for, perhaps not 100%, but very very high levels of completion. This game is THE fanservice game to end all fanservice games. It was designed so that it could be played over a lifetime to celebrate Zelda. It's not meant to be forced through like this, but it arguably is designed to be completed. I think Ganon designed the game himself, it's really evil in how it spaces out the content. The original let you complete each character and DLC set with their respective maps and this one spreads out everything over all maps. Insanity. I can't recommend full completion of AoC either (it only unlocks the Hyrule Warrior outfit for Link, so it really ends with a whimper), but getting close to completion there is a side quest path that unlocks a final, secret character, and that's really cool, but I think the path to that opens up right after beating the final chapter of the story anyways, so the side missions are...probably...largely optional. I'm not really sure cause I did them all as they unlocked anyways, lol
@@Chronoflation I 100%ed definitive edition and when I saw the announcement for AoC I was honestly scared to do that again but when I beat the game in LESS than 100 hours I went through joy of beating a game to surprise that that was all to anguish that was all and finished with a nice dash of :/
@@liamsgreatbitgaming Star Ocean 2 has a collection feature that records every voice file in the game. To get one recorded you need to hear it. This involves every character interaction within battle including death reactions between characters with high enough relationship values. There are twelve characters, only 8 of which can be recruited on any given playthrough. Raising a character's relation value is done through one time actions throughout the game and by spending enough time together in combat. The annoying thing is that it is not possible to 100% the sound collection feature without a cheat device as the game has collections for characters calling out to each other that can never be in the party at the same time or calling out spells that they can't learn.
@@trevormccaffrey2575 Tf2 is just as bad now. Certain Achievements are literally impossible because of things like doing certain actions with certain weapons that can no longer do the certain actions.
This is honestly astonishing. This must be one of the most insane challenges a man can do. But while I was watching this video, I couldn't stop worrying about you. It's RUclips, just complete some of the game, in games so big, and call it a day. We will accept it, if it's for you and your life
See I'm watching this video and I can't really enjoy it cos I'm legit concerned about your mental health now. Like dude, don't let these things effect your real life so much. Tis just a RUclips video y'know? Don't sweat it.
Jirard: I am finally done and it feels like a burden has been taken of my life. Nintendo: Age of calamity will get 5 years of extra DLC and a port to the Nintendo bazinga with a whole new and larger my fairy mode, 20 challenge maps all with 300 squares and 150 medals.
Well...... considering how well age of calamity was received i can only imagine that it will get close to (if not just as much) DLC as the original hyrule warriors, so you might be closer to the truth than you think.
@@arthurgomes5188 I'm kinda terrified of that prospect, but also kinda happy about that. Going through the comments I was kinda upset to hear that AoC apparently didn't have ANYWHERE near the amount of content that the original had because it was more meant to be completed... but I'm excited to see just how much stuff the new game is going to hold then.
@@aquamarinerose5405 well, AoC does have a lot of stuff, but, it's more streamlined and less "repetitive" than the original hyrule warriors, wich means that instead of going through hundreds of hours doing very similar missions you can do it all in less than/around 100 hours. Also the OG hyrule warriors got a lot of it's content that made it as long as it is in the re-releases for other consoles and in the DLC, not in the base game.
@@arthurgomes5188 it wasn’t really all that well received though. Sure it sold well but how many people are actually even finishing the story? Even most main Nintendo based RUclips channels gave up on that game.
@@curtisbakaluk177 well, vinesauce finished it, zackscott is still playing it and the reviews and sales from the game were pretty good, i'm not saying it was a smash hit, but, it did pretty well.
The year is 2082, and cyborg jirard has released a new video on the current video platfrom. The time has come for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity 100 percent completion.
I'm currently trying to "complete" one piece pirate warriors 3. I agree... but at the same time, game is fun as hell and I'm not torturing myself to accomplish this in a time table.
I have not clicked on a video so fast. I remember Jirard taking a train to Redmond to do a promo for this which resulted in him wearing a Tingle costume.
I'd argue that Warriors games aren't meant to be "completed" in this fashion except by the most diehard and/or bored of fans. You just play them until you get bored of them, or until the next Warriors game than interests you is released. The content is just there to keep you occupied until you decide you are done. Similar goes for the sheer number of Warriors games that get released. Hyrule Warriors was honestly a bit of a weird case, as it was made to draw in non-Warriors fans and was released on a platform that didn't see seemingly three new Warriors games released per year, and Nintendo/Koei went far beyond the normal Koei standard for amount of content delivered.
It is like someone trying to "100%" a D&D campaign, but the dungeon master just keeps making things up... It is kind of insane, this completionist stuff... Actually it is totally insane.
As a warriors vet I 100% each one well ever since DW6 and on though I say the samuria line games are the only ones that actually give you good awards for 100% the whole game HWDE took me about 6 months to complete mainly cause some of the battles on the mm map confused me
I got the game a few months back and it took me 80 hours to 100% the first adventure map. I dunno if I'll 100% but getting the Master Sword and all the items/costumes for fighters and fairies is goal enough for me right now, and I'm having a blast with it.
I'm planning to complete it too, but I need someone to explain for me how to raise the fairies, cause they are a pain in that place, a friggin PAIN, all the rest just takes time, the fairies I just don't understand their mecanics
It took me a little over 80 hours to get 100% on Age of Calamity. It's a great game, but it feels like a bite-size portion of this game in terms of amount of content. I'm going back to play Hyrule Warriors Definitive edition rn, but I'm definitely not aiming to 100% it.
@@limegol He had to beat Legend Mode and complete the Termina Map before the train arrived in Seattle. I don't remember if he had to complete Legend Mode or just beat it tho, but I do remember he barely finished Legend Mode
7 months ago, Completionist fanbase: Congratulatons Jirard, you made the right choice, wasting 700 hours of your life wasn't worth it. Jirard now, merely uploads hyrule warriors definitive edition video: Fanbase: JIRARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE're taking away all of your video game equipment right now do not resist, we called the FBI. You will be sent to the hospital. No regrets.
"Welcome to The Completionist, I'm Jirard.. and I'm upset." *Everyone to the Bunkers!* but wait abit cause this ones gonna be a doozy! *We do not deserve you, O Holy Khalil Dragonrider!*
Calling this "The second one" is kind-of wrong because (atleast as far as I understand) "HW: DE" is literally just "HW" but with what was DLC to it in the original version (Wii-U version) now being in the base game to begin with as well as free "DLC" added.
