You might have seen a sleuth of Skies of Arcadia articles in Retro Gaming Mag this last week. If you didn’t, you should go and read them, because we looked at every aspect of the game we could think of. Skies of Arcadia is a game that holds up well to this day, and perhaps […]
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Skies of Arcadia Combat Retrospective
February 4th, 2017
Dash The Bomber In dire name, we call for the power of the ancients to battle our foe. A mantra familiar to players of Skies of Arcadia for being the ultimate attack Prophecy. The battle system was not particularly something to write home about, though. Featuring the standard attack, magic, defend, flee choices, it mixed the setup with […]
Skies of Arcadia Villains Retrospective
February 3rd, 2017
Dash The Bomber Is he who controls god a god himself, or is he merely a pawn in the grand scheme of things? While at first glance, the villains of Skies of Arcadia appear to be the Valuan Empire, it subverts this trope slowly as we’re introduced (as the player) to the motives of each character. The game […]
Skies of Arcadia Story Retrospective
February 1st, 2017
Dash The Bomber Rescuing a mysterious waif from the hands of an evil empire is a tried and true concept in the realm of storytelling. Skies of Arcadia is no different in this regard, with its setup being a rather common one. But instead of coming off as trite and unoriginal, Overworks turned the usual story into something […]
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