[PS2] Wild Arms: Vth Vanguard

Eww, they're bringing back the hexes? I hope they're doing a serious overhaul, because the implementation in Wild Arms 4 is sloppy at best. The combat system varies between killing bosses in three hits and "No matter what I do, the boss gets two moves before I can even act and instantly kills Arnaud and Yulie. Yay." A LOT of room for improvement there.

Glad to hear they're going back to more world map exploration. RPGs just are fun unless you're getting your ass lost out in the woods. Not sure I like how tightly they've pulled in the camera in dungeons, but those may just be promotional shots.

I hope they've kept their writers around, since the plots have wound up being the strongest draw for me with this series. Even when they start wallowing in RPG cliches, they manage to present them in a coherent fashion, which is quite refreshing. I don't demand surprises, just don't insult my intelligence.

<3 jailbait female lead.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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Therefore I'd like to see a remake of WA2, but possibly with voice-overs unlike Alter Code F.

Ugh, I hope not. Wild Arms 4 would be better off without any voice acting at all. "My flashing blade will pierce the darkness!" is only cool the first 50 times Raquel says it, then it gets annoying fast. And I don't know who this woman is who voices every child character in every last anime and video game ever, but I wish they'd quit hiring her. I keep hoping Jude will fall in a meat grinder, he is so annoying to listen to. Death to child protagonists everywhere.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Suits me just fine. XSeed's done a pretty good job, so far. I just hope they're a little more careful about selecting voice actors. Hard to get into a game when you keep hoping the main character will fall down a well, y'know?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by SouthJag

I really wish the series would return to something like Wild Arms 3, cel-shaded and back to that battle system. The HEX system is a little unnerving and they just haven't been able to pull off a really nice 3D look -- everything seems exceptionally blocky. They'd be able to convey so much more if the developers went back and did some cel-shading instead.

I'll take the blocky 3D models, myself. The cel-shading in WA3 was hideous. I love that game to death, but the graphics looked like ass.

Agreement on the hex battle system, though. They're supposed to have been revamping it considerably in the 5th game, but I'll be quite disappointed if it's as slap-dash as WA4.

The promise of a free art book is all kinds of sexy. I'll have to jump on this one fast.

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