Reminds me of when i completed Dynasty Warrior's Gundam 3...Listen, never. EVER. Complete. A dynasty warrior's game, Dynasty Warrior's games have a deceptively huge amount amount of content, especially in recent year's and MOST especially the Nintendo tie in titles like the Fire Emblem Warrior's and Hyrule Warrior's game's. They're meant to be game where you can just pick em up, play em for about an hour and put them down. There's always going to be something for you to do, something for you to collect, but getting all of the content is a nightmare that no one needs to go through. If you do it, it's either out of insanity, love or a combination of both and somewhere a long the way you either gain or lose one of those things. I love the Dynasty Warrior's style games because of the amount of content and time you can sink into it, it's just one of those games you don't have to put down when you win, you put it down when your satisfied. Completing them is not satisfying.
Just when 2020 seems to not be able to throw any other surprises at us.... Jirard finished Hyrule Warriors. Seriously though, thank you Jirard. You're amazing. Get some rest.
This video actually solidified me wanting to buy this game. I didn’t think there was this much to it. And I love games that have just so much to do which is why one of my favorite games is Sonic Adventure 2 with the Chao garden.
This definitely seems like a game that was designed to be played over a long period of time, not to be completed in rushed method like this. Hats off to you for doing this though. I could never be a completionist, normally playing any game over again without having months or years in between playthroughs would make me get pretty bored or hate the game ha ha. I admire you for being able to not only play a game multiple times in multiple difficulties but to also try to get every nook and cranny.
Your show is really at its best when you come across as suffering...hate to say it, but it's just the most entertaining you can get. Thank you for your sacrifice
The more I watch this channel, the more I am convinced he is actually being punished for some past transgression. This is not Jirard's youtube channel, this is his purgatory
I respect the completion of games. Especially rpgs that shit can take 1000s of hours if you collect one of each item and stuff like that you are a god.
Dude, u are probably the #1 person in the world when it comes to time management. The fact that you acquired so many life skills, built an amazing channel & community, have a social life…. and STILL managed to complete 380+ games is BEYOND my comprehension👏🏼❤️
Yeah no man, don’t even try. Just play as much as you like. When I reached 110 hours I went online to see what was ahead and my head exploded. Stopped at 120 hours but I’m thinking of going back to more challenges (in half of the second map), but just for fun, not to complete anything.
Jirard greatly exagerated some points, the hard maps aren't that hard, and grinding won't help, because there's actually a power cap in the game. You reach pretty quickly just with a max power weapon. You can also skip the early level weapons and get the lvl4+ immediately, since you'll get the lower level weapons with random drops. It'll help to unlock the master sword skills. Also, challenge mode isn't needed at all to get all the medals, so you can skip that. If you aim for the Hero of Hyrule medal, you can roughly do it in 300-400 hours. It's still a lot, but it's way more manageable.
@@Yze3 There's also the fact that as The Completionist, he finds it in himself to play as all the characters, so that 300-400 hours is just padded by that.
Dear Hylia, he did it. He deserves a medal, a statue, a day of the year named after him, and most importantly, a break!
And a Duck
Im having Déjà vu
@@KiomonDuck No an untitled goose
@@Jambo.268 sont mention my evil brother.
Lmao a break? You're funny
"I live in a prison of my own design"
Yea this should be your channel's motto
new banner when
In the immortal words of Brian David Gilbert: "because god has cursed me for my hubris, and my work is never finished
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Meanwhile, in the AVGN Universe...
"What makes you so tuff?"
"I completed Hyrule Warriors"
"So?"
"On the switch"
"Right this way sir"
Underrated
it's actually harder on the 3DS IMO
Nintendo anytime
PTSD. I had 1200 hours on the 3DS version, my dog chewed up the cartridge and almost lost its life. My wife bought me the definitive edition when it came out for switch and I think that experience ruined it for me. I literally cannot force myself to get passed the menu most of the time even when I think I "want" to play it again.
@@johnfulcher8448 this sounds like actual depression and im very sorry it makes you feel that way.
This game is the definition of: "Getting Your Money's Worth"
Dynasty Warriors 8xl *laughs with over 83 officers with 6 different ranks of weapins and 6 different story campaign's*
@Evilislife it laughs at the fools that thought dynasty warriors 8 was long
It's so worthy it gives you money
No, not really. The game is like 20 hours tops, the extra thousand hours needed to fully complete it are literally copy paste bs and repeating levels to the point of giving the players PTSD. You can make any game take inhuman amount of hours if you tell them "If you want to fully completely it, you gonna need to do this same map hundreds of times, with dozens of characters, and in multiple levels of difficulty", would you call that kind of sh*t "Getting your money's worth"? Of course not. No one would.
@@taigaaisaka6305 Then it just isn't your kind of game.
I have like 150 hours in HW and i'm not even close to finished (maybe if i stopped starting new save files). It definitely is worth the money if the game clicks with you.
This is torture. Im literally watching a man document his self torture.
And this is hyping me up to pick it back up and finish my 100% play through myself
I laughed my head off the entire time. then I subscribed to witness more pain.
I literally almost killed my sons dog for chewing up my cartridge i had 1200 hours on, and that was just the 3ds version. Only time in my life I had a critical mental breakdown
He’s getting hella paid. Show me torture with monetary value. I’ll sign up.
@@Miner_Experting Good sir, is it for hyrule warriors and if it is, are you ok
Proud of you Jirard, I honestly can't believe you did this again, you're the champ.
You have an excellent channel
Oh my god he going x games mo
Wow bonsai ! I would just like to say thank you for what you do.
Im just trying to max all the characters
What a madman pure respect
Nintendo seriously needs to send you a medal or something for this.
Nintendo didn’t make it lmao
He can't be the only one who's 100%d it so
Every game company that this man has touched should send him a trophy just for being awesome. Nintendo would charge $60 for it tho
Not for this. For the Tingle dancing. I want all the footage, it’s amazing.
It will wind up being golden poop
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is one of my absolute most favorite games of all time. And seeing someone complete this game 100% is absolutely insane!
Would you recommend it? I’ve had my eye on it for awhile
@@Your_Native_Mothman if you’re wanting a Dynasty Warriors themed Zelda game where you can destroy countless enemies, nearly 30 playable characters, an absolutely banging soundtrack, and has you taking maybe 2,000 hours total to complete it 100%, then absolutely go for it! It’s so worth it!
@@Your_Native_Mothman I'd recommend it.
One of my initial concerns that was later proved not an issue worth worrying about was that the gameplay would quickly become far too repetitive once I memorized the combos. This stemmed from not realizing what makes Dynasty Warrior games fun a as from an inexperienced point of view I couldn't really tell the levels apart; they looked like reskinned variants of same gimmick. But now having actually played through it, I realized each level does have its unique challenges, and on hard at least the difficulty is to the point that you actually need to be thinking about the lay-out strategically to be able to clear it. It's not just about smashing the closest baddies as fast you can for as long as you can. Although that's an ever present factor, and learning to chian the same AoE combos tirelessly is obviously going to be a required skill here, there's also a grander flow to each level. I see them now with the attention of detail I would attribute to (mini) dungeons, for other games in the series.
