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Is a New Wild Arms Game on the Horizon?

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Jul 232018
 

Today, Wild Arms fans’ hearts leaped as headlines appeared saying that the Wild Arms developer was hiring for a new PS4 RPG.

Could this be a sign that the mobile game isn’t the only Wild Arms game coming out and that we’ll finally see a new Wild Arms for the PS4?

Well, it might be a little early to get our hopes up.

Yes, Media.Vision is hiring a 2D designer for a PlayStation 4 RPG. Yes, Media.Vision developed the Wild Arms games.

However, it’s not like they’ve been silent ever since then and suddenly emerged from the shadows. Media.Vision has worked on many games since then, including Shining Resonance and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth.

I mentioned those two in particular because they’re the most likely candidates for a connection to this job post. Since Shining Resonance Refrain just came out, it’s possible there will be another Shining game to follow it. As for Digimon Story, the producer already confirmed that a new Digimon Story game was in development for the PS4, with Hacker’s Memory made to keep fans interested in the meantime.

If I had to guess, I’d say the new PS4 RPG Media.Vision is hiring for is most likely the next Digimon Story game.

But still, we can dream of a day when Wild Arms 6 will be announced. Maybe it will still come true.

First Details About the Wild Arms Mobile Game

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Apr 092018
 

In December 2016, we learned there was going to be a new Wild Arms game… for mobile devices.

It was announced as a reboot featuring a new story, with the original Wild Arms staff working on it despite it being developed by Wright Flyer Studios.

The trailer showed characters from across the series, which implied it could be a crossover game.

Now we finally have more details.

The Wild Arms mobile game is titled Wild Arms: Million Memories. Like we suspected, it features characters from throughout the series.

So, what about the original Wild Arms staff? Wild Arms: Million Memories is being overseen by Akifumi Kaneko, the designer for the original Wild Arms games. He is also credited as the scenario writer for Wild Arms 2 and 3, and the screenplay writer for Wild Arms 4.

That’s good news, at least. It doesn’t appear as though other staff members have been announced yet.

The official website includes a sample of the theme song, “Million Memories,” which sounds nice enough, although not particularly what I’d associate with Wild Arms.

I’m not sold on Wild Arms: Million Memories, but at least they’re trying something with the IP. Maybe this will be the first step before they make a full Wild Arms game again. Or maybe this will even be a decent game on its own, like our soon-to-be-lost Tales of the Rays.

What do you think about Wild Arms: Million Memories and the future of the Wild Arms series?

A New Wild Arms is Announced… for Mobile

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Dec 072016
 

2016 is the 20th anniversary of the Wild Arms series.

Fans of this lesser-known (but fantastic) JRPG series wondered if we might finally get a new Wild Arms game after all this time.

The last game was released in 2007 (localized in 2008), and the series has been quiet ever since.

Today, Sony finally announced a new Wild Arms.

…except instead of the full console RPG fans have hoped for, it’s a mobile game.

According to the translation from Gematsu, it will be developed by Wright Flyer Studios, but the original Wild Arms staff is going to work on it. It features a new story and is a reboot of the series.

I’m not sure how you reboot a series of standalone games set in separate worlds, especially if it has an all-new story instead of retelling one of the originals… but let’s take a look at the trailer.

The trailer begins with the upcoming mobile reboot of Arc the Lad, which was announced at the same time. Wild Arms begins at 1:01 in the video.

Anyone who has played the first Wild Arms will recognize its intro at the start of the teaser. However, it also shows characters from other games in the series. Is the image of all these Wild Arms characters together just an homage to its history, or could this mobile game be some sort of crossover?

Mobile games are not necessarily bad. Full games have been created for mobile devices, such as the Chaos Rings series, from what I’ve heard.

However, many mobile RPGs fall far short of console and handheld titles. They might still have stories (even if those stories are spread across a large number of missions), but a lot have a stronger focus on collecting characters to fight enemies with simplistic gameplay.

(They also have a tendency to require Internet connections, although this frustration isn’t limited to mobile games.)

We have no idea what this Wild Arms game will be like. It could be a traditional RPG with an all-new storyline and cast of characters, just released for mobile devices. It doesn’t have to be a microtransaction-fueled gacha grindfest.

But for a fanbase that’s been waiting years for a new mainline entry, this isn’t the news we wanted to hear.

Still, at least it proves they haven’t forgotten about Wild Arms. Maybe this mobile game is just the first step toward a full revival of the Wild Arms series. What do you think?

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