Underplayed Gems

Wild Arms 5 (2006)

Wild Arms 5 cover
Developer
Media.Vision
Publisher
505 Games, XSEED Games, Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Rating
4.0 of 5, 6 player ratings
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

A cheerful, globe-trotting JRPG adventure where a scrappy crew of misfits battles across a dying world with tactical hex-grid combat and plenty of side diversions to keep the journey lively.

adventurouslightheartednostalgicturn-basedexploration-focusedquest-drivenmoderately challenginganime-inspired

About

Developed for the 10th anniversary of the series, Wild Arms 5 follows a group of young travelers as they fight for their dying land. Players guide the rag-tag bunch of heroes through a 3D world full of adventure and combat. While jumping, sliding, and stomping through the environment to complete the main objective, gamers can also engage in mini-games and side quests for money and rare items. Although the story revolves around new characters, the HEX battle system returns and several known avatars make cameo appearances during the game. Duel-pistol wielding skills make their debut in Wild Arms 5, and allow gamers to shoot different bullets that solve puzzles located throughout the adventure.

What players say

A late-PS2 JRPG that strips the genre to satisfying old-school core elements, with a strategic battle system and the series' signature cowboy-flavored world. Uneven and not the series peak, but distinctive and better than expected for a winding-down franchise.

Screenshots

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