<s>
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2000	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Overworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
late	O
2000	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
uses	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
puts	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
exploration	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
flying	O
an	O
airship	O
in	O
3D	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
staff	O
who	O
had	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
and	O
is	O
frequently	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
underperformed	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
Legends	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
world	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
early	O
3D	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
engages	O
enemies	O
in	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
to	O
earn	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
making	O
their	O
characters	O
stronger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dungeons	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
format	O
of	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
navigating	O
the	O
characters	O
through	O
it	O
to	O
obtain	O
beneficial	O
items	O
in	O
treasure	O
chests	O
while	O
taking	O
on	O
enemies	O
in	O
random	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
through	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
generally	O
culminates	O
in	O
a	O
last	O
boss	O
battle	O
to	O
be	O
won	O
prior	O
to	O
exiting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
1999	O
under	O
the	O
code	B-Language
name	O
Project	O
Ares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Eternal	B-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
,	O
retained	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internal	O
Sega	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
Overworks	O
,	O
consisted	O
of	O
development	O
staff	O
from	O
Team	O
Andromeda	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
development	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Rieko	O
Kodama	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
2	B-Application
and	O
4	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Shuntaro	O
Tanaka	O
had	O
written	O
the	O
stories	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yutaka	O
Minobe	O
and	O
Tatsuyuki	O
Maeda	O
;	O
Maeda	O
had	O
composed	O
music	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expectations	O
were	O
high	O
,	O
as	O
Team	O
Andromeda	O
's	O
prior	O
game	O
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
had	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
had	O
few	O
well-reviewed	O
JRPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
went	O
smoothly	O
,	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
power	O
and	O
easier	O
architecture	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
made	O
conscious	O
decisions	O
to	O
make	O
entering	O
individual	O
buildings	O
in	O
towns	O
seamless	O
,	O
without	O
loading	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
expressive	O
,	O
anime	O
art	O
style	O
to	O
more	O
clearly	O
show	O
facial	O
expressions	O
and	O
emotions	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
had	O
been	O
lacking	O
from	O
recent	O
popular	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
across	O
two	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
proprietary	O
GD-ROM	B-Device
discs	O
,	O
to	O
accommodate	O
its	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
with	O
battles	O
on	O
land	O
and	O
the	O
tops	O
of	O
trains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
production	O
moved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
motif	O
of	O
traveling	O
the	O
skies	O
was	O
set	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
Discovery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
release	O
date	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
delayed	O
to	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2000	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
create	O
a	O
paid	O
"	O
trial	O
version	O
"	O
for	O
concurrent	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
was	O
renamed	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
for	O
its	O
Western	O
releases	O
,	O
which	O
Sega	O
felt	O
better	O
expressed	O
the	O
premise	O
and	O
story	O
to	O
Western	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
four	O
months	O
,	O
with	O
80	O
-	O
to	O
100-hour	O
work	O
weeks	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
script	O
of	O
over	O
2,000	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
and	O
Spanish	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Sega	O
's	O
announcement	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
abandon	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
to	O
make	O
software	O
for	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
port	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
to	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
April	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
May	O
,	O
rumors	O
spread	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
was	O
refuted	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2002	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
80%	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
Legends	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
Infogrames	O
distributing	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
partially	O
uses	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
code	B-Language
,	O
and	O
partially	O
uses	O
newly	O
written	O
code	B-Language
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
lacking	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
VMU	B-Application
,	O
some	O
effects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cupils	O
notifications	O
,	O
were	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
"	O
Pinta	O
Quest	O
"	O
minigame	O
was	O
removed	O
outright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
being	O
less	O
readily	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
received	O
"	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2017	O
retrospective	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
on	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
exclusive	O
games	O
(	O
at	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
)	O
per	O
platform	O
,	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
placed	O
third	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
behind	O
Soul	B-Application
Caliber	I-Application
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Grind	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
and	O
,	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
later	O
listed	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
for	O
being	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
solid	O
games	O
visually	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
so	O
much	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
so	O
much	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
story	O
that	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
mind	O
being	O
retold	O
again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.2	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
painstakingly	O
detailed	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
problems	O
—	O
which	O
it	O
shares	O
with	O
practically	O
every	O
other	O
Japanese	O
RPG	O
—	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
is	O
an	O
impressive	O
,	O
thoroughly	O
delightful	O
game	O
that	O
no	O
one	O
should	O
pass	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
version	O
of	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
sold	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
,	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
Legends	O
,	O
received	O
slightly	O
less	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
lower	O
scores	O
were	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
substantially	O
improved	O
despite	O
more	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
and	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
passing	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expectations	O
in	O
graphics	O
had	O
changed	O
drastically	O
in	O
between	O
releases	O
—	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
release	O
was	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
weaker	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
VIII	O
and	O
IX	B-Application
,	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
compared	O
against	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
the	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
its	O
games	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
Xenosaga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Legends	O
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
January	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
cancelled	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
begin	O
full	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
shown	O
interest	O
in	O
creating	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
portable	O
iteration	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Legends	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
neither	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2002	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Legends	O
,	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
producer	O
Rieko	O
Kodama	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
still	O
interested	O
in	O
creating	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
work	O
had	O
still	O
not	O
started	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
though	O
had	O
it	O
started	O
,	O
she	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
most	O
likely	O
platform	O
for	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
Overworks	O
president	O
Noriyoshi	O
Ohba	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
sequel	O
had	O
entered	O
the	O
planning	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
December	O
2004	O
interview	O
,	O
Kodama	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
indefinitely	O
while	O
many	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
pulled	O
into	O
working	O
on	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Sega	O
began	O
a	O
campaign	O
of	O
releasing	O
HD	O
remasters	O
of	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
digitally	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Sega	O
brand	O
manager	O
Ben	O
Harborne	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
HD	O
was	O
a	O
likely	O
next	O
release	O
,	O
after	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
frequently	O
requested	O
titles	O
for	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
renewed	O
the	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
trademark	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
re-release	O
did	O
not	O
materialize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
characters	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
Sega	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
another	O
title	O
directed	O
by	O
Shuntaro	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vyse	O
and	O
Fina	O
made	O
minor	O
cameos	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
accompanying	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
anime	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
Valkyria	O
games	O
,	O
Vyse	O
has	O
also	O
made	O
some	O
appearances	O
in	O
some	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
related	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
2012	O
Sega	O
racing	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
racetrack	O
based	O
on	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
,	O
where	O
the	O
participants	O
must	O
drive	O
and	O
fly	O
through	O
the	O
Blue	O
Rogue	O
's	O
home-base	O
while	O
eluding	O
attacks	O
from	O
the	O
Valuan	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vyse	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
comic	O
book	O
adaption	O
of	O
Transformed	O
featured	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Universe	O
#45	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
comics	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
World	O
Unite	O
"	O
Sega	O
character	O
crossover	O
story	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
