When Drachma's ship is damaged in a Valuan attack, Vyse is stranded on the small Crescent Island, where he uncovers letters and a map left behind by another pirate seeking treasure. Hitching a ride with an old fisherman, Drachma, and his ship, the trio recover the Red Moon Crystal from a temple in the desert nation of Nasr and the Green Moon Crystal high above Ixa'taka, a continent of lush forests, while foiling Valuan operations. She is captured by the Armada, but saved by Vyse and Aika, who, with mutual enemies, agree to help her mission. Upon the Silver Civilization learning of this plan, they send Fina to find the Moon Crystals first. Teodora directs the Valuan Armada, a fleet of warships led by admirals Galcian and Ramirez, to find them. Led by Empress Teodora, the empire seeks the Moon Crystals to reawaken the Gigas and take over the world. Vyse and Aika are members of the Blue Rogues, a faction of Robin Hood-minded air pirates gathered together to resist the militant and tyrannical Valuan Empire. An additional twenty two minor characters are recruit-able to fill various roles on Vyse's airship, though they remain there, and do not follow Vyse's party. The final spot in the group is filled by one of three other playable characters-Drachma, Gilder and Enrique-dictated either by story events, or the player's choice. The other two main characters, Aika and Fina, are mandatory characters for the party through most of the game. The player primarily controls Vyse, along with a party of up to four characters. A seal was placed on the Silver Gigas to prevent it from being used again, and the Moon Crystals were hidden away, while each civilization worked on rebuilding itself.
The catastrophic destruction stopped the rampage of the Gigas, as well as nearly destroyed the other five civilizations, thus ending the war. The most advanced, the Silver Civilization, used their Gigas to summon the Rains of Destruction, which pulled meteors from the orbiting moons and crashed them down onto the planet's surface. Using the Gigas, the civilizations warred with one another, threatening the extinction of humanity. Thousands of years prior to the present time of the game, the civilizations, one of which existed for each moon, developed technologically to the point where each created a Gigas, a colossal living weapon of mass destruction, controlled by a Moon Crystal. The game takes place in the fictional skies referred to as Arcadia, where six civilizations coexist on floating continents orbited by six moons of different colors. The battle system involves managing "Spirit Points", "Magic Points" and a multi-colored "Moon Stone" system. Getting through the end of the maze generally culminates in a last boss battle to be won prior to exiting. The dungeons exist in the format of a maze, with the player navigating the characters through it to obtain beneficial items in treasure chests while taking on enemies in random battles. Cities are visited to buy equipment to make character's stronger, and interact with non-playable characters to progress the story. There, gameplay alternates between exploring cities and progressing through the game's dungeons. When docked on landmasses or warships, exploration occurs on foot. The player may also recruit characters they encounter in exploration, allowing them to be placed on the ship or base's staff, adding extra benefits to exploration or battle. The world map starts out blank, and it is up to the player to chart the map through exploration. The overworld is divided into six regions, traversed by flying airships in 3D space "Discoveries", hidden locations, reward the player with extra benefits. Gameplay is similar to early 3D Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games the player engages enemies in turn-based battles to earn experience points, making their characters stronger. Skies of Arcadia is a role-playing video game (RPG) with an emphasis on world exploration. A port for the GameCube, Skies of Arcadia Legends, was released in 2002. Skies of Arcadia received critical acclaim upon release and is frequently regarded as one of the best games for the Dreamcast, but the game underperformed commercially. The development team included staff who had contributed to the Panzer Dragoon, Phantasy Star, Sonic the Hedgehog and Sakura Wars series. Skies of Arcadia uses traditional Japanese role-playing game systems such as turn-based battles and experience points, but puts greater focus on exploration, with the player flying an airship in 3D space. The game was released for the Dreamcast in late 2000 and was ported to the GameCube in 2003.
Players control Vyse, a young air pirate, and his friends as they attempt to stop the Valuan Empire from reviving ancient weapons with the potential to destroy the world. Skies of Arcadia is a 2000 role-playing video game developed by Overworks and published by Sega.
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