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"Why didn't Skies sell well? :("

I've just completed it and my god what a game, you may remember me moaning about the random battles they are annoying but get past that and you have SUCH a bloody gem of a game I LOVED IT.
It stands alongside Final Fantasy 7 and Zelda in my ALL TIME favourite games,to think I actually sold it the first time I bought it and decided recently to buy it again second hand off ebay to see if I can tolerate it better!
Anyway as I've said I've been reading how this game hasn't sold so well because it's "unknown" unlike the Final Fantasy series and what a DAMN shame cos the likelihood of a sequel is slim because it didn't sell so well :(
Crap seems part of the overworks team is in the Sonic team producing other games.. DAMN YOU SEGA DAMN YOU.

No strategy required for any of the fights WHATSOEVER. Completely redundant magic. Why have people running around when it had practically zero effect on the area-of-effect? Besides 'a story' it had nothing else going for it. Not even any variation in the gameplay.

Darwock wrote:
> No strategy required for any of the fights WHATSOEVER. Completely
> redundant magic. Why have people running around when it had
> practically zero effect on the area-of-effect? Besides 'a story' it
> had nothing else going for it. Not even any variation in the
> gameplay.

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong and oh, wrong.

Any variation in the gameplay? What the hell are you talking about? What about the bits with the party split in two? What about all the different lands? What about when Vyse has to adventure alone on Deserted Island?

It's not his fault he's a giant 'tard.


Actually, it probably is.

KILL HIM!!! 'COME ON DANCE FOR ME' GILDER STYLE :D

Darwock wrote:
> Completely redundant magic.

I'd agree with that one, with the exception of green and silver magic, the magic was crappy, but then again, it's always beenthat way in all RPG's, with the exception of Ultima in FF games, attacking magic always sucks.

munn wrote:
> Darwock wrote:
> Completely redundant magic.
>
> I'd agree with that one, with the exception of green and silver
> magic, the magic was crappy, but then again, it's always beenthat way
> in all RPG's, with the exception of Ultima in FF games, attacking
> magic always sucks.

How many times has the Pyri saved my ass from attacking a whole screen of crappy foes one by one?

All the magic has it's uses, from the Quika in the Gregorio battle to miss his hull ram to the status changing effects (usefull in Boss battles) of Driln and Wevli. It's great for stat-lovers.

RPG's are an aquired taste.

So is every genre you fool.

Whitestripes DX wrote:
> So is every genre you fool.

RPG's sell to a special type of gamer...

Action shooters and FPS's, football titles and simple adventures/platformers sell to most people.

RPG's are far more difficult, they require patience, persistance and genuinly a lot of understanding for the genre.

I fail on all 3 accounts, thusly fail to enjoy skies.

what exactly do you mean by 'Skies'?