Skies of Arcadia

Skies of Arcadia (2000)

by Overworks, Sega
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes:Open world, Action, Fantasy
Game modes:Single player
Story:Arcadia is a world where continents float high above, and people travel by airships. Among the countries of this world, the most powerful one is the Empire of Valua. Guided by its greedy admirals, Valua strives to possess all the power in Arcadia. The boy Vyse and the girl Aika are members of the Blue Rogues - noble pirates who attack only Valuan war ships. During one of their confrontations with a battle ship, they encounter a girl named Fina, who is on an important mission whose secret she cannot tell yet. Involved in the conflict with the Empire of Valua, the trio of the heroes must explore the whole world of Arcadia in order to defeat the admirals.Show more
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user avatar@newtype06user avatar@newtype06
January 29, 2025
This is a masterpiece. I first played on Dreamcast and later on Gamecube and countless times since. It has a sense of exploration that most games still struggle with today that deserves preservation and attention. It's high flying adventure is one of the most magical things I've experienced. Ship combat is also an amazing part of the game on top of the standard turn based rpg formula. If you love pirates, adventure, freedom, and the idea of a world built of islands and continents floating in the endless skies, then this is an absolute must play.
user avatar@Darthmontesuser avatar@Darthmontes
January 30, 2025
If we think of games that made ‘core’ memories, for many these would be ‘FFVII’ or ‘Ocarina of Time’. Those would be a core for me too, but way later. Back then, what I had was a Dreamcast, and the dream that it casted for me that I will never forget is to fly the Skies of Arcadia.
user avatar@RogueAuser avatar@RogueA
January 29, 2025
Skies of Arcadia is Sega's Magnum Opus. It's rich world is a delicately woven, colorful tapestry full of dozens of unforgettable characters, locales, and set pieces that stick with you for a life time. Sega has ignored decades of requests to make it available to play for modern audiences despite their doing so for other entries in their Dreamcast Era lineup like the Sonic Adventure series and Jet Set Radio.
user avatar@ruin4user avatar@ruin4
January 29, 2025
A masterpiece of the late Phoenix Rie (Rieko Kodama), this convergence of Sega's JRPG lineages combines the operatic scope of Phantasy Star with the airborne combat and exploration of Panzer Dragoon Saga. A truly unique entry in the genre, unavailable to purchase for two decades.
it was the very first rpg game that was so fun and addicting to me that it made me want to 100 percent it more than once because it was so fun, and plus the music alone just makes it so amazing
user avatar@VDragoonuser avatar@VDragoon
January 30, 2025
I remember back shortly after I graduated, I bought a Dreamcast for the heck of it. It came with Skies of Arcadia. This game alone brought to me a love of airships and exploration that I hadn't experienced since the days of Final Fantasy 6 (3, back when I played it) The combat felt, admittedly a bit slow at first, but after a few hours in, I didn't even notice it. I would love nothing more than to experience this again.
user avatar@gaboharuser avatar@gabohar
January 30, 2025
This is one of the best JRPGs ever made, with excellent graphics, characters, soundtrack, and gameplay. One of the things that sets it apart from games of its kind is the battles with flying ships. It deserves a release on GOG so more players can learn about it and enjoy it.
user avatar@knux03user avatar@knux03
January 30, 2025
Masterpiece, I don't know why sound is better on the dream cast, the feel was better as the pinta quest was one of the thing was hard to do but in the end it was an awesome story, characters and overall a masterpiece.
user avatar@theraddchaduser avatar@theraddchad
January 30, 2025
Easily one of my favorite RPGs of all time. It was the game that got me into turn-based RPGs and to this day, I haven't played a game like it. This game needs to be revived so that way people can play this masterpiece. From the setting, to the story, characters, OST, ect. I played this on Dreamcast when came out and I've been hooked ever since. Truly an experience that everyone needs to play! RIP Rieko Kodama
user avatar@sariph00user avatar@sariph00
January 31, 2025
This game is the reason I got into the games industry. Having completed it several times, I love the story, the characters and the setting. For me, this is what an RPG should be. I love it dearly, and only wish that more people could experience it.
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