Wild Arms 3
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| Developer(s) | Media.Vision |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Release date(s) |  March 14, 2002 October 15, 2002 February 21, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Western/Steampunk/RPG |
| Mode(s) | single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Media | DVD-ROM |
| Input | DualShock 2 |
Wild Arms 3, often referred to as Wild Arms Advanced 3rd, is the sequel to Wild Arms and Wild Arms 2 (aka Wild Arms 2nd Ignition). It was released in 2002 on Sony's PlayStation 2.
It is the first game in the Wild Arms series in which all party members are able to use ARMs. It was also the first RPG released in the US to use cel-shaded animation. It also signified the end of character based equipment and had 'Personal Skills' completely replace them via Guardian (Mediums) invocation.
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[edit] Synopsis
The game begins with the four characters meeting on a train by coincidence. The lead character, Virginia Maxwell is an 18-year-old drifter who is searching for her long-lost father. Gallows Caradine is a 24-year-old Baskar native seemingly intent on escaping his hometown and priest bloodline. Clive Winslett is a cool-headed bounty-hunter with a soft spot for his family. Lastly, Jet Enduro is a cold-blooded boy who lets nothing get in his way. After meeting on the train, the motley group is thrown into a fight over the priceless treasure, the Ark Scepter, with a group of bandits: Janus Cascade and his two cronies, Dario and Romero. The group travels to Baskar Colony and from there becomes involved in a dangerous mission to save their world, Filgaia.
[edit] Gameplay
[edit] World
Filgaia is now a desert-like planet because of it's slow decay and unlike the last two games, this world doesn't seem to have any water. There are some grassy areas in which many things like fruits and berries are grown, but even though these places exist, it doesn't seem to be slowing the land's decline. Some people and towns are holding up in the wastland due to verious resources, but others are starting to die out without notice. Our heroes use horses instead of moving cars, though people use submarine-like vehicles to cross the ocean, now reduced to quicksand.
[edit] Battle System
The battle graphics have the same background effects as the last 2 games but this time, the camera can turn 360 degrees around the "battle room". Also, the characters can run while battling, though it seems they all run in a big circle. As in the past 2 games, the characters have a turn-based system, but this can be modified on a battle-by-battle basis. Otherwise, it seems to be dependent on the characters' various status effects and stats.
[edit] Search System
Looking for an area works the same way as in previous Wild Arms games - you have to ask for information or find it another way. Afterwards, you must use the map (which you must buy) to find the correct zone. Once there, you'll notice that the function looks like a grid-like dome. As it locks on to that area, the zone (usually a town or dungeon) will appear.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Virginia Maxwell
Hometown: Boot Hill
Opening stage: Gob's Hideout
Age: 18
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 108 pounds
Arm: Rapier Ex and Bantorain (probably a mistranslation of Buntline) 93R (Dual Pistols)
The only girl in the team, the 18-year-old becomes a Drifter in order to search for her long-lost father, who mysteriously disappeared 10 years ago. After saving her village from the tyranny of a gang of Gobs, killing many of them including their boss in the process, her aunt and uncle gives her permission to become a Drifter, but tell her that she can return whenever she wants to 'rest her wings'.
Virginia has a strong sense of 'justice' and will take down all the bad guys as necessary. Sadly, she is green, and tends to trust the wrong people, as in the case of Janus Cascade during the rush to Ka Dingel. With the three men, she is thrown into a string of events that eventually decides the fate of their world, Filgaia. In combat, her dual revolvers are weak, but she has decent magic atacks and her Mystic ability allows her to make the most out of items by using them on the whole group.
Another interesting note is that Virginia, as the leader of the group, is one of the few females to ever lead an RPG team, much like Maya from Septerra Core. Both of these characters use guns.
[edit] Tools
- Tindercrest: Usually used to light up torches and melt ice/frozen things, which are often hidden triggers for unlocking doors and various machinery.