Sometimes it's about going over each junction with a fine tooth comb to find a switch or something that you need to smack just to be able to progress to the next quest objective or whatever, but other times there's a momentum aspect involved where going out of your way to secure an extra keep or come up with a creative path to clear each map objective in a timely fashion is the difference between victory or defeat. Timing wave spawns correctly can make a difference. Hell, sometimes spawns happen, and there's just nothing you could have done anyways, except be prepared to spend the next couple of minutes fighting as hard as you can, and hope for the best. So there's a subtle to art to reading the layout of each level design that you'll subconsciously need to master the more you play through out the story mode which gives them a depth I never knew was there before.
For a game that at first (1st) glance looked like it was all about the mindless execution of boring, buttan mashable combos for the sake of sheer spectacle, I was surprised to find that it's actually a more thoughtful, tower defense type of game, for sitting down, planning out and then attempting to actuate about 30 minute interval strategies, occasionally needing to replay or entirely change characters depending on what the chokepoint was preventing me from clearing each new twist as the difficulty of the scenarios continually ramped up. Occasionally it's a matter of throughput; be prepared to sit down for a period of time, and grind until the new character unlocked is where they should be. But just as often as not, it's changing your approach to each map that makes a huge difference, once you know what to prioritize.
A lot of the time, there's so much going on at once that you have to know what to choose and which to ignore. Perhaps siege units are descending on your base, there's a great fairy fountain that's necessary to unlock but not at this exact moment, but it will grant you a temporary buff the sooner you get it, yet the final boss flies around on this map, it's only in this direction for a limited time, and you have to travel to these points before you can teleport there again if you don't fight it to weaken it now. So what would you do first? Figuring that out, mastering foresight and instant adaptation to varying good and bad news about the state of level with regenerating forces... that's the type of game Hyrule Warriors really is. The combat is its flashiest aspect, and if that's your only favorite part, then there's hours of to be had just enjoying each characters' increasingly absured powers on display.
But there's also kind of an intense RTS flavored puzzle-based experience lurking below the surface, for anyone who's of a mind to engage on that level.
I loved the wii u version. Never got legends cause I didn't want to play it on the small handheld screan. When I got a switch I was thinking between de or aoc. Decided on de and after the fun I had on the wii u hw this game has not disapointed me. I love spinnoff games and after playing smash bros sence the 64 game I felt zelda needs a good spinnoff game so hw was a great idia. I wanted to make shure I actually wanted it back on the wii u and after watching videos and reading about it online I got it and it did not disapoint.
@@Chase1.9 I don’t even really like Dynasty Warriors, but seeing as how much of a Zelda fan I am it was more than worth it. The level designs, characters, move sets, and weapons have enough Zelda charm (and in some cases faithfulness) that I consider it separate from DW and even far superior.
Completionist: I FINALLY DID IT!
Zelda: the bloodmoon rises once again
my thoughts when age of calamity was announced
I already completed age of calamity it was easy
Edit: I have gone beyond it decided to Max out each character and weapon I haven't slept well please help
@@primaltrainer1018 Wait until you play the DLC.
Ikr
Lmao I’m doing that atm time to spend money on the dlc to get every weapon in the game for every character to max level and max out every character and completing every challenge / quest
"Games that weren't designed to be 100% completed for 1000, Alex."
Yea I feel that should be pretty obvious on this one. It was basically designed to be endless.
I play this game a lot and enjoy it immensely but I’m probably never going to finish it or if I do it’ll be like 10 years from now.
That being said age of calamity is nothing anywhere close to this game.
@@Xboxiscrunchy Well it literally had an in game achievement for completing everything
@@BadKnightLv01 It had the in-game equivalent of a platinum trophy, whose requirements did not include getting every character to max level or even touching Challenge Mode. That was all Jirard. I got that Hero of Hyrule medal myself on HW:DE and stopped soon afterward, and my Switch says I spent a total of 375 hours.
@@spencereades His Persona 5 completion was similar. Instead of being content with the platinum he decided to try and get all items which included items that you could only get 1 of 6+ items in each playthrough.
@@LukaTheWanderer exactly. While I think people are fans of watching him 100% a game, some games are not really designed to be completed to THAT degree where you need to max out everyone's level, and kill over 1,000,000 of each kind of enemy just because. After a while it just takes the fun out of the experience.
Early Completionist: "Hey, these are some of the games I love, now watch me get the full experience of them."
Modern Completionist: *"Bear witness to the neverending fountain of torment my life has become."*
I don't like that he feels like that
I really think he shouldn't complete games like this one
@@christiankhnana5284 I think games like this CAN be completed, but must be done at a leisurely pace. As in that's a requirement to complete them, if you play them daily over and over, you'll complete them faster. But it takes a toll on your mental and physical wellbeing. Much like Jirard with the Five Nights games, how he went from enjoying the novelty of them to developing anxiety from them. I developed a similar fatigue when I was grinding for kills in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and Resistance 2's 10k online kills.
@@tonts5329 I agree with you, these games can be completed but that should only be done slowly and not rushed, but the problem here is that this is his job and he must put a video out every week of him completing games, so he can't really take his time. This is why I feel he shouldn't complete these games, they don't fit into his schedule well.
After watching this, I realized how Age of Calamity is a walk in a park to 100% compared to this game. And then I realized DLC was announced and it’s most likely going to make 100% even harder
Yes and no. The checklist for 100% is MUCH smaller than being a "completionist," namely the fact that the scoreboards for every mission and challenge don't contribute to the 100% meter.
Age of calamity took me about 75 hours to complete everything. I didn't do the harder difficulties or the 28 korok seed quest but did everything else. It's very completable with dlc. A logical endpoint that most people can complete and feel satisfied with exists unlike HRDE which has difficulty barriers to prevent skipping content.
I completed Age of Calamity with DLC end of last year, and can't remember exactly all of what I did, I think I did everything except max out every character's level and finished off at 80 hours. So yeah, not nearly as bad. I think Nintendo had tighter reigns on what the developers were able to add to this game to not make it stray too far from canon (even though it's basically an alternate timeline). It still feels like it could fit into the BotW universe as opposed to the original HW which felt like Zelda fanfic: the game
@@Ashanmaril The thing about saying that "AoC feels like it could fit in with BoTW." (i'm using slight paraphrasing obviously) is that AoC is semi-canon to the BoTW-story continuity; to be specific basically everything other than the countermeasures against the Champions dying being taken (and the Champions being alive obviously) is canon as a "prequel"-part of BoTW's story as far as I understand.
