Talk:Skies of Arcadia

message: The entire 'Relationships' section seems to fit the definition of Fancruft to me; indeed, the entire article seems more about the cult fan movement behind the game rather than the game itself. Wouldn't this article be better off with a plot summary than this relationship drivel? Suggest removal of the section. --209.122.74.2 19:28, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with this. - :Tzepish 00:14, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

text: And apparently Sparky fails at reading comprehention.  See my little comment on the bottom of the page about this. --Sparky Lurkdragon 06:13, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Relationships and fancruft

message: "Some dialogue in the middle part of the game hints rather obliquely at the possibility of a short relationship between Aika and Fina."
I've played the entire game several times and I never noticed anything like this.  I mean, other than them being friends (and roommates for a while).  Of course, it's not like I was looking, but I think you'd have to be looking pretty hard to find anything between these two.  I mean, you could just as well say there was something between Belleza and Vyse (there's not).
:Me too. I've only played through it once, though, but I still couldn't find anything.
The Vyse/Fina and Vyse/Aika parts are quite accurate, however.
-- I agree about the lesbian relationship, it should be removed since there's not much to back it.
It's no less valid an interpretation than any of the others, which are all subtle at best and nonexistant at "worst". There is no less (some would say more) evidence for Aika/Fina than Vyse/anybody. He's too wrapped up in exploring the world and making his mark in it to have any apparant notice for girls. He could be gay himself for all we know.
:P dont call him gay hes badass
::So's Neil Patrick Harris. Not sure what gay has to do with it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.55.232.38 (talk) 07:40, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Relationship"? 

message: I do not think that the detailed list of each spell should be included in the "Magic" section of this article.  Wikipedia is not a strategy guide.  Does anyone disagree? - Kalarchis 07:56, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is actually in terrible condition. The characters section is way too large, those magic tables shouldn't be there, there's some stuff in list form that needs to be converted to prose, etc. I'm going to go ahead and get rid of the magic section, and if anyone is up to it, we can get started on improving the article. -- Steel 11:24, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, this article looks alright to me.  The opening could use a major rework, but besides that it's not too bad.  The "Characters" article, on the other hand, needs a weed-whacker taken too it.  I'll see what I can do with it. - Kalarchis 19:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Compare this with something like Shadow of the Colossus or Final Fantasy X and you'll see how not alright it is. -- Steel 20:07, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

text: I'm quite keen on improving this article, Skies is one of my favourite games. At the moment, though, we're about to start pushing SotC to FA status, which is likely to take a lot of effort, so my efforts here will be somewhat limited until that's done. -- Steel 11:40, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Alright, I've started writing the improved version of the article.  I don't know how long it'll take, and it's not going to be very beefy (I am an exclusionist). - Kalarchis 16:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Either avoid giving a name to the game world, or find a preview/review which says "The game takes place in a world called Arcadia" or something. -- Steel 21:58, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Just a brief synopsis wouldn't be particularly helpful to the reader, but likewise you don't want to give a step by step account of every single thing that happens in the game (I realise that isn't a very helpful answer). My suggestion would be to do things as close to FFX as you can, since that's a pretty good article.I'm planning on beefing out that reviews section at some point, just so you know. -- Steel 20:25, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Magic" section 

message: Here  That was published on EGM v15/1 #150 (1/2002). Will someone add that to the "reviews" section? I tried, but messed up the page so bad, I had to revert it! - Stormwatch 04:45, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done! :)  — Adamgritt 17:15, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  80th best game ever on EGM's list 

message: Why is it unlike the other images?  Perhaps the uploader of the image can change it?
Paul Haymon 06:04, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree; This article deserves a much better picture of Fina. --Thatkidsam 00:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fina image 

message: :Lacking any highly rated single player RPG's, Skies of Arcadia filled a hole in the Dreamcast's lineup.
That is not correct, there was another one. Grandia II had very positive reviews, as you can see from its 88% ratio on Gamerankings.  - Stormwatch 02:38, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: True.  The two games were released at about the same time though, so it's not entirely wrong to say that Skies of Arcadia was filling a hole when it did come out. SubSeven 09:01, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't forget Elemental Gimmick Gear. It came several months before either, and was highly rated.  It's not a pure RPG, though, it's more Zelda-like. - 200.19.188.1 12:03, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  This part doesn't sound right 

message: It was critically well received thanks to its stylish graphics and light-hearted setting, which contrasted with the then highly popular cyberpunk-influenced brand of dark fantasy that was popularized by such games as Final Fantasy VII. A similar motif was used by Final Fantasy IX, released around the same time for the Sony PlayStation.
An advance apology to all Final Fantasy fans out there, but I'm not sure the mentions of FFVII and FFIX are needed in the article.  If you can make a case for keeping this section in the article, please do so here.  Otherwise, I think it should be deleted (especially the mention of FFIX). NighTrekr 20:19, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Final Fantasy 