- Galecrest: Used to move quickly across the floor and to cross small gaps in the floor (gaps must be equal or shorter than one square, or else you fail to cross the gap). Many do use it to cross quickly past various long halls to evade encounters with monsters.
- Changecrest: Used to switch shapes between orange blocks or orange gems; if you target a white gem with this tool, you will be immediately warped to its location; can also be used to change the 'shapes' of a few small animals found in towns.
[edit] Force Powers
- Mystic (25 FP): Extends the effects of an item to an entire party, such as a single Heal Berry healing the entire party instead of a single party member.
- Gatling (Any Amount): A special technique that may turn the tide of battle. The character will perform a string of consecutive attacks, which vary according to the amount of FP consumed. In other words, the more FP used, the better.
- Summon (Any Amount): Summons the Guardian that lies within one of the Mediums equipped to the character to perform a Elemental (non-elemental at times) strike on the enemy. Uses up all FP within the bar, but deals more damage when uses up more FP.
[edit] Jet Enduro
Age: unknown (speculated to be 19)
Weight: 126 pounds
Arm: Airget-lamh B/V2 (One-handed machine gun)
A male character of unknown age, Jet is a Drifter in the team that wants to leave yet doesn't. He has no memories of before he became a Drifter except of Virginia's father teaching him how to survive in the wasteland.
Despite his cold and unemotional personality, Jet cares for the team and watches out for all of them - this is implied to be because he literally doesn't know anyone else. As an example, Virginia was going to be crushed by falling debris at one point, but Jet rushed forward and pulled her back from the danger. In fitting with his silent personality, he also says absolutely nothing afterwards.
Later in the game, the players find the truth behind Jet's past.
SPOILER
He is actually an android made from samples of Filgaia. The latest members of the Council of Seven made him in order to test their hypothesis that Filgaia is a single organism. Their reasoning was that if Filgaia were a single organism, then it would have memories of its past. Jet, as a portion of the planet, should be able to recall the planet's past conditions. This is why Jet has memories of Filgaia being covered in greenery and water, whereas everyone else does not. The conditions extracted from Jet's past were later confirmed by the data brought back by Asgard.
Due to Jet's artificial origins, his memories of being with Werner Maxwell are literally his first memories, since he hasn't been born before that point. He is around ten years old. Jet is designed to resemble the dead son of Elliot Enduro of Project Yggdrasil. Werner gave him the name Jet Enduro, likely after the son. His real name - the code name given to the android while he was in development - is Adam Kadmon.
END SPOILER
Combatwise, Jet is fast, and can attack first out of everyone with his Accelerator ability. He is the weakest spell caster.
[edit] Tools
- Boomerang: Used to trigger switches. The boomerang is movable while it is being thrown to maneuver around obstacles to reach a switch.
- Radar: Used to find hidden items within objects. This can be used to find items on a farm, by changing a certain animal using the Changecrest.
- Radical Sneakers: If stepping in a certain place, these can be used to jump a greater height and to higher places which could not be reached normally.
[edit] Force Powers
- Accelerator (25 FP): Allows Jet to become the first to attack.
- Gatling (Any): Allows the character to attack an enemy more than once in one turn. This string of attacks starts out as gun shots and if there are no more bullets, the character resorts to physical attacking. If the character has 100 FP points and knows the Finest Arts personal skill, then the character will give more damage to the enemy. Jet seems to be the strongest with Finest Arts and Gatling.
- Summon (All): Character summons a Guardian of the medium invoked which attacks with the property of the Guardian. Since this attack drains all of the FP of the caster, this attack should only be used strategically. However, the more FP used, the stronger the attack.
[edit] Clive Winslett
Hometown: Humphrey's Peak
Age: 30
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 152 pounds
Arm: Gungnir HAG35 (Sniper Rifle)
Clive Winslett is a 30-year-old Drifter, but he has a house in Humphrey's Peak, and he is married and has a daughter. He takes his job very seriously and wants to know more about the history of Filgaia. He is the oldest and smartest one in the group. Despite his charming looks, Clive is the strongest gunfighter in the group.
