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Wild Arms

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: December 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

While at first the graphics may seem outdated, the gameplay and storyline more then make up for it. The deep 3d battles pull you into the adventure. While many RPG's may be limited towards freedom, Wild Arms is an exception. With tons of secrets and side quests, you'll want to play it numerous times just to see everything. This game is strongly recomended for anyone who likes a great RPG.

To save Figaia,or not to save Filgaia!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: October 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When the demons seek revenge and the world is starting to go through choas who do you yell for, The wild arms gang.

This is a great RPG if you liked the old SNES RPG's then you'll really like Wild Arms it has ok graphics but if your a person who really cares about graphics then this game might not be good for you , but if your a person going for storyline,and hard puzles then you'll love this it has a great storyline, and some pretty hard puzles to figure out. One of my favorite characters is Hanpan the wind mouse, he's fast and Jack Van Burace best friend. Jack is one of the main characters he is a treasure hunter(thief also). Rudy is 15 year old, dream chaser he handle the deadly arms and isn't what he seems.Cecilia is princess that is practicing magic, she has a secert weapon and doesn't even know about it. I think this game is great I would give it a 5, but i care a little bit about the graphics. Go get it gamers!

Wild Arms challenging and fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 27, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Wild Arms is an older game so the graphics aren't as good as the newer RPG games, but the storyline and characters are a lot of fun. I enjoyed the chance to control each character in their own little story lines and then joining up again as a trio. There are many side stories that make you want to go back and play the game again just to figure out the side stories. Wild Arms is fun and entertaining and should be given a chance if you enjoy RPG games.

A truly great storyline

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

"Wild Arms" probably has one of the better story lines that I have seen in console RPGs. At the beginning, you play the three different characters separately; this basically let's you get used to the strengths and weaknesses of each character. Shortly after this, all three meet up, and they pretty much stay together for the rest of the game. Not only are the characters interesting people, but the plot is very well done and executed (though it is one of those save the world plots). Combat in the game was pretty fun (or at least I thought so), though I can see where some people might not like it as there really isn't a whole lot of strategy to it. Some of the puzzles in "Wild Arms" can be a little challenging, but most of them are not too hard to figure out. The game has one thing that some people might consider a downside (I didn't); pretty much everything in the game was polygonal making the graphics a bit dated for the time. One thing I almost forgot to mention is the game introduction: when you first start up the game, you are treated to an anime style production that introduces you to all the characters. This game is a lot of fun to play and well worth spending the money for it.

Long, fun, and great music. What else is needed?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Wild Arms was the second American Playstation rpg. The graphics attest to this--they're pretty ugly. The battle system is nothing special, though at the time (with its guardian force system and ARMs) was quite unique.

However, it is an extremely good time. Truly, the characters will become your friends. They are very well developed, each with distinct personalities and drive. This development isn't without a good complementary story, Wild Arms (though cliched, what isn't?) presents a very pleasant story.

The mysterious quality about all of the hidden goodies littered throughout the world (an unreachable ledge here, an edge-of-the-screen-seen cave there) adds to the already impressive atmosphere generated by the music.

The music is INCREDIBLE. You'll never forget that classic dungeon theme, or Adlehyde town and castle, or perhaps Port Timney. . . I could go on for a while. Some unforgettable stuff. You'd recognize it years later.

This is a very addictive game if you can get past its dated look. A solid buy, I'd say.

And So the RPG Fanaticism began. . .

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It was a long time ago that Wild Arms entered the gaming world as the second RPG on the PS (the first being Beyond the Beyond in '95), but a long time doesn't really change anything, for I have yet to see an RPG that has surpassed the quality that was shown here. Sure the graphics are good ol' 2-D, but if you're one of those shallow people who can't get by the look of the game, then stop reading . . . NOW! I don't want you reading this. Cause this game is for the people who love the characters they play as; people who feel for them and care for them as they pass through the different stages of the game. I have always said that playing an RPG is like reading a fantasy/sci-fi novel, so anyone who differs in opinion can laugh or mock all they want, but this is for the TRUE gamer.
This game offers so much that I can barely describe it. The music is absolutely amazing, the characters are even better, and the plot, well, that is the best! So what if it's the typical save the world type plot! If you consider yourself a RPGer, or a gamer, get this immediately, you will not regret it.

