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My start with rpg's

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This rpg started me on the rpg love. The graphics are not that good, but hummor and pure fun is wild arms. And this game is HUGE all on one cd. My buds love it and I think many will. This one is much better than #2 a must buy for rpg fans.

Wild Arms

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

A fine little game. Much better than the over hyped Final Fantasy stuff - Terrific fun, great puzzles. If more titles thought about the gameplay and less about the graphics life would be better.

Wild Arms

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Everybody seems to note that this game's plot is a typical "save the world" storyline. While that may be true, most RPG's I have played seem to be derived from that say typical format. Even FFVII, as great as it may be, ultimately fell for the same format. However, in spite of this format, Wild Arms delivers on plenty of plot twists and character development.

The idea of playing each character individually before bringing them together was new to me at the time (I missed out on the Nintendo's Dragon Warrior IV and never had the chance to see something like this beforehand). Just discovering the Elw world as well as Rudy's past was a twist all in itself. I remember when we first played through Adlehyde and when the credits started to roll my brother and I knew it couldn't have been the end, but we were still dumbfounded and trying to figure out what was going on. Turns out the game was only just beginning.

As for battles, by today's standards they might be rather simple, but at the time I was very impressed. It was the reason I bought WA in the first place, having seen a screen shot of a battle on the back of the Playstation box. The idea of going from 2-D field to a 3-D battle was new to me at the time, and made fighting monsters a little more entertaining.

And now for the overall graphics. I've been playing RPG's long before the Playstation, so when we first bought the Playstation we purchased a rather cheap, traditional space shooter with impressive graphics but not much else. WA was the second game we bought for the PS, so graphically speaking, we had just come off of a heavy dose of Super Nintendo games and were not yet exposed to the elements that FFVII would soon bring. The graphics were alright by me, but graphics does not always mean a great game. Take Wild Arms' remake (WA: Alter Code F) for example. Updated story, great movie scenes, but somehow didn't live up to the original.

RPG Hall of Fame

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: November 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The game is truly spectacular. The graphics [are not very good] but the storyline a gameplay are truly the best i have ever seen(next to Secrets of Mana for Super NES). I beat this game in about 23 hours. The ending is kinda lame, but all in all it is a true gem. I say, go out and buy this game. It is a must have for all die-hard RPG fans

I'M NOT SO WILD FOR WILD ARMS

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: September 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

IT'S NOT WHAT I EXPECTED. NOT ENOUGH GRAPHICS. TOO COMPLICATED

My first RPG ....*sigh*....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Back around playstation's release there were only 4 real RPGs. Beyond the Beyond, Suikoden, Vandal Hearts and Persona. I had just graduated from an NES to a playstation (I know) and was in the mood for a game with a story, i spent most of my time playing jumping flash...quality...true quality. Wild ARMS was the first RPG to catch my eye. It has a great story, revolving around the war with demons and an ancient past, good graphics, and a very cool/ very subtle western theme. The opening was my favorite and yours, music accompanied by ANIME!!. Great job whoever did it!! (I still love that song). Battle was simple and strait forward, the crest graph magic system and ARMS make the characters more unique and interesting. The worst part to the game was the sequel, a disappointment sadly. It is a great game and all true RPGers should have at least played it.

The best rpg ever(next to final fantasy)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is definitly the best game next to final fantasy. The music is not annoying, the characters are memorable, it has an excellent story, the graphics, even though they are 2D, are great. I absoloutly love this game!

I love this classic. Literally. Okay?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game awhile back and kept renewing it until I beat it, and regardless of that, I still want to play it again. It's a classic PlayStation RPG that was overlooked by many in the wake of Final Fantasy VII. The story line's pretty cliche and the graphics always resemble that of a Super Nintendo RPG, but that's what I love about it. I'm a sucker for the old school graphics, though the battle graphics for Rudy, Jack and Cecilia (the main characters) kinda suck, but it doesn't bring the game down any. Even though the plot's cliche, it's told VERY well and will keep you playing just to see what'll happen next. Then you'll want to see what'll happen then. And so on and so forth. The soundtrack's so good, I never skipped the intro. I really miss this game. And you will, too, if you love classic RPGs and somehow pass this one up.

Khhk, khhk, khhk.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the first RPG I have ever played. It was amongst my first PS games, also, so it was generally a new experience for me... But, I'm not going to let that "The-first-time-is-special" thing get in the way of a fair review. The graphics, as far as I can recall, were on par for the time period. (And despite what others may say, the graphics are roughly equal to Final Fantasy VII's. Seriously. Play FFX, then play FFVII. You'll be incapable of determining which of the polygons on your screen is Cloud and which is a three-headed dinosaur intent on devouring Candyland. Or something. Point being, don't try to diss WA in comparison to FFVII.) They're not that great now, but I am more than happy to live with them to play through WA again. The characters, as it has been said before yet must be said again, are superbly developed... The music is amongst the best I can recall hearing (When my PS finally dies, the coroner's report will list "Zed's Battle Music" as the primary cause of death). The plot is a generic save-the-world type, but then again, I can't think of any RPGs at this exact moment that aren't. (Except the "save the nation/continent/island/75% of the world/apartment-complex types.) The villains are great, and conflict with each other in pretty complex ways (Zed thinks he's underestimated and therefore goes off on his own to defeat the heroes, Zeik revives Mother then finds out her goals are different from his and then uses the heroes to kill her, that sort of thing) which is pretty cool and (if I'm not mistaken) unique... Plenty of sidequests and such, and... Well... All in all, the game is generally very good. The only downsides I can think of are the bad-as-of-now graphics (But then, Halo 2's graphics will look just as bad sometime in the not-too-distant future, so HA!), lack of Zed sans shirt, and the game is a little too easy (But in it's defense, it's pretty hard to create a challenging game that isn't 'challenging' to the point that you wanna throw the controller across the room. Really. I'd like to see YOU make such a game.). Now, I suppose I've done enough random and unprofessional reviewing for the night, so... Eh, I hope this was of some help to someone, at least, and; GO BUY THE GAME!

This game is terrific!You must play it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I love this game!You must have a memory card to play it.I speak from experience!There is forty something hours of gameplay.The intro is great and so is the animation.It's a one player game but two people can play it.I've beaten it several times and never tire of it.Here's the basic summery.You have three characters.You choose who to play first.The characters are: a princess/sorceress,a treasure hunter and an outcast.All of the charaters are very well drawn up.At first you play out all their scenarios.It takes a little over an hour but, then you soon find out that's only the introduction!After that the characters stay teamed up and face many optional and nonoptional quests.You sail around the land called Filgaia in a ship,travel in the Earth Golem and fly in the Protowing.You figure out secrets from each characters past.You journey to far off regions to find all twenty-two mythical guardians of Filgaia.The evil metal demons are endangering the world that is why you must free all the guardians only then can you win.

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