[edit] Tools
- Bomb: Destroys obstacles with explosives.
- Mighty Gloves: Move heavy objects. Cannot move while carrying an object lifted with these gloves.
- Grappling Hook: Fires hook straight up.
[edit] Force Powers
Lock On: Raises Clive's Hit Rate to 100% and doubles the attack power of a normal shot. Only used for the shot he takes on the same turn.
Gatling (Any Amount): A special technique that may turn the tide of battle. The character will perform a string of consecutive attacks with enhanced strength. Length of the combo varies according to the amount of FP consumed. In other words, the more FP used, the better.
Summon (Any): Character summons guardian of the medium invoked which attacks with the property of the guardian. Since using a summon drains all the FP of the summoner, this should only be used strategically. However, the more FP used, the stronger the attack.
[edit] Gallows Caradine
Hometown: Baskar Village
Age: 24
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220 pounds
Arm: Modified Coyote M17F (Sawed-off Shotgun)
Gallows Caradine is a 24-year-old Baskar who will soon become priest of his village and is trying to escape this. He becomes a Drifter in order to be free and ends up meeting the rest of the group and decides to stick with them. He doesn't take many things seriously and tends to have fun while on the job. He has a soft spot for pretty girls (which gets the party in trouble on one occasion), and is always fighting with Jet. Gallows has the best magic skills in the group, given his high MAG and his Extension ability. Use him to help out with positive effects whenever you need it, because he can cast it on the entire party if need be, or hit every enemy with damaging spells.
[edit] Tools
- Freeze Doll: Fires a beam of ice that freezes certain things (like switches) and puts out fires. Similar to Lilka's "Ice Rod" in Wild ARMS 2.
- Steady Doll: Used to activate switches from afar. Similar to Tim's "Pooka" tool in Wild ARMS 2.
- Kramer Dolls: plays a tune that attracts monsters. Similar to Marivel's "My Mike" in Wild ARMS 2.
[edit] Force Powers
Extension (25 FP): Broadens area of effect of an Arcana to affect all targets within a group. Negative effects or damage for enemies, positive effects for allies.
Gatling (Any Amount): A special technique that may turn the tide of battle. The character will perform a string of consecutive attacks with enhanced strength. Length of the combo varies according to the amount of FP consumed. In other words, the more FP used, the better.
Summon (Any): Character summons guardian of the medium invoked which attacks with the property of the guardian. Since using a summon drains all the FP of the summoner, this should only be used strategically. However, the more FP used, the stronger the attack.
[edit] Guardians
Guardians are the beings that maintain the planet, and they are losing their powers to sustain Filgaia. Eventually in the game you will have to find them and release them by unbinding them from their sanctuaries.
- Moor Gault, Guardian of Fire
-Found in Fallen Sanctuary
-Medium is Fiery Rage
- Cremate - Fire elemental attack spell
- Devastate - Non elemental attack spell
- Fragile - Lower enemy DEF
- Revive - Revive ally with 1 HP
Summon: Vapor Blast
A circle of flames encircles the enemy party, and Moor Gault appears from the sky. He suddenly soars back into the sky, searing the enemies with a wave of fire. Inflicts heavy Fire damage.
- Schturdark, Guardian of Water
-Found in Fallen Sanctuary
-Medium is Aqua Wisp
- Pressure- Crushing Water elemental attack spell
- Refridgerate- Ice elemental attack spell
- Heal- Restores HP
- Analyze- See enemy statistics, like HP, status effects, elemental weaknesses, etc.
Summon: Assault Tide
Schturdark comes down from the sky and floods the battlefield with water. It then creates a massive tidal wave which slams into the enemy party. Inflicts heavy Water damage.