I do own AoC by the way but i haven't finished it yet or even gotten through atleast half of the story (as far as I know), although I have unfortunately spoiled myself about quite a bit of the story.
@@gameman3981 have you finished yet i won't spoil anyway
Years later Nintendo releases Hyrule Warriors: Definitiver Edition
* Jirard moans in agony
nope, new game + is covered, it dont matter what new version they come up with, he doesnt have to play Hyrule Warriors any more.
@@UltimateGamerCC Just wait until New Game ++
@@UltimateGamerCC eh don't worry, we'll just get Age of Calamity: Definitive Edition
@@MFG1243 Age of Calamity: F*ck Jirard Edition
@@Mark_of_Tread Nintendo locks one ultra-powerful "costume" for Link behind a completion of all other modes/etc. It's Jirard in his Tingle costume. When playing the game while wearing it characters occasionally call you Jir-Tingle.
"Incremental" and "prestige" are two words that are very familiar to me as someone who has 100%'ed Cookie Clicker (to as much of an extent as that game "can" be completed, anyway) Yet to do something like this? I can't even imagine. That number of Heart Containers collected alone just blows my face off!
Here’s a hellish thought for you, Tim. Hyrule Warriors Randomizer. Each map square completed unlocks another one on any of the 10 maps. I shudder just writing this thought.
Hi Tim! Looking forward to more Secret of Mana over on RAGs!
I've not watched you in years tim, but just want to say i appreciate you and hope you are doing well.
The big difference is that Cookie Clicker can be completed with only a fracture of active playtime, being an idle game, while Hyrule Warriors needs full active playtime
Can you send a Link to that cookie clicker video?
The madman actually did it. The original Hyrule Warriors just has some of the most content I’ve ever seen in a game. The sheer amount of grinding necessary for this game is insane. Good job Jirard
Wait till he tries a Monster Hunter Game
Orochi 4 Extreme would like to know your location.
Something else to note. It isn't even possible to 100% complete the Wii U version of Hyrule Warriors. In Challenge Mode one of the challenge stages is bugged when playing as Ghirahim (a boss that needs to be killed to complete the stage just won't spawn when Ghirahim is played). So it isn't even possible to complete that stage with Ghirahim, much less A Rank it. Thus A Ranking every challenge stage with every character in Challenge Mode on the Wii U is impossible (thus making 100% Completion impossible on the Wii U version of Hyrule Warriors).
@@nothanks6549 despite the complaints in the video the adventure maps are fun, just don't do every challenge with every character because that's disgusting and bad for mental health
About a year ago, when I looked into the true depths of possible content this game had, I knew I could play this game casually for my entire life and maybe just barely complete it.
You absolute madlad.
Achievement unlocked: “Dear God, he did it!”
+10 Respect
-1000 hours of your life you will never get back
Until 2069 when the time machine beta is invented and Jirard will test it
He deserves a medal, a trophy and to be added to the Guinnes Book of records. Extremely well done.
That's assuming he never lost time by quitting without saving because he was angry at a failing a map or something.
Keep in mind roughly 1,040 or so hours go into a year's worth of work with 8-hour days. That's a full-time job or one-third of his year.
COME ON RUclips ALGORITHM!!! GIVE JIRARD A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!
Oh you mean getting his entire channel demonetized
@@likida7620 No...I just want Jirard rewarded for thousands of hours of work
@@cooljoe1920 RUclips ain't gonna let that happen. Those degenerates wanna reward douchtubers who release 10 minute low effort reaction videos.
Congrats Jirard! I'm currently about 690 hours into this game on my road to completion, so seeing this video, I know the struggle man.
Anyways in case it would please you to hear it, completing Age of Calamity is a waaaaaaaaaaaaay smaller task than Definitive Edition, the level cap for each character is just 100, which isn't a lot higher than the level you'll be when you beat the game. I won't spoil how many characters and movesets there are but there are considerably less than in Definitive Edition.
Completing Age of Calamity took me around 90 hours, and I'd say it was worth it. It offers things that the original doesn't while still being somewhat similar, but even after having poured hundreds of hours into the original I can say the game was worth it.
Overall I consider the original to be a better game, but Age of Calamity is still great in its own right in case you'd ever want to attempt it for the show or your own time. But for now, please take it easy!
Why would you try this after watching this video??? Yikes.
Does it really count as 100% if you didn’t do it on all 4 difficulties
You played it that long on purpose,
don’t lie.
Just wait until Age of Calamity gets DLC...
I honestly prefer Age of Calamity over the original. It may have less content but it is way more fleshed out and refined. It's a testament to quality over quantity. Also I have all three versions of OG Hyrule Warriors and just don't want to play through the campaign again.
this video made we want to 100% complete the game. im about 300 hours in
edit: im over 500 hours in. im going through the 6th map in adventure mode. ive 100%completed the other maps. i havent gotten all the heart containers and skulltulas in story/free mode but i figure itll be much easier to do so once i finish the biggest chunk of the game. all my characters are at minimum lv 100 with a few climbing closer to the max level. i hate the fairy system now.
edit2: I am 850 hours in. all maps and story mode are 100% completed with A rank, the fairy magic is completed and I have all medals. The only things left are ganons fury, cuccos fury and the a rank for every character in challenge mode. my lowest level warrior is 150 and it is a cruel grind to 255 for all characters. I had to take a break due to having multiple surgeries, work, moving and other games taking my attention. I pray to be done before hitting 1000 hours. Once I do complete, I plan on recording my screen as proof and uploading to youtube.
I have 250 hours and I don’t even have a fairy. Crazy game.
How's it going?
@@toxicpurple0742 had to pause because of major surgery BUT im about 750 hours in, all maps completed, fairy stuff all done, lowest level on any warrior is 150 and all I have now is the a rank for boss mode and the ganon/cucco bullcrap
@@gingeremu4475 epic
as a hardcore Zelda completionist I know I will have to do this one day. I got maybe like 25% through it when it released but then stopped to re-100% every mainline Zelda game. honestly seems fun and when I come back to it I'll probably start from scratch since I like doing games in one go. good luck on your journey, hopefully it is almost over!
"Ah, a new completionist episode!"
*hyrule warriors definitive edition*
"... Better you than me buddy."
Don't get me wrong, the game is amazing. But my hell, completing it?! I wish you luck. You'll need it.
Well I love how much this stuff this game has, it’s amazing in bursts but it’s a shame he ruined something he could have had a lot of fun with by doing it all at once
AOC is so much better that I'm never going to boot up HW again.
It was a complete non-sensical mess with a meh story that didn't matter and involved versions of characters we never met without any characterization.
