Next, there was Cecilia, a princess with magical powers who wants to rid the world of demons. Not only that, the game also had three lead characters who begin their respective quests individually, before their paths converge and they all team up.įirst you had Rudy, a farm hand who uses special, ancient firearms that can decimate enemies. Wild Arms presented a wholly unique fantasy-wild west world, a break for the norm when it comes to JRPG settings. The game’s amazing soundtrack was also enhanced through the PlayStation’s CD-based system. That’s not to say that Wild Arms didn’t make use of the original PlayStation’s capabilities, as the game transitioned into fully 3D whenever players entered a battle. With an English version released five months before Final Fantasy VII, Wild Arms became a sort of a buffer for JRPG fans it was the game they played while waiting for the release of Final Fantasy VII.Ĭompared to that game, Wild Arms was more of an evolution of the Super Nintendo’s approach to JRPG design, especially with its sprite-based graphics instead of FFVII’s showcase of FMV cutscenes, pre-rendered backgrounds, and fully polygonal characters.
RPGs at this point were still a niche genre, with older Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games providing the foundation for Final Fantasy VII to be thrusted into the public eye and becoming a global phenomenon, while Wild Arms enjoyed a different sense of popularity.
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