History VideoGame / WildArms4

** At the start of the game you'll recieve additional levels, Gella, and items, based on amount of obtained Sheriff Stars, number of killed enemies, and [[GuestStarPartyMember Mariel]]'s level, respectively.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Several members of Brionac die in less-than-glorious deaths, but [[spoiler:Lambda and Farmel]] take the cake. First, [[spoiler:Farmel is blinded by a random explosion]], and then they are ''literally'' crushed by random rocks out of nowhere ''minutes'' after they finished to talk with the party.

* PrequelInTheLostAge: It seems to be set during a period of time constantly alluded to in other games in the series of a massive world war where cyborgs and nanomachine monsters freely roamed the lands. Many of the world's bigger cities have been destroyed in the chaos and are slowly turning into the types of locations you see in games such as ''VideoGame/{{Wild Arms 3}}''.
* RacingTheTrain: Jude does this [[HeroStoleMyBike while riding a bicycle]]. The bike eventually breaks from the strain.

* CameraScrew: In certain rooms camera turns ever so slightly to the side when you approach a wall. Normally it's not an issue, but some puzzles that require hitting targets with projectiles become ''much'' harder because of this, as you'll need to carefully position Jude, instead of simply turning in one of four general direction.

* {{Nanomachines}}: The titular ARM in this game means "Ambient Reorganization Material" - a special type of nanomachines, developed by scientists of Global Union to restore Filgaia after the war. However, their efforts were instead retooled into a weapon. These nanomachines require a special "Gene Driver" in order to work, but can be forcefully activated by anyone who takes a special drug called "LiNKER". In inactive state ARM resembles silver sand, and when activated, it either takes the form of a weapon, or remains stored in the body of its user.

%% * SeaMonster: The Sapphire Drake.

%% * MetalSlime: The Grow Apples (Exp) and Melchoms (money).

** Implied with Hugo and Enil. [[spoiler:While you don't see them die by Jude hands (but Lambda confirms that they're dead), it's implied that they were killed for their failure, probably by the Jane Does who were following the party.]]
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: An NPC in the playable epilogue tells a 'parable' about the delusional using faith as a shield until the faith is lost and they realize how evil the delusion was.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: You learn the Arc Impact CombinationAttack right in the final phase of the final battle.

%% * ForgottenSuperWeapon: The Divine Weapon.
%% * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Gawn and Kresnik. The latter may still be alive at the end, but as for the former...see below.]]

%% * PeopleJars: In the White Orphanage.

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Zigzagged. The party starts by confronting normal soldiers and their commander, and then moves to superhuman Brionac lieutenants. However, after they defeat two proper lieutenants, [[spoiler:Jeremy and Scythe]], they are confronted by Belial, who is technically not a member, and then a commanding officer, Kresnik. After that comes one more lieutenants, a duo of non-members, and the rest of lieutenants. The remaining two commanding officers are properly fought in the final dungeon.

* TheAlcatraz: Illsveil Prison, TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, is a max-security prison island where war criminals are held. The island is guarded by tha army and it's SuperSoldiers and have powerful missiles that can destroy anything that gets too close.

%% * BlockPuzzle: It ''is'' a Wild [=ARMs=] game, after all.

%% * CameraScrew

* CombinationAttack: Characters learn combination attacks and can executes them by having the required members stand at the same hex.

%% * DisappearedDad: Jude's father.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Two Brionac members, [[spoiler:Hugo Hewitt and Enil Aidem]] were defeated by the party but still alive. Despite that, they never show up again, and Lambda later lists them among the dead. It's unknown if Lambda just assumed their deaths, or if they were killed by someone else.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: You learn the Arc Impact CombinationAttack iust before the final battle.

* HeroStoleMyBike: Jude borrows one to chase a train down.
%% * ItemCrafting: Rare weapons and accessories can be obtained this way.
%% * LeyLine: The ley points.

%% * MorphWeapon: Jude's "Shapeshifter" ARM.

%% * SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Played straight until you face Belial, then subverted in that each member of the QuirkyMinibossSquad after that seems to be ''weaker'' than the last.
%% * TalkingIsAFreeAction: Taken to an physics-defying awesome degree in Gawn's final inspiring speech.
* TitleDrop: While each game in the series works the acronym "ARM" in somehow, this marks the first (and, so far, only) time the term "Wild [=ARMs=]" is used - [[spoiler:to refer to the monsters growing out of control in the final dungeon]].

%% * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Several members of Brionac whom the party defeats but doesn't kill.
%% * WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue

* IllGirl: Raquel. [[spoiler: Implied to be dying of radiation poisoning]]

* SequelDifficultyDrop: ''[=WA4=]'' is overall easier than the previous games, due to Raquel being able to move and attack in the same turn, the game levels being mostly straight hallways, the toll system being simplified, and most bosses being [[PuzzleBoss Puzzle Bosses]].

** Playing the game in PAL mode may cause it to freeze in certain places, like at the "The Great Wall", or when using Yulie summons.