- Grudiev, Guardian of Earth
-Found at Fallen Sanctuary
-Medium is Terra Roar
- Petrify- Earth elemental attack spell
- Protect- Raises MGR
- Shield- Raises DEF
- Decelerate- Lowers RES
Summon: Planet Breaker
The battlefield turns into a field of earth, and Grudiev breaks out of the ground. He roars, and a pillar of earth emerges from the ground, striking all enemies. Inflicts heavy Earth damage. Grudiev in this game and Wild Arms Alter Code: F closely resembles Space Godzilla.
- Fengalon, Guardian of Wind
-Found at Fallen Sanctuary
-Medium is Gale Claw
- Vortex- Wind elemental attack spell
- Inspire- Thunder elemental attack spell
- Quicken- Raises RES
- Turbulence- Raises EVA
Summon: Hi-Speed Ripper
Wind circluates around the battlefield, and Fengalon appears, running towards the enemies. He slashes with his claw, cutting all enemies with wind. Inflicts heavy Wind damage.
- Celesdue, Guardian of Darkness
-Found at Lunatic Garden
-Medium is
- Grav- Non-elemental attack spell, depletes half of remaining HP on target.
- Sleep- Attempts to put Sleep status on target.
- Eraser- Removes positive status effects from the target.
- Feeble Mind- Lowers MGR.
Summon: Merciless Queen Celesdue appears, holding up her hand. Pulling her hand down, she slams all enemies into the Moon surface. All enemies affected are hit with non-elemental damage.
- Stare Roe, Guardian of Light
-Found at Glimmering Emblem
-Medium is Flash Hit
- Spectre- Light elemental attack spell
- Clearance- Removes negative status effects from ally, aside from Bomb or Fallen.
- Reflect- Reflects negative spells back at the caster.
- Valiant- Turns lost HP into STR.
Summon: Augoeides
Stare Roe appears in the sky directly in the way of the sun. The sun begins to eclipse as Stare Roe gathers light. As the sun goes completely dark, Stare Roe fires the Light energy at the battlefield. All enemies are hit with Light damage.
- Chapapanga, Guardian of Luck
-Found at Fortune Gear
-Medium is Lucky Hand
- Hox Pox- Temporarily increases luck for ally.
- Pickpocket- Attempts to steal item from enemy.
- Randomizer- Casts random spell from the caster's list of Arcana regardless of FP total.
- Familiar- Does random elemental damage to target. Ignores elemental resistance.
Summon: Lucky Hit
Chapapanga rushes towards the battlefield and strikes the enemy with a blizzard of flashes. Inflicts minimal damage, but has a possibility of instant kills. Any enemy killed will drop an item.
- Dan Dairam, Guardian of Time
-Found at Infinitum
-Medium is Cosmic Cog
- Banish- Instantly kills target.
- Replay- Repeats ally's command at the end of turn. Necessary to defeat a certain boss.
- Reset- Resets battle from the beginning.
- Escape- Allies attempt to escape from battle. Low success rate.
Summon: System Chronos
Dan Dairam appears in the battlefield and points at the player. The battlefield then turns into a field of sand and time freezes for the enemy party. The summoner gets a number of free turns, depending on the FP used in the summon.
- Raftina, Guardian of Love
-Found at Fallen Sanctuary
-Medium is Love Charm
Summon: Sacred Blood
Raftina appears, and heals the party to different degrees, depending on the FP used when she is summoned. 25 FP 25% health recovery, 50 FP or higher gets your status effects removed, and 75 FP or higher allows Raftina to revive fallen allies.
- Justine, Guardian of Justice
-Found at Fallen Sanctuary
-Medium is Brave Seal
Summon: Justine Attack
Justine appears on the field and attempts to strike all enemies. Has a varied success rate, depending on how much FP is used for his summon. All enemies affected will suffer instant death.
- Zephyr, Guardian of Hope
-Found at Fallen Sanctuary
-Medium is Hope Shard
Summon: Phantasmic Heart
Zephyr appears on the field and strikes all enemies with heavy non-elemental damage.
