playing Skies Of Arcadia (DC) for the 3rd time!

[jalvarez82]

I love this game. I beat it twice already. But this time... I'm going for a perfect game! I'm talking about taking credit for finding all of the discoveries, finding all of the chams for Cupil, recruiting every crew member possible, making sure I get Vyse 'The Legend' status by the end...basically leaving no stone unturned. It's been about 4 years since I last played it, so I'm really excited about "sailing the skies" again.

I just wanted to share my excitement with you guys.

[Stark]

I love this game. I beat it twice already. But this time... I'm going for a perfect game! I'm talking about taking credit for finding all of the discoveries, finding all of the chams for Cupil, recruiting every crew member possible, making sure I get Vyse 'The Legend' status by the end...basically leaving no stone unturned. It's been about 4 years since I last played it, so I'm really excited about "sailing the skies" again.

I just wanted to share my excitement with you guys.

You must really like this game. I can't imagine playing any game like this more than once, I just have so much in my backlog I need to get to.

[Gamerforlife]

It's certainly in my list of all time faves. I would suggest getting the Gamecube version if you're going for a third playthrough. It has more content, thus allowing you a more "perfect" playthrough

[BoneSnapDeez]

Such a good game! I've only beaten the original version, I'll have to try the GC port for my next playthrough.

I almost had a perfect ranking last time I played it on DC. I didn't realize until the end of the game that running from battles hurts your ranking! I was not happy.

[brunoafh]

This is one I've always wanted to try but haven't yet. I love me some Sega RPGs, gonna have to give this one a run sooner or later.

Is the GC version significantly better than the DC version for someone that hasn't played it at all?

[stickem]

one of my favorites behind ff 7 and shadow hearts. wish there was a sequel. there's a bunch of rpg's i loved but towards the end wanted to be over with already, this one was not one of those.

[Protronrob]

lol I might have to move this one up in my backlog

I bought the GC version randomly one day but haven't played it yet when i picked it up and it sparked a memory of playing the demo on my cousins Dreamcast back in 2000. I remember playing the demo over and over because he said the ship in the demo couldn't be beaten and he was right

[BoneSnapDeez]

This is one I've always wanted to try but haven't yet. I love me some Sega RPGs, gonna have to give this one a run sooner or later.

Is the GC version significantly better than the DC version for someone that hasn't played it at all?

The GC port has some additional sidequests and the random encounter rate has been cut down. However, the music is downgraded when compared to the DC original.

One quirky thing I loved about the DC version is how loud the GD-ROM drive got just before a random battle. This doesn't happen during the GC version obviously.

[jalvarez82]

Yes. I truly love this game to death. Its very hard for me to get sick of playing lol. I just stopped playing, and I've already beaten the green Giga and made over 20 discoveries, which Iam trying to stay on top of and report right away.

I know all about the GC and all its enhancements and extra content. And I will try it out one day...but Ive always been a purist. And I believe every game is best enjoyed on its original platform.

[Lorfarius]

Loved it back in the day on the DC but the random encounters make it a right pain to go back to.