and RPG burried treasure: Wild A.R.M.S.

sr800bkBassist · 11-03-2004, 07:44 PM

Wild A.R.M.S.

this game rules. when it came out, it was overshadowed by all the FF7 hype. and it didnt have any showy graphics to create any of it's own hype.

this game deserves a lot more attention than it gets. it has some of the best videogame music i know of (lots of western acoustics, harmonicas, some latin horn and guitar work, etc, along with some spacey music with synthesizers, depending where you are in the game).

the graphics are remminiscent of ff6. but the landscapes have different themes.
one theme is a very western, frontier-esq style. one is a very mediavel style. one is a very colorful, futuristic space style, fused with roman stuff, etc.
and i like this, being that most RPG's around this time were all set in mystical mediavel settings, this was a good break.

also, you switch between characters alot, really fluently. different characters have different uses. each character has different tools.

rudy:
-bombs (blows up rocks and boxes)
-radar (detects treasure in barrels, boxes, etc)
-punch (breaks mirrors, windows, and knocks down certain things)
-roller blades (roll over lava without being hurt, but you cant stop until you hit a wall)

jack:
-pet rat (shoots straight out in front of him. he can run over gaps the character cant cross and pickup treasure)
-grapple
-lighter (burn bushes, light lanterns)
-mayan guitar (summon fight)

cecilia:
-tear drop (activate magic doors, etc)
-pocket watch (turn back time to the way it was when you entered the room. mainly for puzzles that you can mess up)
-wand (hear animals speak)
-water vase (put out fires)

all in all, i love this game. you probably will too. try it out, or look it up on gamefaqs and check it out to see if you might be interested in it.

sr800bkBassist · 11-03-2004, 10:30 PM

nobody? pfft.

E sharp · 11-03-2004, 10:46 PM

i enjoyed that game then lost it. never thought of it again

sr800bkBassist · 11-03-2004, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by E sharp

i enjoyed that game then lost it. never thought of it again

ebay++

rising_fury · 11-04-2004, 01:01 AM

i rented a ps and this game once... but i had no memory card... i played it for 16 straight hours then it frooze. i should borrow a buddies copy of it

sr800bkBassist · 11-13-2004, 05:21 PM

bump.

anybody looking forward to Alter Code: F?
it's gonna be a remake of this, for ps2.

Kingofdudes · 11-13-2004, 05:39 PM

I remember seeing this game many times at Blockbuster, but I never rented it

11-03-2004, 07:44 PM	#1
sr800bkBassist ELITIST ELITIST ELITIST Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 11,654	and RPG burried treasure: Wild A.R.M.S. Wild A.R.M.S. this game rules. when it came out, it was overshadowed by all the FF7 hype. and it didnt have any showy graphics to create any of it's own hype. this game deserves a lot more attention than it gets. it has some of the best videogame music i know of (lots of western acoustics, harmonicas, some latin horn and guitar work, etc, along with some spacey music with synthesizers, depending where you are in the game). the graphics are remminiscent of ff6. but the landscapes have different themes. one theme is a very western, frontier-esq style. one is a very mediavel style. one is a very colorful, futuristic space style, fused with roman stuff, etc. and i like this, being that most RPG's around this time were all set in mystical mediavel settings, this was a good break. also, you switch between characters alot, really fluently. different characters have different uses. each character has different tools. rudy: -bombs (blows up rocks and boxes) -radar (detects treasure in barrels, boxes, etc) -punch (breaks mirrors, windows, and knocks down certain things) -roller blades (roll over lava without being hurt, but you cant stop until you hit a wall) jack: -pet rat (shoots straight out in front of him. he can run over gaps the character cant cross and pickup treasure) -grapple -lighter (burn bushes, light lanterns) -mayan guitar (summon fight) cecilia: -tear drop (activate magic doors, etc) -pocket watch (turn back time to the way it was when you entered the room. mainly for puzzles that you can mess up) -wand (hear animals speak) -water vase (put out fires) all in all, i love this game. you probably will too. try it out, or look it up on gamefaqs and check it out to see if you might be interested in it.

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11-03-2004, 10:30 PM	#2
sr800bkBassist ELITIST ELITIST ELITIST Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 11,654	nobody? pfft.

11-03-2004, 10:46 PM	#3
E sharp OI SUZY Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Posts: 922	i enjoyed that game then lost it. never thought of it again

11-04-2004, 01:01 AM	#5
rising_fury Card Carrying Alcoholic Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 577	i rented a ps and this game once... but i had no memory card... i played it for 16 straight hours then it frooze. i should borrow a buddies copy of it

11-13-2004, 05:21 PM	#6
sr800bkBassist ELITIST ELITIST ELITIST Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 11,654	bump. anybody looking forward to Alter Code: F? it's gonna be a remake of this, for ps2.

11-13-2004, 05:39 PM	#7
Kingofdudes animal photographs animal photographs animal photographs animal photographs animal photographs Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 12,551	I remember seeing this game many times at Blockbuster, but I never rented it