![]() ![]() Said game copies now hover around the $400 mark for a working disc (or discs in the DC’s case) with all of the original materials (booklets and case) included. Skies of Arcadia would also not receive digital releases or remasters, meaning that the only legitimate way to play it is to get a Sega Dreamcast or GC and purchase a copy of the game. In addition to that, Sega quickly abandoned the game after the GC’s 2003 release. Why is Skies of Arcadia so Expensive?Īs mentioned above, the game is a damn good one. This issue would be fixed on the game’s GameCube port. The only complaint that anyone could have had about the game was its high frequency of random turn-based battles. In my opinion, Skies’ visual display and large explorable world is what made it the superior Dreamcast RPG. ![]() Unlike Grandia II, Skies of Arcadia felt like a proper 3-D RPG. The game featured beautiful locales and detailed polygonal characters that could be fully appreciated behind a close third person camera. Skies of Arcadia looked like a proper 3-D RPG of the time too. Vyse, Fina, and Aika were a likable cast, and even the collection of villains that made periodical appearances throughout the game’s run time were entertaining to read. The entire quest was one which took place in a sky populated by floating islands and continents. However, as a game very few RPGs from the era (or any era) gave the epic sense of adventuring into the unknown as well as Skies of Arcadia did. This was because Sega was struggling from the losses incurred by Shenmue’s development and marketing campaign among its many other financial woes brought upon by previous hardware blunders. Much like other Sega RPGs from the era such as Panzer Dragoon Saga, Skies of Arcadia did not receive a full marketing push. Skies of Arcadia the Greatest JRPG of the 2000s? Skies of Arcadia is one of the finest JRPGs ever made, and now, it is also one of the priciest on Amazon.įrom 2000 to 2010 only Chrono Cross (94 average score) and Final Fantasy IX (94 average score) scored higher than Skies of Arcadia (93 average score) with critics. However, purchasing a working copy (with case and booklets) of Skies of Arcadia remains a considerable investment in both of its versions. Segacon -The Best of Sega Game Music- Vol.2 / セガコン -THE BEST OF SEGA GAME MUSIC- VOL.2 / Segacon -The Best of Sega Game Music- Vol.2 SVWC-7095~7 SoundtrackĮternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol.3 / エターナル アルカディア ドラマCD Vol.3 / Eternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol.3 EGCH-10013 DramaĮternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol.2 / エターナル アルカディア ドラマCD Vol.2 / Eternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol.2 EGCH-10010 DramaĮternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol.1 / エターナル アルカディア ドラマCD Vol.1 / Eternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol.The Dreamcast’s greatest Japanese role-playing game, and perhaps the best JRPG of the 2000s, is not as costly as other entries on this weekly series. The Very Best of SEGA / The Very Best of SEGA / The Very Best of SEGA OUS-002 Fan Arrangement Skies of Arcadia Original Soundtrack vol.2 / Skies of Arcadia Original Soundtrack vol.2 / Skies of Arcadia Original Soundtrack vol.2 N/A SoundtrackĪGES / エイジス / AGES WDCD-0029 Fan Arrangement Skies of Arcadia Original Soundtrack vol.1 / Skies of Arcadia Original Soundtrack vol.1 / Skies of Arcadia Original Soundtrack vol.1 N/A Soundtrack ![]() Orchestrated Video Games Vol 2 / Orchestrated Video Games Vol 2 / Orchestrated Video Games Vol 2 N/A Fan Arrangement Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack / Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack / Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack WAYO-011~3 Soundtrack, ArrangementĪrcadia Legends / Arcadia Legends / Arcadia Legends OCRA-0069 Fan Arrangement Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack / Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack / Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack WAYO-V001 Soundtrack, Arrangement Minuet of Time / Minuet of Time / Minuet of Time N/A Fan Arrangement Video Game Music for Piano / Video Game Music for Piano / Video Game Music for Piano N/A Fan Arrangement Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack / Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack / Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack RBCP-5761 Soundtrack, Arrangement Unknown Pseudoalbum / Unknown Pseudoalbum / Unknown Pseudoalbum N/A Fan Arrangement Kojiro Mikusa / 三草康二郎, Kayoko Matsushima / 松島加代子, Yutaka Minobe / 蓑部雄崇, Tatsuyuki Maeda / 前田龍之, Seiro Okamoto, Mariko Nanba / 南波真理子, Takashi Endo / 遠藤隆, Hideki Abe / 安倍栄基, Tomoya Ohtani / 大谷智哉, Keiichi Sugiyama / 杉山圭一 Kojiro Mikusa / 三草康二郎, Kayoko Matsushima / 松島加代子, Yutaka Minobe / 蓑部雄崇, Tatsuyuki Maeda / 前田龍之 Kiyoshi Tonozaki, Torakichi Takagi / 高木虎吉 Orchestra Coordination / Orchestra Coordination Yutaka Minobe / 蓑部雄崇, Tatsuyuki Maeda / 前田龍之, Seiro Okamoto, Mariko Nanba / 南波真理子, Takashi Endo / 遠藤隆, Hideki Abe / 安倍栄基, Tomoya Ohtani / 大谷智哉, Keiichi Sugiyama / 杉山圭一 Yutaka Minobe / 蓑部雄崇, Tatsuyuki Maeda / 前田龍之 ![]()
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