@@jypsridic Agree to disagree
This game is like crash bandicoot 4
Fun to play normally
Bullshit to 100%
@@jypsridic I think AoC was a fun game and I loved the BotW story, but I personally think the gameplay in the original HW was simply better
Jirard trying to explain My Fairy: "I can't find it, there's only soup."
LMAO underrated comment
WHY ARE YOU BUYING CLOTHES IN A SOUP SHOP
God dammit, I was going to make the exact same joke. Good that somebody did at least :-D
What do you MEAN there's "only soup"??
@@datguyuno98 It means there's only soup!
This is the kind of game I can always go back to. Not out of replayability in any form, but because, no matter how I try to chip away at it, it will never run out of content.
That's exactly the kind of game this is. Play it for a while until you feel burned out, then return to it much later and keep chipping away at it. Definitely not meant to be binged all in one go lmao
Yeah, im glad I saw this video.
All it shows is that this game has heaps apon heaps of content I can enjoy. All for what, $60? Thats what? 17 cents per hour played?
I think he blew through the game in no other reason to his own. It's like trying to complete WoW in its entirity then acting surprised that it has alot of content.
It's probably one of the biggest reasons why i love this game so much (that and the highly addictive gameplay, imo of course). I can always go back to it from time to time and have a blast, it never gets boring for me.
I just wish we could change the difficulty of Adventure Maps, that or a Skirmish Mode were you create your own battles.
@@toyfan1769 i mean he admits in the intro he lives in a prison of his own creation, its kind of his thing to, you know, fully complete games
My god, as a huge fan of Hyrule Warriors, I can't imagine the dedicated effort it would take to 100% it, fully and truly.
I love the series, but it is a lot of work. I loved it for the "busy work" it gave me when I would be at the college for all day at times. Gave me something to do and look forward to between classes. And as new versions came out, I'd get them too. It was so much fun, and all the new characters coming out was exciting to see and look forward to. I would love a "proper" Hyrule Warriors 2 though, with Cia, Lana, Linkle, Volga and Wizzro. I still hold out hope for another. I'd love to see some Minish Cap and Four Swords love, maybe some ALTTP love too. It's such a fun series, even if I only tackle it in short bursts at a time.
Aghinim and pig\beast ganon costumes for Ganondorf and Zelda's blue dress and pink Bunny Link from alttp. The ice rod and magic cape would make good aditions. Maby some of the dungoun bosses can apear too.
Ooooooooooooooo, could you imagine Four Swords Link(s) as a playable character in Hyrule Warriors?!?! You could literally have Link with the Four Sword with the three clones of himself and they can all run around together and fight together like the different formations in Four Swords Adventures's single player!!
There's a BDG quote that fits well here: " Because God has cursed me for my hubris and my work is never finished."
Bro, do you need a hug?
Someone, hug this man! ASAP!
@@doginhat13 yes
Jirard: “I still have the costume”
Me: i came up with an idea for the next Eff it episode
needing to complete this game for a show is absolutely such a different beast to playing it leisurely where the content is a boon rather than a challenge. sorry you couldn't experience this game like the rest of us man
Right? Like just the amount of planning required to complete this game without massively wasting your time is more thought than I will probably ever put into beating a game.
This game reminds me of dragon ball heroes. Age of calamity ate my life up too
What the heck are you doing here doc?
I thought age of calamity was short personally
@@buddymmx3936 It is, it took me arround 60 hours to 100% it
@@Reject-x5u yeah, definitely not as hard as the first Hyrule Warriors
Yeah and the definitive edition is that multiplied by 6 and then some, so just imagine
In earlier ages, games were designed to be completed. There was a limited amount of content you could squeeze into a single disk, and getting everything was often needed to unlock the golden ending or a final reward. Once that happened, though, the game was over - there was nothing left to do. If you wanted to play the game again years later, you would have to erase your save file, or you'd feel like you were doing nothing.
But as time progressed and the ability to pack more and more content into a game expanded, the philosophy of game design itself shifted. Games were no longer something you finished - they were something to come back to, time and time again, and always be able to find something new. You would never have to "start over" - you could set new goals for yourself, and there would always be a new goal to strive for.
Games with huge lists of ways to customize your character, cosmetic or otherwise (when you can only have a few active at once), for instance, almost always fall into this category. You're not SUPPOSED to get them all, even if you theoretically can. You're supposed to get the ones you like the most and in doing so tailor
the experience to your own tastes. After that point they serve as new goals to keep playing for when you feel like coming back to the game, but getting them all isn't really "completing the game" in the same way that, say, getting 120 stars in Super Mario 64 or unlocking the True Endings of DKC2 or 3 are.
In short, games like these were not MEANT to be completed. They were meant to be an insurmountable mountain, an escape from life, a whole other world that would always offer something new, and most importantly, a way to have fun. To complete a game like this is to expose its bounds, to reveal it for the fantasy that it is, and in doing so, destroy that fantasy itself.
You are The Completionist. But the world of triple-A games no longer *wants* completionists. It may be time to re-focus on smaller titles that still use the old philosophy of completionism, or to come up with a new, more appropriate definition of "completion" for titles such as this.
This sort of thing has been on my mind ever since Crash 4 came out, and Spelunky 2 continued the thought. It kinda seems like paradigms of creation are shifting and both devs and players have a need to adapt.
You are right but still... This game is ALWAYS reminding you that you didn't get it all, it is shaming you! 😂😭
I agree. I was honestly surprised when jirard completed this, because i thought he would avoid games like these. Idk, it just seems like actual torture to sit down and do this with the thought in mind of completing it. Sure, we may do it half heartedly and occasionally attempt such a feat, but in order to do so would be to throw your life away.
Please never do this again Jirard. It isn't wirth your time or effort. It is an incredible feat to defeat what is not meant to be deafeted, but the cost is realizing you could have done that with a game you enjoy.
I largely agree with you except on your last point. I'm unsure of what you mean by AAA games no longer wanting completionists.
What standard are you using to assert that? Do you mean modern AAA multiplayer games like Apex Legends or a new Call of Duty? If so, then you're right, largely because modern multiplayer games are purposely harder and harder to "complete". Or do you mean modern AAA single player games? If so, that's where I have to disagree. Most modern singleplayer games still easily allow for completionism, even if it's only extrinsically rewarded through achievements and trophies. Take Sony and their 1st party 3rd person games, for example. In God of War, Days Gone, or Spider Man, you can easily complete the game and feel good doing so.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is that although I agree that the hobby completionism seems to be harder and less appealing, I still think it isn't going anywhere, especially for single player games. Personally, my only wish is that games start including intrinsic rewards for fully completing the game again. If they can't do skins or extras like that, a "100%" on your save file would be more than enough for me.
