My First Impressions of Sky Oceans

Is Sky Oceans the next "Skies of Arcadia?" It's a bit early to say for sure, but the demo currently available on Steam has made it clear that the developers are on track to make a really unique take on the Turn-based RPG, and a world that feels like it's brimming with stories to be told!
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[@SuperDerek]

Pinned comment: Link to the demo: store.steampowered.com/app/1691750/Sky_Oceans_Wings_for_Hire/

[@juliomarambio8187]

Thanks for covering our game, Derek! I've been a fan of your channel for a long time and seeing our game being featured by you is really awesome. As you said, there are still some bugs and rough edges, such as skipping dialogues, balance and other issues, that we are fixing for the release version later this year. Please look forward to more news in the coming months!

[@aaronglazer4173]

Day 1 buy. Good luck!

[@arckinenso7615]

This is my favorite theme and aesthetic! Looking forward to it. Graphics are simple, compared to some modern games, but clearly has good artistic vision. Doesn't look amateur like the endless farming sims shoveled out. Good luck pushing it over the finish line.

[@leolightfellow]

The game looks great. :)

[@1RacerXer]

Its at the top of my wish list! 👍

[@SuperDerek]

Aw man! I've been tied up at work all day, and seeing a message from you here brightens my day. I'm absolutely looking forward to future developments! Good luck!

[@Flyzoola]

Hey Derek! I've been watching your stuff for like 5 years now, and I keep coming back because you have really similar taste to what I enjoy in JRPGs. You just put ANOTHER game in my radar haha this one looks super cool I really like the dogfight aspect. Thanks for shining a light on this project!

[@SuperDerek]

My pleasure, Flyzoola! :D

[@DBTGAMER]

Fingers crossed for voice acting. I am interested in the game. I'm a big fan of Skies of Arcadia And Nostalgia for the DS.

[@CassiusZedaker-pr7kc]

Not enough people talk about Nostalgia.

[@SuperSupersoda]

Saw the video title and I'm not going to lie, my first takeaway was "so, we're getting a Trails in the Sky and Star Ocean mash-up? Cool, can't wait."

[@SuperDerek]

Now THAT would be sick! :D

[@ATG913]

I love sky islands, and a world in the sky. I hope they do justice to their setting and ideas.

[@socialistprofessor3206]

I was in grad school at the release of Skies of Arcadia and never got back to finishing it. It was a little slow so maybe a spiritual successor is the way to go. Thanks for the preview!

[@blakraven66]

Yo, never even heard of this until now. Looks great!

[@MiamiSunrise]

The turn based dog fighting looks fun, I'm hoping there is some hand to hand though as a bit of a changeup from time to time. I also like that this is getting a physical console release for Switch and PS5! I'm always unsure with projects like this how much faith to put in them. To me it really doesnt seem like it will even touch the depth and interest of a SoA but the fact something is even being attempted has had my eye on this for months now. Had no idea there was a demo available. Thanks for putting a spotlight on the game, I'm sure a number of bugs will be course corrected before launch as this looks like a neat pallette cleanser RPG to play between bigger beefier titles. You're the best Derek!

[@SuperDerek]

Thanks Miami! Definitely awesome to see people wear their inspirations on their sleeve in these indies! :)

[@zeframmann1641]

"Having to read the subtitles can cause you to miss what's happening in the cinematic cut-scenes." [shows two people sitting on a chair facing forward] 👍 If you're any kind of old-school anime fan this won't be an issue. You can adapt pretty easily. Having something, even a computer AI voice, that can read the subtitles for you might help with people who have dyslexia or some visual impairment though.

[@Jarrych83]

The visuals remind me a lot of Jeanne Darc, but definitely also fits that dreamcast/gamecube vibe. The air combat clips also give me vibes of Skies meets Panzer Dragoon Saga.

[@KentaroMiyamoto21]

It has some promise, but it looks like it needs some more time to cook.

[@JDHutchison]

I’m just here to say that I didn’t know this channel was missing anything, that is until I saw Derek’s full on goatee.

[@1RacerXer]

Personally I don't think this "feels" like Skies of Arcadia at all. Not sure why everyone is tying to compare it. Just because they both have air ships? I still like it though!

[@SuperDerek]

Yeah, I think the Sky Islands and such are probably inspired by it, but it definitely feels like its own game, and plays pretty differently from what we've seen so far. I wanted to be sure not to refer to this game as a 'spiritual successor' in today's video because that doesn't seem like what they were aiming for, per se.

[@A.S.Bridges]

Wow, fantastic coverage on another indie gem. I'm definitely going to keep my eye on this one. The Skies of Arcadia influences are certainly there, which is incredible because I absolutely adore that game and consider it my favorite game on Dreamcast. But, I do agree with Derek that the art style does seem to have a lot in common with Wind Waker - which is also fantastic. In addition, I'm getting some Rodea the Sky Solider and Solatorobo: Red the Hunter vibes as well. Put all of that together and things are shaping up to be quite the interesting JRPG treat.

[@christopherthomas9218]

I'll keep my eyes on it, but its honestly gonna fall off my radar if no hand-to-hand combat is involved.

[@lnsflare1]

I'm imagining the developers jumping you in the middle of the street while you frantically shout "I meant in the game! IN THE GAME!"

[@AlohaGamester]

First Glance reminds me esthetically of Windwaker X Skyward sword

[@NinjaxShadowXx]

Reminds me of the Atlus game Skygunner on PS2 during the flying parts

[@redstratus97]

Sounds Ike there are some things that need to be addressed. But I’m liking what I see!

[@TheSmongo]

Dude! You need to stop giving me tips on good rpg:s, Just finished Eiyuden Chronicle, started with Octopath 2, and soon this. XD

[@SuperDerek]

Sorry Smongo! At least you've got a bit before this one comes out! ;)

[@TheSmongo]

​@@SuperDerek It's ok Derek, and you are right. XD

[@brandonsclips7741]

I'd have to assume its gonna have VA, the trailers all have VA, so if they recorded dialogue JUST for trailers, that would be incredibly strange

[@SuperDerek]

I hope you're right! :)

[@darknetworld]

Well need feedback away to fix some odd things...

[@Evilriku13]

But there is no pinned comment down here tho Derek :(

[@SuperDerek]

Whoops! Here ya go! store.steampowered.com/app/1691750/Sky_Oceans_Wings_for_Hire/

[@faidou9954]

The art style for this game kills the fame for me, especially compared to Skies of Arcadia.

[@andrehaseo]

how can ppl say this is a sucessor of skies of arcadia? dont insult that classic master piece please 🙄