Wild Arms XF
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| Developer(s) | Media.Vision |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release date | JP August 9, 2007 NA March 11, 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Tactical RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A ESRB: Everyone 10+ |
| Media | 1 UMD |
Wild Arms XF, or Wild Arms: Cross Fire as recently revealed, is the first game in the series in development for the PlayStation Portable. The game was unveiled at a Media.Vision fan event on September 2, 2006 and was released in Japan in the Summer of 2007. It was also revealed that save data from Wild Arms 5 can be transferred to this game through a USB. In Wild Arms XF players will be able to obtain more items and reward money on top of access to higher grades and a special event scene. In Wild Arms 5 six new boss battles are unlocked. A North American version of the game was released on March 11th, 2008.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The game's story centers around the knight group called the Chevalet Blanc and how the protagonist and her team of knights take back their homeland, The Elesius Kingdom, which is being controlled by the Council of Statesmen. The princess of the Elsius Kingdom died in an incident and as a result the king fell into illness, which brought about the rise of the Council of Statesmen. Like other Wild Arms titles, this takes place on the dying planet Filgaia where the remaining natural resources, food, land and financial assets, are at the center of continued armed confrontations. Despite this, the Elesius Kingdom is one of the few peaceful places on Filgaia.
[edit] Game System
The game is a 2D strategy RPG that uses hexagons instead of the traditional grid system. Before one of the game's strategy battles begins, the player can gather important pieces of information by glancing over Labirynthia's "Direct Event Report" (D.E.R.). This report will inform you about the current status, the forecasted future status, and conditions for victory. The game's strategy battles are not turn-based, instead a character's turn will be determined by a stat known as Reaction Points (RFX) and will differ from battle to battle. If the player succeeds in executing an uninterrupted series of commands, the damage inflicted upon enemies will increase significantly. On the other hand, if the enemy manages to land a series of consecutive moves, the damage taken by the player's party will increase. Combination Arts akin to those in previous Wild Arms games will come into play too.
The game will feature 6 Acts divided further into series and over 16 classes. Sex and class level will also play a role in battle.
[edit] Features
- A hex-grid based battle system like that of Wild Arms 4 and Wild Arms 5, although the actual mechanics of the system are quite different.
- U.S-Exclusive Music Room. Players will get to listen to 20 selected themes from the game anytime from the main menu.
- An improved Synthesis Shop. New items can be made as the story progresses.
- A Search System that allows you to deploy hired Drifters to search areas around the map for synthesis and usable items.
- Unique classes and classes available only to main characters.
[edit] Characters
Clarissa Arwin: The leader of Chevalet Blanc who wields an odd pistol-like ARM as a weapon named Flegel Jawher. She is swept up into a political war when she and Felius travel to the Kingdom of Elesius to retrieve her mother's sword. Clarissa is very cheerful and abhors lying. She is the pigtailed girl in the game's logo. For the first half of the game, she is mistaken for the Princess Alexia, due to their striking resemblance. Unique Class: Dandelion Shot.
Alexia Lynn Elesius: The Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Elesius rumored to be dead after a landslide at some mountain. She was imprisoned by the councilwoman Edna in the Sundome Abbey Ruins and was rescued by Clarissa. She also has the ability to wield Iskender Bey. Unique Class: Royal Fencer.
Felius Arwin: Clarissa's guardian. A silent blue-haired man clad in black who never leaves Clarissa's side. He appeared when Clarissa was a child. He is an Elw Borean, and has sworn to protect Clarrisa and kill Kressen. Unique Class: Halberdier.
Labyrinthia Wordsworth: Formerly the royal court magician and is the most lethal part of Clarissa's group. She is very intelligent, but her mannerisms distract from that factor. She was branded a terrorist when Clarissa and Felius met her. Unique Class: Arcanist.
Levin Brenton: A quick, brash young boy of House Brenton: the nobility in-charge of the protection of the kingdom. He shows sighns of affection to Clarissa, though she doesn't show any interest in him despite having a similar personality. Unique Class: Martial Mage.
Ragnar Blitz Lebrett: A mercenary with a formal tone of speaking despite his gruff appearance. His family died because of Elesius' internal unrests, seeking family bonds with his fellow Drifters who were turned into living dead by mysterious black ARMs. Unique Class; Stormrider.
Tony: A white, crossbreed dog. Has the power to neutralize the final boss' power. He is the only character that is unable to change classes.
[edit] Classes
Wild ARMs XF features diverse classes each with unique abilities and stats.
Secutor: Class suited for melee combat. Has an Original that will surely hit regardless of the target's Evasion.
Elementalists: Class suited for magic. Has the ability to harness the four elements by using Originals like Crush and Vortex.
Fantastica: A class which uses support abilities like Rush and Invoke. They also have the Original Slow Down that's quite useful in early battles.
Gadgeteer: Class with the ability to use items to other party members. Has the useful Original called Mystic that extends the range of items. They can also carry more items than other classes.
Sentinel: A heavy-armored class with top-notch defense. Their heavy-weight armor are also useful in some areas.
Sacred Slayer: The healing class packed with high resistance(RES). They also have the Original Fragile and Turn Shift.
Excavator: A class suited for finding items in the battlefield by the use of their Detect Original. They can also switch equipment in mid-battle.
Geomancer: A class with the innate ability to see ley points (Elemental HEXes). They have the Original Shut Out and Replace.
Berserker: Class suited for rushing headlong into the battle field. They can walk to long distances, but in straight HEXes only.
Enigmancer: A class suited for protection. has the learnable skill IFF that enables damaging spells to target only enemies and healing spells to affect only allies.
Strider: A class suited for long-ranged attacks. Has the special skill called Sniper Shot that increases the damage dealt by critical attacks and increases the chance of landing a critical hit.
Grappler: A class that uses fists for attacks. Has the skill called Acceleration that adds a random number to their RFX value.
Nightstalker: A class gifted with a very high RFX; giving them frequent turns in battles. They have the BlackOut Original that enables them to hide to be untargetable, but takes damage from area of effect attack.
Emulator: A class gifted with the ability to copy monster abilities by the use of their Download Original.
Extremist: A class equipped with high EVA rating that gives them the ability to dodge most attacks. They have the Anchor Hook Original that allows them to draw targets near them, or when use at a pole, draws them near it.
High Cavalier: A class with high HP. They have the Quicken Original that increases a target's RFX.
[edit] Music
The composers of Wild Arms 4 & Wild Arms 5 have once again returned to compose for Wild Arms XF. Along with:
- Junpei Fujita
- Hitoshi Fujima
- Daisuke Kikuta
[edit] Intro/Ending
Kaori Oda sings both the intro and ending songs. Michiko Naruke wrote the lyrics to both.
- True Lies - Intro
- To Who - Ending
[edit] References
- ^ 1
[edit] External links
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