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How Skies of Arcadia Pushed the Dreamcast

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "After months of revisiting some of gaming’s most special moments by looking at the games that pushed their original systems the furthest we’ve come to our grande-finale and will be taking a look at a game that is beloved by many released on a console that was equally loved. Today we’ll be talking about the Sega Dreamcast classic Skies of Arcadia, an RPG that took the genre in interesting, bold directions while pushing the least powerful console of the 6th generation to heights that made it compare favorably with some of its peers. This is the story of how Skies of Arcadia pushed the Dreamcast."

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xboxcult2487d ago

Amazing JRPG. Skies of Arcadia & Grandia 2 were my favorites on Dreamcast.

Frodosmugins2487d ago

agree..FF7 really got me in the mood for more rpgs..

So, as the years went by Dreamcast didn't get many rpgs and as a die hard Sega fan back then these 2 games really made full use of my Dreamcast.

SOA was very unique with the airship travel at the time.

ZeekQuattro2487d ago

SOA Legends is still one of my favorite RPGs of all time. The changing music that played depending on how good or how bad you were doing. The Cast. The ship combat. The base building. Such a great game.

Knightofelemia2487d ago

I still have my copy it still is a great RPG

ApocalypseShadow2487d ago (Edited 2487d ago )

Awesome RPG. Still have it on Dreamcast.

Back off! Alpha Storm!
Fire consume my enemies! Lambda burst!
Here it goes! Omega Cyclone!
Haaaaauuh!...Ha! Cutlass Fury!
Behold! Pirates Wrath!
Moons...Petrify my enemies!
May righteousness be our shield. Shield of Justice!
Haaaa! Take that!

Lol!Lmao!

Love this game. Should have been a sequel by now or a Remake at the detail level of Sega's other games like Yakuza. Make it really look like a cartoon. We need more Vise and Aika.

PhoenixUp2487d ago

The only exposure I had to this series was playing as Vyse in Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed

ApocalypseShadow2487d ago (Edited 2487d ago )

Phoenixup...dude..you got to play this game. If you liked Sega's rpgs back in the day,you will love this game. The music, the story, the characters,the humor, the airships. It is a great one that I would put up against any rpg made by square or any Japanese developer...TODAY. And it came out years ago. It's that good....seriously. It's that good.

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10 JRPGs That Deserve A Remake

There are a bunch of amazing video game genres. A genre that is loved by many is JRPGs. So, let's talk about 10 JRPGs that deserve a remake.

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Knightofelemia62d ago

Throw in Arc the Lad, Grandia, Legend of Legaia, Galarians, Xenosaga, Ar Tonelico.

Cacabunga61d ago

Jade Cocoon
Suikoden 2
Parasite Eve
Chrono Trigger
Illusion of Time
Alundra

Azurite61d ago

Terranigma, many missed out on this game.

jznrpg61d ago

Vagrant Story, Xenogears, Koudelka and Shadow Hearts just to name a few.

indifference8460d ago

I would even settle for these games being brought to modern consoles.

Personally, I prefer to buy all the "remasters" of classic games on Switch so I can play them @work and on the bus.

I haven't played Parasite Eve since the 90's and I'd love to again!

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A Look Back at the Best Dreamcast JRPGs

Beep, Beep. We're broadcasting live from the Dreamcast channel, and today's event is the best JRPGs on the Dreamcast.

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shinoff2183501d ago (Edited 501d ago )

Good picks but could've used some links to trailers also or screenshots

Relientk77500d ago

Grandia II and Skies of Arcadia are amazing.

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RaiderNation1073d ago (Edited 1073d ago )

Gunstar Heroes was made by Treasure. I'm not sure if that IP actually belongs to Sega. If it does, the ONLY modern day developer that I think would do that game justice is Housemarque. Maybe Sega could collaborate with Sony to let them make a modern day Gunstar Heroes. I definitely think Shinobi and Afterburner need modern day remakes though.

I feel like there are stronger Sega IP's than some of the ones that were listed such as...

Vector Man
Comix Zone
Virtual On
Ranger X
Jet Set Radio
Landstalker
Eternal Champions

sourOG1073d ago

A new eternal champions would be sick

TimelessDbz1073d ago

Phantasy star Online 1 and Phantasy star universe.

Mopes1072d ago

Sadly I think that is unlikely because of Phantasy Star Online 2

FlavorLav011073d ago

Totally agreed. That’s a good start. Here’s a few more I think would covert well.

Virtua Fighter
Fighting Vipers
Sonic Adventure
Condemned
Shinobi
Altered Beast
Shenmue (properly supported)

sourOG1073d ago

Condemned criminal origins!

Snookies121072d ago

Amazing series, wish more people had known about it back in the day!

sourOG1072d ago

Probably still my favorite horror game of all time. I’ve been into that kind of shit my whole life so I don’t scare easy but condemned got me. When you’re looking down a hallway and see people peaking out. The heart was kicking lmao.

I need to play it again. I played a year or 2 ago and it still held up. Graphics are obviously dated but just the premise. Like pulling pipes off of the wall and shit. You don’t see that anymore. I’d take the same game with a new can of paint, it still feels good. Multiplat remaster do it. I don’t think criminal origins ever came to PlayStation.

ZelTroidVania1073d ago

As hard as it was, the Shinobi remake that came out on PS2 was decent. But yes, a new remake would be great. Always loved that series.

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