@@nuclear9929 Agreed. It seems to me that to force yourself to complete something this massive that's inherently all grind would cause you to eventually hate it...even if you completely loved it in the beginning. As he himself said, he can't even be bothered to want to play Age of Calamity (or any other DW title) simply because of the toll that completing this game took out on him. And that's a shame because, in my humble opinion, AoC is superior to this title in nearly every way.
That sucks.
When you get to the point that your hobbies are no longer things you love, you have a problem. Gaming should not be a job...it should be a joy.
Take a break. You’ve done some huge games recently and I think it will be good for you 😁😁
Nothing but respect for this guy
I would like for him to take a break but youtube wouldn't like that and his channel would suffer
Honestly I think he shouldn't complete ganes like these, I feel they are really making him feel bad
@@christiankhnana5284, maybe he should do smaller games that will take less time so he will have more to relax
@@redwing1766 that could actually be good for him
You, Jirard Khalil, are a hero. By fully completing and officially documenting this journey you have done a service to gamers and the good of the human race alike. You have my eternal praise, gratitude, and apologies for your sacrifice.
Oh my god, Jirard, please, take off a whole year, alone for this!
More like 6 months...his channel may die if he takes off a year
Everyone else keep working. This guy completed a video game.
Well so far Age of Calamity seems like a god damn cake walk compared to this
Yeah took me 80 hours to complete ( assuming getting the hyrule warriors outfit is completion) and that was with leaving my switch on at night and stuff, I really enjoyed it
@@headshead338 completing is doing anything at 100%, not just ulocking the final costumes costumes.
Did you beat it in all difficulties?
Keep in mind the game is still fairly new. It’s possible that we’ll get DLC.
@@DAD-qt8ng Even so, it's nowhere near as bad as HWDE
@@DarkLink1996. Agreed 100% HWDE is a chore more than anything else despite being so much fun.
But i have 75H into age of calamity and i certainly did not beat it in all difficulties (i did all easy and most normal, some hard and very hard) so 80 hours to 100% seems to be unrealistic to complete it.
You can beat it in less than that, but certainly not complete it.
Second time he tried this, at least he isn’t being threatened of being forcibly dressed up like Tingle this time
Now he only dresses up as Tingle to be kinky
Just wait until he gets to skyrim again
@@themightynemo2144 The Husky Argonian Maid 😏
That image brought me great joy
The perfect lockdown game doesn't exi-
Here IT IS!!!
It's funny you say that, because i've been playing this exact game during lockdown lmao.
@@artemis1993 same lmao
I played games with loads of content to keep me busy.
@@dimitritsatsikki5773 Unfortunately HW: AoC doesn’t take even a tenth as long to 100% like HW. I completed AoC to ‘100% game completion’ in about 70 hrs(with all my heroes at levels 80-100, but in another dozen hours I could have the rest maxed.
Sisyphus has brought the boulder to the top of the hill. You're a legend, Jirard.
Starting to feel like Warriors games aren't designed to be "completed".
me 2
Age of Calamity is, even the original release of this could be said is, but DE definitely isn't...even though it actually is built around not even unlocking all the characters (much less the weapons), unless you push for, perhaps not 100%, but very very high levels of completion. This game is THE fanservice game to end all fanservice games. It was designed so that it could be played over a lifetime to celebrate Zelda. It's not meant to be forced through like this, but it arguably is designed to be completed. I think Ganon designed the game himself, it's really evil in how it spaces out the content. The original let you complete each character and DLC set with their respective maps and this one spreads out everything over all maps. Insanity.
I can't recommend full completion of AoC either (it only unlocks the Hyrule Warrior outfit for Link, so it really ends with a whimper), but getting close to completion there is a side quest path that unlocks a final, secret character, and that's really cool, but I think the path to that opens up right after beating the final chapter of the story anyways, so the side missions are...probably...largely optional. I'm not really sure cause I did them all as they unlocked anyways, lol
@@Chronoflation 70 hrs for AoC completion in my playthrough of it. It was fun the entire way through. Much more palatable than HW:DE.
Bro I just wanted a few new weapons for some characters. I wasn’t trying to 100% beat it. 😟
@@Chronoflation I 100%ed definitive edition and when I saw the announcement for AoC I was honestly scared to do that again but when I beat the game in LESS than 100 hours I went through joy of beating a game to surprise that that was all to anguish that was all and finished with a nice dash of :/
Jirard, I like you and I love the show, but for all that is holy, take a break.
Your dedication is admirable, but also terrifying
'There is no game I can't complete."
The Sound Collection feature in Star Ocean 2 is laughing maniacally right now.
Care to elaborate?
@@liamsgreatbitgaming Star Ocean 2 has a collection feature that records every voice file in the game. To get one recorded you need to hear it. This involves every character interaction within battle including death reactions between characters with high enough relationship values. There are twelve characters, only 8 of which can be recruited on any given playthrough. Raising a character's relation value is done through one time actions throughout the game and by spending enough time together in combat.
The annoying thing is that it is not possible to 100% the sound collection feature without a cheat device as the game has collections for characters calling out to each other that can never be in the party at the same time or calling out spells that they can't learn.
@@trevormccaffrey2575 oh no
@@trevormccaffrey2575 Tf2 is just as bad now. Certain Achievements are literally impossible because of things like doing certain actions with certain weapons that can no longer do the certain actions.
This is honestly astonishing. This must be one of the most insane challenges a man can do. But while I was watching this video, I couldn't stop worrying about you. It's RUclips, just complete some of the game, in games so big, and call it a day. We will accept it, if it's for you and your life
I finally stopped having nightmares about Jirard in that Tingle outfit, and now it is back!
You could call it, a Completionist nightmare! I'll see myself to the door.
Trade you, I've been having one of Tingle in a Jirard outfit.
Throughout the entire video he sounds like he's going to break down and cry. This game might have broke him
Protip:
Stay away from the Disgaea series. You will go insane.
Hahaha yeah thinking the same
Hmmmm ill take my chances how hard can it be
@@primaltrainer1018 I was speaking directly to Jirard there. It is a struggle of a series to 100%
Even just the first disgaea is a bitch too 100% because he would need to collect every item for every rarity
@@Devil-Speed8 I forgot Disgaea 1 tracks that. Jirard, stay far, far away.
If there is one thing you are, sir, it is authentic. I hope Nintendo sees this one and does something nice for you.
Nintendo haven't been doing anything nice lately...
@@ZenoDLC We get it.
See I'm watching this video and I can't really enjoy it cos I'm legit concerned about your mental health now. Like dude, don't let these things effect your real life so much. Tis just a RUclips video y'know? Don't sweat it.
I also am concerned, after the persona 5 relationship thing
Stable mental health is something he’ll never feel again.
