The wild wild west..

So I purchased a copy of Wild Arms 2 on the Playstation Network the other day, along with a hand full of other titles. Despite my distaste for what the franchise has become, Wild Arms 2 remains my favorite in the western RPG series.

For those who have never heard or played the series - Wild Arms is set in the world of Filgaia, a planet resembling the American old west with a touch of forgotten science and magic. Each title in the series sets Filgaia in a different post apocalyptic setting, ranging from alien evasion, to a science experiment gone wrong.

In Wild Arms 2, we are told that One thousand years ago, a great Blaze of disaster has swept across Filgaia, killing cows, stealing granny's apple pies and poisoning the water well.. No, no, I'm joking. This Blaze was actually a demon known as Lord Blazer. (Terrifying I know) This bad ass was just running around, fucking up everyone's day and apparently there was no man who could stop his rampage. That was till a young woman appeared, wielding a giant magic sword stepped forward to challenge the demon lord and ultimately did defeat him. Unfortunately, she could not kill him, so instead she offered her life to seal away the flaming douche and save the world. Of course, the people soon forgot her name and her story became the legend of the Sword Magess.

Cool story bro.
1000 years later and the world is a desolate land, dying slowly but surely. Left with only small areas of greenery and life. Oh how nice..

Anyways, we are quickly introduced to the three main characters.

Ashely Winchest - A young man with a heart of gold a yearning to do some good. Typical RPG protagonist, though this time around not silent.

Brand Evans - A big SOB with a power glove. He's your gruff hero with 2 tons of guilt on his shoulder. My favorite.

Lilka Elniak - What RPG could be complete without your lolita mage? Atleast she doesn't have amnesia.

For those of you who have never played, at the start of a new game, you are given a choice to play each main character solo in a introduction chapter. These are used to teach you how each characters skills work in dungeons and in battle. The original 3 Wild Arms use the method to set back stories for the cast. Rather nice touch..

After the opening chapters are complete we are given control of our main hero. The game has a slow start but steadily builds up.

I'm not gonna post the whole story, that's boring and I've already run out of stuff to say.
I'm gonna go play some more and I'll post another blog later.

 Now, GET OFF MY LAWN!