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Which has the better gameplay and/or story?
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Care more CE.

@yusiko

I always value your input when it comes to old JRPGs.
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WA1 for the music alone.

The games are otherwise basically the same.
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I chose Wild Arms 2 by virtue of it being my friend's absolute favourite PlayStation RPG.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

WA1 for the music alone.

Aw shit I forgot about this. I've actually picked up a few kinda mediocre games in my time just because of a catchy tune I heard. Kinda leaning towards 1 now if the music is that much better. >_>
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wild arms 2 is better IMO
though i think 3 and 5 are the best in the series but thats just my personal opinion
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1>2

But not by much as they were both very good.
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yusiko posted...

wild arms 2 is better IMO
though i think 3 and 5 are the best in the series but thats just my personal opinion

I fucking love Wild Arms 5.
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Fuck it, I went with WA1 first, I have to see where the series started. Maybe I can even use this as motivation to finally play all the numbered entries in order lol. Only one I ever got around to beating is 4.
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Alucard188 posted...

yusiko posted...

wild arms 2 is better IMO
though i think 3 and 5 are the best in the series but thats just my personal opinion

I fucking love Wild Arms 5.

5 is fantastic

Kircheis posted...

Fuck it, I went with WA1 first, I have to see where the series started. Maybe I can even use this as motivation to finally play all the numbered entries in order lol. Only one I ever got around to beating is 4.

4 is kind of the building blocks for what 5 would eventually become
the hex based battle system was started in 4 but perfected in 5
sadly i never owned 4 just rented it
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2 IMO but that's just personal preference. Both are phenomenal.
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TC if have time should finish PSone version then play the remake version Alter Code F for enhanced experience. If no time then suggest Alter Code F instead if origin is of no importance to you.

Also, who the fuck is choosing WA2?
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yusiko posted...

4 is kind of the building blocks for what 5 would eventually become
the hex based battle system was started in 4 but perfected in 5
sadly i never owned 4 just rented it

I still can't decide which battle system I actually like more. I think I prefer 4 on principle because each party member has a clearly designated role, even though 5 is the more polished one. I mean, technically each party member in 5 has a particular role they're good at (Dean wants to spam Sonic Vision, Rebecca wants some type of magic, etc.), but it's just not the same to me lol.
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MelzezDoor posted...

TC if have time should finish PSone version then play the remake version Alter Code F for enhanced experience. If no time then suggest Alter Code F instead if origin is of no importance to you.

Also, who the fuck is choosing WA2?

people with taste (both games are good 2 is just better)
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That's some fucked taste. 2 was a broken mess. ST didn't even capture the charm of its predecessor except overworld traveling.
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I'm more partial to WA3, but WA2 probably wins out in this regard. WA1 is still worth playing, though.
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i love the WA3 theme song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZuO7ZiAX8s" data-time="
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yusiko posted...

i love the WA3 theme song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZuO7ZiAX8s" data-time="

Best opening theme, wish it had a full English version.
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Don't count out the WA2 second opening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tpoKq0X6xs" data-time="
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they need to make a wild arm 6 for the ps4

wild arms XF is fun too but i wish it had been a traditional rpg instead of a strategy rpg
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WA1 is actually fairly primitive even for its time, I can't really get into it.
I've tried a few times, got like a dozen hours in twice but...

I loved WA2 on the otherhand; Brad, Tim, Blazer, tools, puzzles, guardians, sidequests...
Ive beaten it twice and started a few more times before getting distracted. Unlike a lot of games the beginning isn't boring so Im not hesitant to replay it.

WA3 may have been too long, or slow paced. Only character I liked was Clive, and maybe some villians like Janus and Maya. I beat it, not sure about replaying it.

I don't like the battle system of the newer games, though Ive only briefly tried 4 & 5.

yusiko posted...

wild arms XF is fun too but I wish...

...you could use skills after moving without that other skill.
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