- Lucied, Guardian of Desire (same Lucied who assisted Anastasia against Lord Blazer)
-Found at Fallen Sanctuary
-Medium is Lust Jaw
Summon: Dark Destruction
Lucied appears on the field and strikes all enemies with heavy Dark damage.
[edit] Other Characters
[edit] Janus' Team
Janus Cascade
Janus is a Drifter known all over Filgaia. His outlaw attitude and extreme actions have earned him this reputation, and he's the bad guy everybody wants to be. Though he may seem overconfident and brash, he has every right to be, as he has the skills and power to back up his attitude. His character design, ARM, and attacks are modeled after Ashley Winchester.
Romero Gigio
Not much is known about Romero, but he and his buddy Dario are followers of Janus, and the three of them journey the wasteland together. Romero is a bit cowardly and often loses his nerve, but Janus doesn't take well to "rookies" , and poor Romero often gets hit in the nose with the butt of the Bayonet. Romero fights like a ninja, tossing stilettos at his opponents.
Dario Nicolodi
Dario is also pretty unknown; he follows Janus and Romero around the wasteland, fighting, stealing and pillaging. Dario has a classic Black Bart look to him, but his actions belie his appearance, and he is every bit as much of a coward as Romero, which also results in him being abused by Janus. Dario attacks with a Gillius GS12/23, which resembles a Dirty Harry type magnum. He also has a bad habit of leaving his fly undone...
[edit] The Prophets
Melody Vilente
This strangely (as in unearthly) beautiful young woman is a member of the mysterious trio known as the Prophets. They operate behind the shadows of Filgaia, and no one really knows that they exist. But they have a mission, one that will come into play later into the game. Melody may be easy on the eyes, but she is very tough on the rest; she is much more violent and deadly than she looks. She is very vain about her appearance, and wishes for everything to be beautiful, including the planet, which she labels as an "incomplete world".
Malik Bendict
Malik is another one of the Prophets, and like Melody, he operates mainly behind the scenes. His occasionally cheery personality is drowned out by his strange movements and body motions, and his overall shifty demeanor. Though his motto may be "Work with a smile and always go the extra mile," he may be the type who finds pleasure and solace only in his work, as he harbors a dark secret about himself that borderlines on psychotic.
Leehalt Alcaste
Leehalt is the leader of the Prophets, and he is very rarely seen. He is extremely well versed in the ways of ancient technology and ancient folklore, and when he speaks, he frequently makes allusions to ancient folklores and religious figures and events. He seems to care about nothing but his work, and will stop at absolutely nothing to get what he needs done.
[edit] The Schroedinger Family
Maya Schroedinger
Maya is the leader of the Schroedinger family. She is a energetic Drifter who is easily irritated, though it never prevents her from doing a thorough job. She and Virginia do not get along very well: Maya thinks Virginia is silly for trying to uphold ideals of justice and playing the hero. Her character design closely resembles Jane Maxwell from Wild Arms.
Maya has the power to change her appearance and powers by extracting information from books she reads and hypnotizing herself with such information. Her real appearance is that of a girl dressed in a dark green school uniform. Her usual appearance comes from her favorite book series, Disaster Girl of the Wasteland. Over the course of the game, she also assumes the following versions:
Master Magician version With this transformation, Maya wears an orange skirt, a large pointy hat, and a magician's staff. She can cast spells on all your characters simultaneously.
Martial Artist version With this transformation, Maya is dressed in a green Chinese martial artist uniform. She uses a bo as her weapon of choice. She considers herself, in this form, to be a better martial artist than Todd.
Scientist version With this transformation, Maya wears a lab coat with glasses. The players never encounter this form in combat, but she takes it on later in the game when the Virgina needs help escaping from a high tech area.
Innocent Girl version With this transformation, Maya becomes a innocent girl who can't lie. The players never encounter this form in combat, but it is instead only comes up and is used against Maya by Siegfried to pry information out of her since she is unable to lie in this form.
