A port of Wild Arms
Experience Wild Arms originally released on the PlayStation console, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters. A warrior, a princess and a rogue cross the wastelands of Filgaia on a quest for ancient relics that may save this brave new world – a world where legends become reality. Join Jack van Burace, Princess Cecilia and Rudy Roughnight as they heed the call of the mythic Guardians to defend the lands from the evil Metal Demons. With a story that spans centuries, breathtaking combat arenas and fully customizable options, Wild Arms launched on PlayStation in Japan in 1996, and now you can relive the original role-playing adventure that spawned a much-loved series.
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When spaghetti western meets fighting God 🔥😤
Having bought this game ages ago and never finished it, I was thrilled to be able to play it on a modern system. Starting it up again transported me immediately back to the before-times, booting it up just to hear the whistly intro tune after the morning's episode of Sailor Moon. What a strange time portal this game opened.
That sort of nostalgia seeps into every nook and cranny of Wild Arms. It's an extremely 90s-era RPG, right down to the silent protagonist and mysteriously mystical woman who just so happens to be a princess. And anime-Indiana Jones with a pet rat.
The story is the usual good versus evil. Nothing entirely exciting, but the characters make it worth the journey. There are only 3 that are played throughout the runtime of the game - aside from the prologue which allows the player to see each individual character's intro and motivations before the party gets together. It's a small amount of player characters - especially in this era of Final Fantasy's diverse cast or the 100+ party membes in Suikoden. And although they're dripping with your usual tropes like silent protagonist with a mysterious past, angsty rebel who needs to understand where power lies, and - my personal favorite - woman, they're all extremely likable.
It makes the 30+ hour trip through a fantasy world all worth it. All your usual fare is here. Random battles, magic, equipment, summons, ships, airships, ghost ships, etc etc. A very charming time capsule of a game that would grow into a cult favorite franchise. Highly recommended.
That sort of nostalgia seeps into every nook and cranny of Wild Arms. It's an extremely 90s-era RPG, right down to the silent protagonist and mysteriously mystical woman who just so happens to be a princess. And anime-Indiana Jones with a pet rat.
The story is the usual good versus evil. Nothing entirely exciting, but the characters make it worth the journey. There are only 3 that are played throughout the runtime of the game - aside from the prologue which allows the player to see each individual character's intro and motivations before the party gets together. It's a small amount of player characters - especially in this era of Final Fantasy's diverse cast or the 100+ party membes in Suikoden. And although they're dripping with your usual tropes like silent protagonist with a mysterious past, angsty rebel who needs to understand where power lies, and - my personal favorite - woman, they're all extremely likable.
It makes the 30+ hour trip through a fantasy world all worth it. All your usual fare is here. Random battles, magic, equipment, summons, ships, airships, ghost ships, etc etc. A very charming time capsule of a game that would grow into a cult favorite franchise. Highly recommended.