You are Cornelius Agrippa, an apprentice just out of school and ready to visit your favorite Uncle. Only trouble is, Uncle's lab is torn up and he is missing.
When the first Wild Arms game showed up on American shores, Sony had just reversed its anti-RPG stance that had handcuffed these niche titles for so long.
Massively multiplayer role-playing games are obviously popular with huge followings. This genre is aging however and it's getting more difficult to stand out.