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Description

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.

"Skis of Arcadia" is a traditional Japanese RPG with turn-based combat and randomly appearing enemies. During battles, you can accumulate spirit points and then unleash powerful special attacks. Beside the usual party-based combat, there are also ship battles in the game, where you plan several turns ahead, using various kinds of ship weapons.

Alternate Titles

  • "Project Ares" -- Early development name
  • "Eternal Arcadia" -- Japanese title
  • "エターナル アルカディア" -- Japanese Spelling

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User Reviews

A mediocre game with very few highlights Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (72406) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Not only is it the best DC rpg but the best rpg in a while. MasterMegid (877) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
Beautifully rendered sky pirate RPG! Arrrrrrrrr matey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lado (24) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
The best RPG ever Ben Burton (6) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

RPGamer Nov 11, 2004 10 out of 10 100
Gaming Age Dec 06, 2000 A 100
Da Gameboyz Jul 08, 2004 9.5 out of 10 95
Gaming Target Dec 22, 2000 9.4 out of 10 94
Defunct Games Apr 24, 2005 92 out of 100 92
RPGFan Jun 22, 2002 91 out of 100 91
Eurogamer.net (UK) Jan 09, 2001 9 out of 10 90
Gamezilla Feb 05, 2001 88 out of 100 88
SegaFan.com Mar 17, 2002 8.1 out of 10 81
Thunderbolt Games Nov 04, 2004 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

Skies of Arcadia was the first Overworks-developed title to make it to the US.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Rogee Bronze Star Contributing Member (517) on May 10, 2001.
 

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