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Wild Arms devs to make Wizard of Oz RPG

chautemoc | June 13, 2008 | News | DS

The creators behind Wild Arms 5 and Wild Arms XF, Media Vision, have set to work on a Wizard of Oz RPG for the DS. No joke. They've anagramified the name, dubbing it Riz-zoawd. D3 is set as the publisher, and the title is confirmed for Japan, though no release date is announced as of yet.

While Riz-zoawd (an anagram of Wizard-Oz) isnt the only game where you search for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it is the only RPG.

As seen in the character art above, the genre shift changed the Tin Man into a bell shaped Golem. Great. Who is responsible for this? Surprisingly, Media.Vision, the creators of the Wild ARMs franchise. Theyre working with D3 Publisher to release the game in Japan at an unannounced date. Even more interesting is Riz-zoawd will be Media.Visions first console game on a Nintendo platform. Good for them!

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Slumpy monkey | June 13, 2008

Those screens look pretty good for a ds.
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  chautemoc | June 13, 2008
  
  Indeed, looks pretty awesome. Makes me kinda wish it wasnt Wizard of Oz. =/
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Wolfwood | June 14, 2008

Good to see the Media.Vision guys back at work on something, though Wizard of Oz was unexpected. That Scarecrow looks like he wants some brains all right... human brains.
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  chautemoc | June 14, 2008
  
  Now there's a game .
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BANDITO ATTACK | June 14, 2008

oh come the *bleep* on.
how many times does this damn story need to be revamped with unneeded little twists and tweaks. leave it alone already, for christ sake.
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Zero and X | June 14, 2008

............. WHAT!? Now I like Wild Arms and all, but this is *bleep*ing ridiculous!
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Gothic Girl | June 14, 2008

Aww, way to *bleep* up a good story. I wouldn't have minded a Wizard of Oz RPG if they could do it right, but changing the characters and story is just annoying. Why not just make a new game?
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Jaw Knee | June 14, 2008

Now I really wish American McGee would hurry the *bleep* up with his Oz title.