When fighting against Maya and her gang later in the game, she will use a attack on the plater called "Calamity Jane" which was the codename for Jane Maxwell from Wild Arms. When performing this attack, she fires off several arms all of which are from the Wild Arms, which makes the connection to Jane Maxwell even stronger since she was the only person beside Rudy in Wild Arms who could use ARMS.
Alfred Schroedinger
Alfred is Maya's younger brother, and an expert on explosives and tracking devices. He is usually very timid and shy, but he is never afraid to defend his sister. He's always trying to keep the peace between his sister and the many enemies she makes. He is constantly explaining to the party that Maya is not as mean as her behavior leads them to believe.
He is apparently a pyromaniac of some sort, as he looks into flames to calm himself when he is in trouble, and all of his attacks involve explosions and fire.
Todd Dukakis
Todd is a character whose design appears to be influenced by people of African descent; as can been seen by his exaggerated afro. (He is just as white as everyone else on his team, with far lighter skin than Gallows) He is dressed in a tight, orange suit, and he carries a katana that is sheathed in a strait wooden sheath. He is a very devoted servant to Maya and her family. He is polite and considerate to friend and foe alike, and he comes off as a bit of a "butler" with his choice of words and actions. He lacks confidence in his abilities. He is a student in the way of the Fast Draw sword techniques; he is a force to be reckoned with.
Shady Thousand
Shady is a flying, talking cat with a choice between baking and freezing breath. He is an allusion to Schrödinger's cat. He was summoned by Maya's ancestors and used to perform experiments involving shutting him in a box. As a result, he is claustrophobic.
[edit] Demons
Siegfried Siegfried is a demon that appeared in Wild Arms, and was also the final boss of that game. It is supported by the game that he is indeed the very same demon from Wild Arms. He takes on the appearance of a "knight" with armor and wielding a large spear. Siegfried becomes the main antagonist of the game in chapter 3 and 4 when he is accidentally revived by the Prophets. When he appeared he took on those three as his Cohorts, and killed Janus Cascade who he used as a vessel for his resurrection.
Siegfried takes a direct role with his plan to reform Filgaia, interacting personally as apposed to Beatrice (see below). His goals remain the same as they did in Wild Arms by using the demon technology (revealed to be nanomachines) to reconstruct all of Filgaia into an in galactic starship to dominate other planets with.
Beatrice Beatrice is another demon and the main antagonist in chapter 5 of the game and appears at the end of of chapter 4. She is also a demon, but different than Siegfried as she is made up of electronic signals making her similar to as she describes, a dream. She takes on the appearance of a girl in the game with dark clothing and hair and carries standard traits associated with the Goth subculture.
Apposed to Siegfried’s actions to directly influence the world to fit his needs, she manipulates the people of the planet to get what she desires. In the final part of the game, she draws the heroes to her castle located in a intangible space, thus she can kill them and they can kill her.
[edit] Supporting Characters
Tesla Maxwell
Virginia's uncle
Shalte Maxwell
Virginia's aunt
Halle Caradine
Halle is the grandmother of Gallows and Shane, and she raised both of them. She has little to no patience for Gallows' fooling around and constantly scolds him, even beating him with a rod when he falls asleep during sermons. Years of putting up with Gallows has turned her bitter, tired, and irritable. She was a beauty in her youth and won the Miss Grudiev award of the Baskar village.
Shane Caradine
Shane is Gallows' younger brother, and he's quite the opposite of Gallows in nearly every way. He's respective of his elders and his upbringing, and studies dilligently in his pursuit to priesthood. Yet, he admires his brother above all else.
Werner Maxwell
Werner is Virginia's father.
Martina Vanbasten
Martina's mother is sick and bedridden with a strange disease. Since her mother is ill, poor little Martina is living with her mean old aunt in Claiborne. But Martina is a curious little girl, and shortly into the game, she will journey far across the wasteland in search of a cure. Talk to her along the way and you will be rewarded!
