Onigashima
@quinn2win
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:29 PM
gamer confession I never played skies of arcadia
Onigashima
@quinn2win
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:32 PM
does it hold up
Snowdrops ﾐ☆
@danidanidanica
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:33 PM
rng for battles is horridly high
Snowdrops ﾐ☆
@danidanidanica
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:34 PM
the story is still within my personal tolerance levels for anime bullshit but that's much more subjective
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:35 PM
I heard the Gamecube remaster lowers the rng but don’t quote me on that
Onigashima
@quinn2win
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:35 PM
"I heard the Gamecube remaster lowers the rng"
--Nerdie
tutorials georg
@jisusushi
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:37 PM
It does.
IT'S TV TIME!
@sanduophon
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:38 PM
i can't give an unbiased answer because i come from a place of nostalgia. that said i did replay it a few years ago and did think it was still a lot of fun
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:38 PM
Fuck, can’t believe you’ve done this
Beans
@lightdrizzel
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:38 PM
I’ve actually been playing it for a few weeks now and it seems fairly good
Beans
@lightdrizzel
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:39 PM
I’m also on the GameCube version and the rng is tolerable
Onigashima
@quinn2win
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:39 PM
what do we mean by High RNG actually
Onigashima
@quinn2win
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:39 PM
swingy battles? lots of random encounters?
Beans
@lightdrizzel
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:40 PM
Lot of encounters
Onigashima
@quinn2win
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:40 PM
ok
Beans
@lightdrizzel
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:41 PM
I’ve only had one run in with enemies that I could not beat
takowiener
@jinbezame
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:44 PM
There is a minor penalty for running from a lot of random battles iirc which makes the encounter rate a little obnoxious.
IT'S TV TIME!
@sanduophon
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:44 PM
oh yeah that is true
IT'S TV TIME!
@sanduophon
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:44 PM
the reputation system discourages running
IT'S TV TIME!
@sanduophon
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:44 PM
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:45 PM
so if you get unlucky with a lot of tough/long encounters in a row you have to stay put or risk dropping your reputation
raspberrydrink
@raspberrydrink
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:49 PM
I adored it back on the dreamcast
raspberrydrink
@raspberrydrink
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:50 PM
it's def got some clunkiness of the era but the exploring and the charm are worth it imho
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 11:51 PM
I gotta be honest, I can’t remember much of the actual plot outside of the sky pirate aesthetic
Snowdrops ﾐ☆
@danidanidanica
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:00 AM
basically you travel to places dictated by elemental moons to get macguffins before the bad guys take them for Evil. it's a very basic plot but the characters are very charming even if it's tropey
Snowdrops ﾐ☆
@danidanidanica
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:01 AM
and the reputation system rewards you for playing a smart captain who thinks ahead and is optimistic but still careful to take his crew's wellbeing into consideration
Princess Emily
@deerleisure
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:02 AM
I watched a video about Skies of Arcadia just now and it's the most Skies of Arcadia I have ever consumed
Princess Emily
@deerleisure
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:03 AM
it seems like it was really popular though, where are the ten thousand sequels and remakes
Villain
@Overbringer
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:09 AM
It’s the last JRPG I actually finished
Rama
@Nerdorama
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:15 AM
It's a really good cute classic story
Rama
@Nerdorama
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:15 AM
Princess Emily : it was a Dreamcast/GCN RPG, so, hell
IT'S TV TIME!
@sanduophon
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:21 AM
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:22 AM
yeah, hell. the lead dev has repeatedly gone on record saying he would love to make a sequel but it just never manifested
takowiener
@jinbezame
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 12:31 AM
There's an LP I read on the archive when I'm feeling nostalgic, as I don't have a GameCube. It's one of my favorites.
HotXC
@UltraDude
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 1:07 AM
the producer died last year which is a downer
HotXC
@UltraDude
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 1:08 AM
but yeah, pretty simple and kind of unbalanced turned based rpg
HotXC
@UltraDude
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 1:09 AM
overworld is nice, you can sail around and find 'discoveries' and get rewarded, music changes instrumentation depending on where you are
Rama
@Nerdorama
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 1:10 AM
Not a strategic tour de force but you do get to do turn-based airship battles
HotXC
@UltraDude
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 1:10 AM
straightforward and earnest plot and characters, nothing complex really tackled here.
HotXC
@UltraDude
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 1:10 AM
the ship battles can be fun yeah
HotXC
@UltraDude
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 1:11 AM
these icons are all just, in-engine, on the character models, so it's pretty fun to look at
Rama
@Nerdorama
Sun, Oct 8, 2023 1:13 AM
It's slightly more apt anti-imperialism than most JRPGs just because pirates but
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