It's his job and all but still he should do 3 months every year of just 30 hour games(when 100%)
Hi
My Stuck in 2 pipes dude
And that's the story of how "Hyrule Warriors" became Jirard's safe word.
Imagine the 100% Speedrun for this game...
its already been created
1st place is over 200h.
And there’s only 2 submissions. Because of this.
Thankfully it's segmented so the runner can take as many breaks as they need
No scratch that, imagine it being done at games done quick.
Did you do it? “Yes....”
What did it cost? “Everything...”
Even when talking normally, not even complaining, you can hear the anger in this mans voice
Jirard: I am finally done and it feels like a burden has been taken of my life. Nintendo: Age of calamity will get 5 years of extra DLC and a port to the Nintendo bazinga with a whole new and larger my fairy mode, 20 challenge maps all with 300 squares and 150 medals.
Well...... considering how well age of calamity was received i can only imagine that it will get close to (if not just as much) DLC as the original hyrule warriors, so you might be closer to the truth than you think.
@@arthurgomes5188 I'm kinda terrified of that prospect, but also kinda happy about that.
Going through the comments I was kinda upset to hear that AoC apparently didn't have ANYWHERE near the amount of content that the original had because it was more meant to be completed... but I'm excited to see just how much stuff the new game is going to hold then.
@@aquamarinerose5405 well, AoC does have a lot of stuff, but, it's more streamlined and less "repetitive" than the original hyrule warriors, wich means that instead of going through hundreds of hours doing very similar missions you can do it all in less than/around 100 hours.
Also the OG hyrule warriors got a lot of it's content that made it as long as it is in the re-releases for other consoles and in the DLC, not in the base game.
@@arthurgomes5188 it wasn’t really all that well received though. Sure it sold well but how many people are actually even finishing the story? Even most main Nintendo based RUclips channels gave up on that game.
@@curtisbakaluk177 well, vinesauce finished it, zackscott is still playing it and the reviews and sales from the game were pretty good, i'm not saying it was a smash hit, but, it did pretty well.
Ganon's Fury mode: Exists
Nintendo: I like that mode. That is a nice mode
I love how i got a health insurance ad for this
"Your premium will automatically double if you have labeled yourself a Completionist."
My jaw dropped when I saw the title. I’m already concerned for this man’s health, but... wow. This is INCREDIBLE
“Lackluster sales” Hyrule Warriors and Age of Calamity are the highest selling Dynasty Warriors games tho
Highest selling Warriors game doesn't mean much, especially compared to any Nintendo first party series.
200,000 in it’s first week in the U.S. is pretty good for a niche spin off on the Wii U but okay
@@aaronr.265 aoc hit 3 million really quickly
I think he meant in the Wii u
@@A11ucard but still that's not saying much since Wii U sales in general were poor
The year is 2082, and cyborg jirard has released a new video on the current video platfrom. The time has come for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity 100 percent completion.
Coming from someone who 100%ed AoC, it really wasn't that bad at all
@@nettlesomenpc889 wait til you want the real 100% with all the korok seeds and chests
@@dirtyjordans9339I've done that. It's not that bad, I just needed a guide
Never complete a Dynasty Warriors game. “Completion” is the release of the next game in the series
I'm currently trying to "complete" one piece pirate warriors 3. I agree... but at the same time, game is fun as hell and I'm not torturing myself to accomplish this in a time table.
@@Paur i did its at least 3 times shorter then hw
"My punishment was to dance at Nintendo headquarters in a Tingle costume"
Me: "Wait, thats a punishment?"
I think you've earned a break, take some time for yourself, we'll be here when you get back
I adore this game. Easily one of my favourites from the last 10 years or so, but trying to 100% it is sheer madness. I’d hate it too.
I have not clicked on a video so fast.
I remember Jirard taking a train to Redmond to do a promo for this which resulted in him wearing a Tingle costume.
I'd argue that Warriors games aren't meant to be "completed" in this fashion except by the most diehard and/or bored of fans. You just play them until you get bored of them, or until the next Warriors game than interests you is released. The content is just there to keep you occupied until you decide you are done. Similar goes for the sheer number of Warriors games that get released. Hyrule Warriors was honestly a bit of a weird case, as it was made to draw in non-Warriors fans and was released on a platform that didn't see seemingly three new Warriors games released per year, and Nintendo/Koei went far beyond the normal Koei standard for amount of content delivered.
It is like someone trying to "100%" a D&D campaign, but the dungeon master just keeps making things up...
It is kind of insane, this completionist stuff... Actually it is totally insane.
That's because Koei Tecmo are massive Zelda fans themselves. They really wanted to make HW a labour of love, and it definitely shows.
As a warriors vet I 100% each one well ever since DW6 and on though I say the samuria line games are the only ones that actually give you good awards for 100% the whole game HWDE took me about 6 months to complete mainly cause some of the battles on the mm map confused me
You’re not going to 100% this game just because you’re bored.
I will admit that this has not discouraged me from my plan to eventually complete this game. It may take years but it will happen.
I'm right there with you. Hyrule Warriors, best game of the century.
I got the game a few months back and it took me 80 hours to 100% the first adventure map. I dunno if I'll 100% but getting the Master Sword and all the items/costumes for fighters and fairies is goal enough for me right now, and I'm having a blast with it.
I'm planning to complete it too, but I need someone to explain for me how to raise the fairies, cause they are a pain in that place, a friggin PAIN, all the rest just takes time, the fairies I just don't understand their mecanics
Seeing the amount of time he put into this makes me want to play it more now lol.
It took me a little over 80 hours to get 100% on Age of Calamity. It's a great game, but it feels like a bite-size portion of this game in terms of amount of content.
I'm going back to play Hyrule Warriors Definitive edition rn, but I'm definitely not aiming to 100% it.
Who here remembers when Jirard dressed up as Tingle after failing to complete the Wii U version in time
That was the Switch version, he played it on a train and iirc he had to complete the first adventure mode map before the ride was over.
@@limegol He had to beat Legend Mode and complete the Termina Map before the train arrived in Seattle. I don't remember if he had to complete Legend Mode or just beat it tho, but I do remember he barely finished Legend Mode
5:16 how could you not? He mentions it in this video o.0
@@x.MaverickHunter.x I meant as in who actually watched it
Jirard is shortening his lifespan just to entertain us. I feel important.
7 months ago, Completionist fanbase: Congratulatons Jirard, you made the right choice, wasting 700 hours of your life wasn't worth it.
Jirard now, merely uploads hyrule warriors definitive edition video:
Fanbase: JIRARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE're taking away all of your video game equipment right now do not resist, we called the FBI. You will be sent to the hospital. No regrets.
Jeez, the game is _that_ big? _Age of Calamity_ takes like 60-70 hours...
