Wild Arms 5 for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

Well, Wild Arms 5 is a pretty good game, the gameplay is solid, the story is a bit confusing, and the sidequests and extra dungeons will keep you entertained for about 50+ hours.

Story: What can I say, it's a Japanese RPG. You've got your main character who's oblivious to the main heroine's advances, a girl with amnesia, a man on a mission for revenge, a man with low self-esteem, and a cute little girl with abandonment issues. You gotta beat the main bad guy, save the world, and run fetch quests for side-missions.

Gameplay: Wild Arms 5 has the HEX battle system back, except now you have 3 characters instead of four, but now when you move, it doesn't take up a turn. It pretty much works the same as always. Putting characters on the same HEX allows for HP recovery for more people, combined Force attacks, and more Force Points gained when that Hex is attacked, but more characters get attacked so be wary. Ley Points represent the different elements, with extra elemental boosters with each of them. Now the enemies in the game are hard, really hard. And this game is pretty hard too. This is the kind of game that has several bosses in one level. The puzzles are really hard too, so my tiny brain had to go find some guides for the puzzles as well. And if you wish to take on the extra dungeons and optional bosses of the game, you better power-level yourself to Level 100 or you're pretty much as good as dead.

Sound:The music is great, most of it reflects the western setting of most areas of the game, and well, it's just good, trust me.

Graphics: Well, it's a PS2 game, so don't expect any breathtaking views, but there's no glitches either, and that's good enough for me. Most of the scenes have no voice acting, and the ones that are are too few, and not to spoil anything, but not even the final scenes in the game has any voice acting, and that's lame in my opinion.

All in all, it's a good game, and if you like the WA series, then definitely get it, it'll occupy you for days