Lord Begucci
Lord Begucci is a snobby rich man who runs the Gunners' Heaven arena. He gets great pleasure from seeing humans and monsters fight in his little arena, enjoying the view from his nice box seat above. There is more to him than meets the eye, however. Try completing all the divisions in Gunners' Heaven to pique his curiosity...
Coney Begucci
Coney is Lord Begucci's daughter, and she's every bit as enthusiastic about battling as her father. She gives advice to potential battlers, prizes to winners, and condolences to losers. She's also a tad psychotic.
Florina
Florina is a young girl who has a naturalist sense; in other words, she can sense the feelings and emotions of plant life in Filgaia. She hears the words of nature, and knows that the planet is dying. The flowers in her garden are crying, and she needs your help...
[edit] Interesting Facts
This area may contain Spoilers.
Dragon - A being from another planet that came to Filgaea for an unknown reason. It is made of both living flesh and machinery, has the ability to transform into a flying ship, and its bones are used to make the ARMs Drifters use. It is speculated that they have the ability of telekinesis, as Clive says that the bullets ARMs use aren't expelled by gunpowder, but something like the will of the user. There is only one known dragon to still be alive.
Demon - An organism similar to a dragon in the compound of their being. They are a species that also came to Filgaea from outer space. They are also made of flesh and machine, but regular humans can also use nanomachines to become demons. They have access to the Information Library Hyades, which contains all history of past demons. Hyades also contained a Dream Demon, one composed entirely of data.
Crystal Teardrop - This item appears in Wild Arms as Cecilia's Tool. It is used to solve puzzle in that game as all tools are, but in this game it serves a different purpose. The demon Siegfried (also from Wild Arms attempts to use it a energy source for his plan to convert the planet into a war machine. Also the crystal is explained as crystallized energy from the planet itself which Siegfried is able to tap into and use to heal himself in battle. The item in the hands of the character serves no real purpose, but when the Mystic force power is used on it, it will heal a small amount of HP on one target.
Wild Arms 2 - In a side quest in the game, you can read chapters from a story to Clive's child. The story which comes up for the player to read as an actual book and contains characters and locations found in Wild Arms 2. The story focuses on a character "Jack", who is a young boy and an engineer who is coached by Marivel Armitage who is a Crimson Noble. She aids the child in creating a flying machine not unlike a air plane, while also teaching the child and his friend valuable life lesson.
Occasionally in the story, Anastasia Valeria Wild Arms 2 will make appearances as Marivel's friend. Anastasia is also of a young age, and the story takes place before the catastrophic legends of Wild Arms 2 and references several places in Wild Arms 2 and even a specific monster in Marvel's Mansion which is the "Crimson Castle" dungeon in the second game.
[edit] Notes
- This games has five chapters and five different introductory movies. Chapter 0 and 1 feature the introductory song accompanied by whistling. The movie shows a duel between Virginia and Janus after the animations of Clive, Gallows, and Jet. Chapter 2 has two versions, both of which feature the introductory song accompanied by English lyrics. The first version shows Janus in his demon form and the prophets after the animations of Clive, Gallows, and Jet. The second version adds an animation of Asgard after those of the prophets. Chapter 3's introduction also features English lyrics, with the villain animation replaced by those of the prophets in their demon form, and Siegfried replaces Asgard. Chapter 4's introduction has Japanese lyrics and features animations of the Schroedinger family and Beatrice after animations of Clive, Gallows, and Jet.
- Dario and Romero have the same designs as the bandits in Wild Arms 2 in Ashley's introduction.
- Wild Arms 3 is the first game in the series to show facial expressions for all characters in dialogues. These can be brought into the foreground of the dialogue box using the select button.
[edit] External links
- IGN's Wild Arms 3 page
- Wild Arms Advanced 3rd OST (discs 2, 3, 4) at MusicBrainz