Great game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Back in 1997, almost all gamers were talking about the debut of Squaresoft's Final Fantasy VII for the PSX. I, never having played an RPG before that point, played a demo of the FFVII at my cousins house (that was packaged with Square's Tobal No.1 - little known fighting game). That christmas I asked Santa for a Playstation and a copy of FFVII. Sanata delievered and I enjoyed and occupied myself for many hours that christmas...

But this review is about Wild Arms. After I had completed FFVII after the holidays, my classmate lent me his copy of Wild Arms. While Wild ARMS didn't contain all the hype and flash that FFVII had going for it (far from it in some aspects), I felt the game overall was a real winner.

Even five years after it's release I still can't praise this game enough. Graphically the game is very out-of-date by today's standards, but one must realize the game's graphics were out-of-date the minute FFVII flexed it's polygonal mucsles only a few months later. If your rating how good an RPG is by it's graphics, then you are not a true RPG fan in any way, shape, or form.

Graphics was never the series' strong point, even though the graphics for Wild ARMS 2 were very well done (outside of the battle system mind you!), and Wild ARMS 3 cell-shading was nice (but kinda dull overall).

What really made Wild ARMS such a strong game is the excellent character development that easily rivals ANY square-enix title (I'm not afraid to make such a bold statement!). When you really start to feel for the game's characters, espeically when tradegy strikes them, you know you have a winner. Even the game's villians are very well developed and very, very memorable (I still refer to them in gaming conversations after all this time). Some may say the story is your typical save-the-world fare, but I still think it beats the heck out of some of the plotlines in games today (where original ideas seem to be lacking overall).

Wild ARMS, simply put, is a classic. Personally, I would put this above FFVII in terms of my overall favorites, even though I played FFVII first (FFVII still being another one of my top favorites). Even if your a new to Wild ARMS, or a fan, this is one RPG not to overlook.

Hmmm... I wonder what the PSX2 remake, Wild ARMS: Alter Code F is going to be like?

don't overlook this one!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A couple of years ago I picked up a copy of Wild Arms 2 and I really enjoyed the game (despite hearing that it is the black sheep of the 3 Wild Arms games). I enjoyed the game so much that I was willing to track down a copy of the first Wild Arms game and give this one a shot, too. Once again, I wasn't disappointed. This was one of the first RPGs on the Playstation (one) and predates Final Fantasy VII. Right then, you should understand that the quality of graphics is naturally going to be much weaker, but this is an RPG and graphics really should not matter. What matters is that the game is fun to play, even years later. In many ways, this game is more similar to the SNES RPGs that preceeded the Playstation rather than the games that followed, but once again, this game was a lot of fun to play.

The story is the basic "Save the World" plot, but it has to grow into that story. We take three characters who have no connection to each other: Jack, Rudy, Cecilia. These three characters come together and get involved in a quest that with each step grows larger in scale and scope until it eventually builds into the "save the world" quest that we have come to know and love. For the most part, the game feels like it is mission based. You have to go someplace, fight, and return and find out where the next place you have to go and fight is. I know, this is essentially any RPG (or video game, for that matter), but it just feels more like a mission based story than unraveling the story as you progress through the game.

There is a strong puzzle solving element to this game (though not as bad as the block puzzles from WA2), but it was used effectively in Wild Arms. The story was fairly interesting and the minor characters were fun to see pop up from time to time. By the end of the game things started to get a little absurd, but this is a fun little game and it should not be overlooked due to age or graphical deficiencies.

The most underrated RPG on the PlayStation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Many people concider "Final Fantasy 7" as the first great RPg on the PlayStation, but I beg to differ. A few months before it's release, there were virtually no RPG's that were even decent, much less great, and out of the blue, the game "Wild Arms" is released, and it blew me away. I had read a good review and I bought it from a friend for $10, and I do think it was one of the best deals I've ever got.

The game was, at the time, a small blend of the best RPG's of the 16-bit era, stirred into a 32-bit pot. While the graphics aren't eye-popping nowadays, they're still pretty much tolerable. The game's battle system, while it doesn't seem really unique, is different from most other RPG's, especally the force system, where with most other RPG's (The Final Fantasy games for example) the more damage you take, you get to preform stronger attack. But the force system takes in the damage you take, and damage you do, and you can preform more than one special attack. Not ground breaking, but a welcome change from other games.

The story is also very strong, spawning from a fictional legend in the game, and elvolving into something more with every boss you beat. "Wild Arms" is a game that is a steal at any price you buy it at, and is the true first great PS RPG.

wild arms

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a very good rpg.Some of the puzzles are difficult.For a one disc game it is very long,it took me 50 hours.But it was well worth it.

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