95 hours including the first half of the dlc
@@therealjaystone2344 And that was on NORMAL
Likely cause that game only focuses on one Zelda title where this one focuses more on the series as a whole
"Welcome to The Completionist, I'm Jirard.. and I'm upset."
*Everyone to the Bunkers!* but wait abit cause this ones gonna be a doozy! *We do not deserve you, O Holy Khalil Dragonrider!*
YOU'RE A HERO!! Your determination is truly inspiring, dude
I think he should do the Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker: Striker Pack.
Hell yah
Such an underrated series, I’d love to see that
Regular or Striker edition?
@@mysteryman1036 Striker, so 1 AND 2.
you actually sold me on buying this game again, i loved the first one and the idea of having way more content for me to dig through sound awesome
It is a great game,I recommend focusing on adventure mode more than story mode,it's super fun and you unlock characters from it!
Calling this "The second one" is kind-of wrong because (atleast as far as I understand) "HW: DE" is literally just "HW" but with what was DLC to it in the original version (Wii-U version) now being in the base game to begin with as well as free "DLC" added.
@@cartayatama lol I meant to day I loved it the first time
“I live in a prison of my own design.” Not even a second in and we’ve got the meta commentary, here we go bois.
Oh no why did you remind me about this game now I have to spend the rest of my life trying to complete it
Jirard:
Please take a break, you sound very tired of all this.
Please take care of your well-being.
I hard second this
You're a treasure, Jirard. Thank you for bringing us so much great content, for free, all the time. It makes a difference during these trying times.
The man actually completed the game. This moment was only foretold in legends, I never thought the day would come.
The prophecy is true
I only have this game on 3DS. And I can vouch for this man that he ain't lying.
I'm just here to give poor Jirard a hug, I've never heard him be so tired.
"You can sleep now."
(No, that wasn't ominous.)
Reminds me of when i completed Dynasty Warrior's Gundam 3...Listen, never. EVER. Complete. A dynasty warrior's game, Dynasty Warrior's games have a deceptively huge amount amount of content, especially in recent year's and MOST especially the Nintendo tie in titles like the Fire Emblem Warrior's and Hyrule Warrior's game's.
They're meant to be game where you can just pick em up, play em for about an hour and put them down. There's always going to be something for you to do, something for you to collect, but getting all of the content is a nightmare that no one needs to go through. If you do it, it's either out of insanity, love or a combination of both and somewhere a long the way you either gain or lose one of those things.
I love the Dynasty Warrior's style games because of the amount of content and time you can sink into it, it's just one of those games you don't have to put down when you win, you put it down when your satisfied. Completing them is not satisfying.
I could actively feel the light leaving my eyes as I watched this.
Just when 2020 seems to not be able to throw any other surprises at us.... Jirard finished Hyrule Warriors. Seriously though, thank you Jirard. You're amazing. Get some rest.
One of the first games i actually didn't worry about completing because it was too enormous. Thank god my perfectionism took a break.
This video actually solidified me wanting to buy this game. I didn’t think there was this much to it. And I love games that have just so much to do which is why one of my favorite games is Sonic Adventure 2 with the Chao garden.
I have been waiting for this video for YEARS. Thank you Jirard! Thank you.
This definitely seems like a game that was designed to be played over a long period of time, not to be completed in rushed method like this. Hats off to you for doing this though. I could never be a completionist, normally playing any game over again without having months or years in between playthroughs would make me get pretty bored or hate the game ha ha. I admire you for being able to not only play a game multiple times in multiple difficulties but to also try to get every nook and cranny.
Your show is really at its best when you come across as suffering...hate to say it, but it's just the most entertaining you can get.
Thank you for your sacrifice
I really likw the "dynasty warrior" genre even though I didnt know what that was lmao. But when I saw this horde battle zelda I knew I needed it
You should make charity events when doing these daunting completionist task, I would pay to see you do it
I mean... doesn't he stream his completion process? I don't know if he streams everything though. Sorry.
It feels like so long ago I remember that Hyrule Warriors sponsored video. I never thought it was gonna happen.
"He did it! That crazy sonofabitch actually did it!"
-Jeff Goldblum
TBR im trying to complete all One Piece Dynasty Warriors games, so I get it XD
Jirard, when are you going to take a break? I think you're dedicating yourself too much to completing games.
we understand if you take some time off for your self
I'm all for it, 1000 hours...holimoli
You're falling for the dramatic schtick
At the very least he needs smaller games.
@@thevioletbee5879 yeah, might I recommend LEGO Marvel Superheroes for him to compelete
The more I watch this channel, the more I am convinced he is actually being punished for some past transgression. This is not Jirard's youtube channel, this is his purgatory
Listening to him breaks my heart
@@AaronGarrison It's self inflicted, so don't.
@@thanosthemadtitan5518 don't tell me what to do or how to think
@@AaronGarrison Don't tell me not to tell you what to do or think. It's an internet comment section, not a therapy session.
@@thanosthemadtitan5518 all right troll
Man your dedication rules. It’s appreciated by all of us. Keep killing it
I respect the completion of games. Especially rpgs that shit can take 1000s of hours if you collect one of each item and stuff like that you are a god.
You absolute mad lad. No one could have asked this of you but you did it. Please, rest now. You have all our respect.
The beginning of this video reminded me of what you said in one of your much older videos. "This game is really hard, and it makes me cry."
He does this so that we don't have to. All praise the beard.
Dude, u are probably the #1 person in the world when it comes to time management. The fact that you acquired so many life skills, built an amazing channel & community, have a social life…. and STILL managed to complete 380+ games is BEYOND my comprehension👏🏼❤️
Me, who wanted to 100% this game seeing this: "OH HELL NO"
Yeah no man, don’t even try. Just play as much as you like. When I reached 110 hours I went online to see what was ahead and my head exploded. Stopped at 120 hours but I’m thinking of going back to more challenges (in half of the second map), but just for fun, not to complete anything.
Jirard greatly exagerated some points, the hard maps aren't that hard, and grinding won't help, because there's actually a power cap in the game. You reach pretty quickly just with a max power weapon. You can also skip the early level weapons and get the lvl4+ immediately, since you'll get the lower level weapons with random drops. It'll help to unlock the master sword skills. Also, challenge mode isn't needed at all to get all the medals, so you can skip that. If you aim for the Hero of Hyrule medal, you can roughly do it in 300-400 hours. It's still a lot, but it's way more manageable.
@@Yze3 There's also the fact that as The Completionist, he finds it in himself to play as all the characters, so that 300-400 hours is just padded by that.
This actually decided me on this being my next watching TV grindathon. Can not wait.
I have Age of Calamity. Pls no spoilers but if its as long as HWDE... Oh no