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Skies of Arcadia and Shenmue might be headed to XBLA/PSN
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Shadow2222
Member
Hmmm, decisions, decisions... I was just about to play through Shenmue (for about the twentieth time) on my Dreamcast, but now I'm thinking about holding off. But then again, these versions probably won't come out till at least next year.
GekigangerV
Member
Sign me up for jpn and USA copiea on psn if shenmue comes out.
I hope passport disc stuff is included as well. I want to be top 10 in the state for forklift racing and 70 battlw again.
I hope passport disc stuff is included as well. I want to be top 10 in the state for forklift racing and 70 battlw again.
This. The emotions on their faces were the best and the writing/dialog was great for it's time. Heck it still is. The Characters were some of the best in a JRPG.
Definitely not seeing it.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Indeed; I agree with you.
After reading a few of your posts i wonder if you're a troll, or if you just have anger issues.. Jesus, chill out man.
R_thanatos
Member
Actually they are ..it's just that kamurocho is way bigger and has more people but there are clearly some Npcs that are unique and only appears at certain times .... You can't give 50 Npc unique features in a huge city like Kamurocho BUT you can do it in a small portion of a town like in shenmue...
They are different games of course but both have a fairly unique attention to detail.
forklit racing leaderboards ? the competition will be severe.
The Awesomest
Member
Shadow2222
Member
Exactly, and it was a breath of fresh air when it released, and still is original and different in 2012.
I wouldn't know.
Shenmue is one of my favorite games ever, but it has not aged gracefully, so as far as getting new people in? I don't know about that.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I'm willing to buy Skies of Arcadia again provided it has widescreen support.
It's a long-shot, but PS3/Vita transfarring for Skies would be amazing.
I'd also really like Skies to have a full Platinum trophy set on PS3. There's so much cool stuff to do in that game, and I'd like to have a big list of things to accomplish, since it's one of my favorite RPGs.
I'd also really like Skies to have a full Platinum trophy set on PS3. There's so much cool stuff to do in that game, and I'd like to have a big list of things to accomplish, since it's one of my favorite RPGs.
Squall ASF
Member
Oh man, Skies of Arcadia Legends........I'll make it rain MS points. Make this happen!
more like:
focus
focus
focus
delta shield
focus
focus
focus
delta shield
pirate's wrath
focus
focus
focus
delta shield
...
Which I'll gladly do again
KittenMaster
Member
Apparently the music quality on the DC version is much better (I only played the GC version), so it's probably the superior version.
gutter_trash
Banned
will double dip on Shenmue for both consoles
support!
support!
Oracle Dragon
Member
Crap, guess it's time to ebay my GC copy of SoA which I never got around to playing... I loved this game on DC and immediately snatched up the Legends version back with GC was still the new hotness... and then never got around to playing it.
I will probably also buy it in XBLA, and then never get around to playing that one, either
I will probably also buy it in XBLA, and then never get around to playing that one, either
Augemitbutter
Member
when i think about skies, the first things that come to mind are the outcome of that pirate's treasure quest and the first 5 seconds of the battle theme. oh and that dancer.
haven't played it since it came out on DC.
haven't played it since it came out on DC.
OccamsBlender
Member
Heheheh, nice fix <3
Not everyone wants their RPGs to be full of mages who go waaah about being discriminated against when they're all assholes or all angry people all the goddamn time.
Ooh, I know this one!
"FIRE CONSUME MY ENEMY! Lambda Burst!"
Did you know, at least in Legends, that you can skip your own S.Move animations by pressing Start? The game has the best battle quotes, though. So cheesy.
Skies of Arcadia shows that there are two ways to deal with cliches, really. You can do what most do and try to avoid them, step around them, subvert them to appear original and fresh. And then there's what Skies does: Embrace them. No fear, no wavering, just a head on collision with as many cliches as it can find, and look awesome while doing it. Which fits the characters of the game so well.
So, if there's a re-release, can I suggest this as a subtitle for the RTTP thread?
"Pirates of old! Defend our cause!"
Seems kind of fitting now.
Sega puts most of their games on Steam, if this happened I would imagine we would also see it on Steam.
Ideally they would port the Gamecube version of the game but include the Dreamcast music.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
So excited for this. (Assuming it's true.) JSR, Shenmue AND SoA? Too good to be true.
Unlike the other two mentioned games, I never managed to really sit down an get very far in Skies of Arcadia, (didn't own a copy) but it seemed like a very cute, charming, and lighthearted adventure story. I'm just not convinced it deserves the hate it's getting in this thread.
Unlike the other two mentioned games, I never managed to really sit down an get very far in Skies of Arcadia, (didn't own a copy) but it seemed like a very cute, charming, and lighthearted adventure story. I'm just not convinced it deserves the hate it's getting in this thread.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
never got to play either of these games but i would buy them for sure!!
The GameCube version had texture and other rendering issues, too, but they weren't as obvious as the music problems.
The added content in the GC version isn't worth all of those problems, though, so I'd prefer that they just stick with the DC version, since I don't expect much more than a basic port.
Douche McBaggins The 3rd
Junior Member
If anyone is the King of the Trollercoaster, it's gotta be Sega. Every time I seem to almost forget about Shenmue, Sega always reignites that flame. I just want to forget it all. Please Sega do not tempt me back to Yokosuka....
Corleth the Fey
Member
MOONS GIVE ME STRENGTH. This worked on the Dreamcast too.
ajim
Member
Pretty much this. I'll believe it when it's confirmed and I see it lol
Night_Trekker
Member
It doesn't. It's a fantastic game.
Never had one, so I didn't know. What did Legends add, anyway? Other than Piastol?
Now just to be obnoxiously optimistic for a second... There's another thread saying that Shenmue HD exists, but hasn't been released until Sega knew what to do with the franchise. Couple that with this thread saying Shenmue is getting a PSN/XBLA release and you get... A Shemue sequel? Maybe, maybe not. But also, what if Skies of Arcadia is Skies of Arcadia HD, released because Sega also has plans for that franchise? Vyse, Aika, and Fina did cameo in Valkyria Chronicles, and were pretty well received there, too. Sega testing the waters? A Skies of Arcadia HD with Valkyra's engine would be so awesome.
R_thanatos
Member
Legends has less random battles , black pirates , some new maps discoveries, the extra story and many tweak to some magics properties ( such as the revive magic that had a high chance of failing in the dreamcast version )
And many more little touches here and there ... You have a slightly less quality music and the loss of pinta quest too
Ooooooohkay then.
Spieler Eins
Member
I sometimes hear that the Gamecube version has more tolerable random encounters, which would be a bigger deal imo.
What.
Why would you do that? Then again, I used items almost exclusively to revive. Can't revive though Delta Shield. And the items are cheap. That and when Fina gets her final S.Move, you just keep a reserve of points. Anyone die or everyone in bad enough condition for the boss music to change, fire off Lunar Light. It's not often a healing move is my favorite move in a game, but Lunar Light is just so very, very overpowered for a healing move. (Revives from KO, heals fully, cures all status problems, goes first.) And if Riselem had a chance to fail in the DC version, it just makes Lunar Light that much more awesome.