message: The section is worded somewhat confusing.  It also makes it sound like the Gamecube had a rumble pack, which is not true.  Also, mentioning that the developers 'took advantage of the Dreamcast hardware' by letting users know when a battle was coming by the spinning of the disc seems highly suspect.  I would assume that's the dreamcast loading information off the disc.  While it may alert you to when a battle is upcoming, I doubt it was done by the developers as a tool for players
: Agreed ARC Gritt 02:35, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Have attempted to fix this section. Here is the block of text which I removed:
In the Dreamcast version, for example, when a battle is about to begin, the Dreamcast's GD-ROM drive will spin loudly just beforehand, allowing players to jump to the Status Screen to make any last minute adjustments a split second before the battle began. The Jump Pack would also rumble a split second before a battle began.
Cheers. – ARC GrittTALK 19:02, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Skies of Arcadia Legends

message: This seems incorrect. Legends was not a remake, it was a port with a small amount of extra content. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.2.126.106 (talk • contribs) 
Actually no, Skies of Arcadia had the full graphical update, looks better then its dreamcast counterpart, had some of the extra downloadable stuff the dreamcast had pre loaded onto the disk, bountys, loads of discoverys, Piastol(that chick), and one or two other things
May not of had a huge amount of story added though, infact it had no real story added, i somewhat agree with you there, an enhanced port would be more likely, but i don't know how some people would define remake here, someone enlighten me  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.201.250 (talk) 22:37, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A remake would be more along the line of Metroid to Metroid: Zero Mission, or Resident Evil to Resident Evil GCN, where the graphics get a massive overhaul.  The "graphical update" in SoAL was miniscule in comparison; in fact, I'd go so far as to just label it an expansion pack if not for the fact that it's not a downloadable addition.  Then again, the EP article mentions that games of this nature can sort of be considered in that light. Arrowned (talk) 22:58, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Enhanced Remake"? 

message: There was no mention at all of Pinta's Quest in the article. I can only assume that no one who played the original Dreamcast game has been working actively on this article. I've added a very short section about Pinta's Quest with a reference to a good Gamefaqs article, but it would probably be a good idea to flesh it out a bit, and describe Pinta's Quest in a bit more detail, maybe in its own article. I may get some batteries for my VMUs and do the work myself but if anyone else wants to do it instead I'm only glad to avoid the work... Khim1 (talk) 18:28, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pinta's Quest

message: here. --MASEM (t) 04:32, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edge retrospective article 

message: It surprises me that there has been no mention of the fact that the PAL version on the Dreamcast was not 60Hz optimized; it didn't have such an option like most other games and after having imported the game from the U.S and later having played through the Gamecube version, the difference in the speed was very apparent.
In simple terms the PAL version ran at approximately 15% slower than the NTSC versions which is something I remember, because it merely compounded the issue relating to the random encounters by increasing their overall length. HolyB144 (talk) 20:35, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  PAL Dreamcast Issue 

message: Why is there PS2 version in the list while it was cancelled?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.47.6.80 (talk) 21:18, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: PS2 

message: * http://m.ign.com/articles/2000/08/05/skies-of-arcadia-revealed Sergecross73 msg me 20:07, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: *I think the first two are the same exact interview, and is already used a couple times in the article. The third link is new though, I did have much in the way of JP sources when I rewrote the article a year or so back... Sergecross73 msg me 12:45, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

text: ++I am working on the page for Rieko Kodama and found a few interviews where she talks about Skies. They are linked there. Also this book source, ping me for scans:  TarkusABtalk 15:41, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Recent info has come out that reveals the project originally started on the Sega Saturn:
https://kotaku.com/my-childhood-dream-had-come-true-a-belated-interview-w-1834310414
Roberth Martinez (talk) 23:26, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I came here to post this source too. There’s a few other good nuggets of info to add too, like that it was initially based around trains instead of airships too. Sergecross73 msg me 18:03, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Skies of Arcadia for Sega Saturn 

message: * http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/1211541/skies-of-arcadia-les-coulisses-des-pirates-de-l-air.htm - Looks to be pretty long, and in French. Sergecross73 msg me 18:28, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  2020 source 

message: This is just part 1 of the interviews about Skies of Arcadia recently translated by shmuplations: http://shmuplations.com/skiesofarcadia/ Roberth Martinez (talk) 00:20, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I forgot this one as well! http://shmuplations.com/arcadiavideo/ Roberth Martinez (talk) 00:22, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shmuplations' Interviews translation 

message: Starting a discussion since there seems to be a bit of back and forth on it. I personally think it should be somewhere in the middle. I think it should be trimmed back some, but the trim job was a bit heavy handed. We generally have a bit more character info than that if it's a game without a separate "list of characters" article. Sergecross73 msg me 16:17, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character info cutting