And, as you progress, you gain the means to overcome these obstacles. While there are conveniently placed obstacles such as sky rifts, which resemble waterfalls in a way, only they’re made of what appears to be a cloudy mist moving rapidly downward, you are still given plenty of area to explore. However, in the world of Arcadia, all terrain is within islands scattered throughout the skies, and rather than water being your boundary, the sky’s the limit. Sure, such terrain has all been done before. This is but one of the many different expressions she has to offer, and but one of the various characters presented in the story, all of whom are presented in smooth motion, no choppiness.Īs it continues through the opening animation, you are shown various landscapes, featuring terrain ranging from lush foliage and jungles to dry, desert sands. it changed from a smile that she had while she was reading the map, to a look of shock as she glances above, where the map is fluttering, wondering how she’s going to get it back. Continuing with that opening animation, the wind ends up blowing the map out of her hands and into the sky, and as she turns to see where the map has blown, you notice something about her face…. The aforementioned young woman, Aika, is one of main characters in the game. The treasure map isn’t a textured mess either… you can actually see land masses drawn on it. The opening animation, done in real-time, shows The Albatross, an airship, soaring through blue skies and clouds, then zooming in to show a young woman sitting on the edge of the ship, holding what appears to be a treasure map, rustling in her hands from the wind blowing on it. If it wasn’t apparent enough from the screenshots that we have been fed since the game’s first initial screens were made public, graphically, Skies of Arcadia is breathtaking. With the release of Skies of Arcadia, the past now seems non-existent, with the dawning of new high-quality titles on the system. Though this mishap was corrected with the release of titles such as Evolution, Elemental Gimmick Gear, and so forth, you could hardly consider these titles epic, when they surpassed past games in graphics only. While Sega had just about everything right with the launch, two genres were neglected, those being strategy, and RPGs. This is just one example of what SEGA could accomplish with this strategy and am looking forward to what the future will bring.It’s been over a year since Sega of America launched the Dreamcast in stores nationwide, offering gamers one of the most powerful gaming systems on the market for a relatively low price. If a port of this game could draw in an audience, there is a chance we could see this franchise make a return after almost 20 years. Persona 4 Golden ‘s success proved that there is a noticeable market for this genre once again. Even the creator has been vocally pushing for the franchise’s return. While it did get an expanded port to the GameCube, the dwindling interest in JRPGs at the time sadly disheartened any further development. It was one of the best-reviewed games on the Dreamcast but it sadly under-performed on a dying console. This is a perfect opportunity to potentially reignite interest for new entries in these franchises.Ī personal hope would be to see the return of Skies of Arcadia Legends. In a recent Nintendo Direct Mini, they announced a remaster of the cult classic Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne for the Switch. We already have seen the first steps of this strategy. This could indicate that dormant franchises could finally make a return. That means not only through Steam but also through other platforms.
In a recent investor Q&A, they confirmed that they plan on broadening their approach to porting past releases. Luckily, this gamble paid off so well that SEGA has confirmed this notion moving forward. Sadly, the game is not available where I live and some used copies can fetch a price of up to €250. I never had a chance to play the third installment and always was hoping to get a chance to do so. As a fan of the franchise, this was fantastic to see, as it could entice SEGA to release ports of older entries.
It is now Steam’s most-played non-MMO JRPG. Luckily, this paid off for them in record time. This was a huge surprise, as it was the first time the franchise has left the realm of PlayStation.
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SEGA just recently launched a port of the PSP exclusive Persona 4 Golden on Steam. It’s always interesting to see how a success story can shape a company’s future business practices.
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