Skies of Arcadia - Part 9 - A Baptism Of Fire

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  • Опубликовано: 13 май 2024
  • Skies of Arcadia continues, as we cross the Southern Ocean to reach a whole new continent, but unfortunately the locals aren't exactly delighted about our arrival, the wildlife wants to eat us, and our old foes the Valuans are already here in force...
    Skies of Arcadia is tragically completely unavailable to purchase on any currently existing store, and was also never released on PC. If you want to play it yourself, your options are the GameCube and Dreamcast versions, which were the only releases. Sorry.
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  • @Dead-EyeJuncan
    @Dead-EyeJuncan 25 дней назад +130

    Eloopers run away from combat because they are late for their wedding.

    • @GerryBolger
      @GerryBolger 25 дней назад +6

      Dammit that's some fine wordplay...

  • @twitchyb9950
    @twitchyb9950 25 дней назад +147

    I’ve never played Skies of Arcadia, but Jon’s love of the game shines through so clearly it’s infectious

    • @ManyATrueNerd
      @ManyATrueNerd  25 дней назад +79

      It's just such a bloody lovely game :)

    • @dragoicefang4626
      @dragoicefang4626 25 дней назад +4

      @@ManyATrueNerdIt certainly is. In fact, Skies of Arcadia is the main reason i've kept a Gamecube to this very day​.

    • @JoeR1066
      @JoeR1066 25 дней назад +6

      I was skeptical when this obscure GameCube game was announced, but this has become my favorite series in a long time.

    • @williek08472
      @williek08472 25 дней назад +3

      @@JoeR1066 Same

  • @Sytesh
    @Sytesh 24 дня назад +15

    With the massive power of the Harpoon Cannon, I am not sure why Valua was just selling it to anyone who stopped by, or why none of their ships are using it.

  • @maddiewettach4954
    @maddiewettach4954 25 дней назад +68

    Comma Rock implies the existence of an Oxford Comma Rock - a war-scarred battleground torn apart by eternally warring factions.

    • @librarianseth5572
      @librarianseth5572 25 дней назад +13

      How do you think comma rock got so small?

    • @maddiewettach4954
      @maddiewettach4954 25 дней назад +6

      @@librarianseth5572 The banners of “A, B, and C” and “X, Y and Z” litter the blood soaked ground

    • @crickett3536
      @crickett3536 25 дней назад +8

      Tales whisper of the Semicolon islands; less seen but equally mysterious

    • @ImTheSecretSquare
      @ImTheSecretSquare 8 дней назад +1

      @@crickett3536 And then of course the farcical legend of Interrobang Island.

  • @-Infex-
    @-Infex- 25 дней назад +36

    Jon after being asked to explain De Loco in one sentence: "The moon did it"

  • @lasse6435
    @lasse6435 25 дней назад +16

    Around 36:00 when Jon just monologues for the 90s cartoon villain... pure joy

  • @FonVegen
    @FonVegen 25 дней назад +12

    I think this settles it. In case of an animated Skies of Arcadia series, Jon gets to be voice acting for De Loco. That was magnificent.

  • @Thexaios
    @Thexaios 25 дней назад +21

    "Leaves on the wind."
    /cries in Wash

  • @richardharrington2602
    @richardharrington2602 25 дней назад +11

    The De Loco accent was Oscar winning.

  • @SovereignTurkey
    @SovereignTurkey 25 дней назад +10

    you'll have moonstone mountain running so efficiently, all the labor will be done by a single Australian man

  • @alexisauld7781
    @alexisauld7781 25 дней назад +17

    A lot of the Valuan names are Spanish. Alfonso was the name of many of the Spanish kings, Belleza means "beauty," etc. I think we can reasonably assume they're meant to represent colonial Spain, yes.

    • @MrDUneven
      @MrDUneven 24 дня назад

      So Blue rogues are English privateers? No wonder Jon sympathize with them.

  • @ArthurEKing8472
    @ArthurEKing8472 25 дней назад +22

    12:05 Funny thing Jon, Pineapples actually DO eat you bacj already! They contain an enzyme called bromaline, which breaks down muscle and connective tissues, and is great for tenderizing meat.
    But that is why your tongue feels so raw aftet you've esten a bunch of pineapple.. The pineapple has been trying to eat you in self-defense!

    • @katieheys3007
      @katieheys3007 23 дня назад +1

      That's disgusting lol. Do other acidic fruits do the same?

    • @ArthurEKing8472
      @ArthurEKing8472 23 дня назад

      @@katieheys3007 some. But pineapple is the best. Put a tough steak in there for 40 minutes, and it's super tender! More than that though? It starts to disintegrate.

    • @BardMichaelKelly
      @BardMichaelKelly 10 дней назад +1

      I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought about this when Jon was getting attacked by the pineapples. I have a love/hate relationship with raw pineapple. I love the taste of it, but I don't love the way that my whole mouth feels like it's been freshly grated if I eat too much of it because of the bromaline.

  • @Jon_the_Wizard
    @Jon_the_Wizard 24 дня назад +6

    The Valuans are more like a mish-mash of the famous players of the Age of Exploration, so the Spanish primarily but there's also elements of the British, Dutch and some Italian in there as well.

  • @majorwesjanson
    @majorwesjanson 25 дней назад +22

    Society building slides... does Cal Kestis know about this place?

  • @macqueenxvii354
    @macqueenxvii354 25 дней назад +22

    You know, I'm really enjoying watching Jon play this JRPG. Anyone else want him to play more on the channel? Maybe grab Claire, Matt, and Dan to play Tales of Symphonia or something?

    • @Wolfineer_
      @Wolfineer_ 25 дней назад +5

      Legend of Dragoon is in the same nostalgia basket as SoA and could be a good pick.

    • @Usernamehear
      @Usernamehear 23 дня назад +1

      Totally.
      Maybe chrono trigger

    • @garg0yl3
      @garg0yl3 23 дня назад +1

      Wouldn't say no

  • @beefstu20077
    @beefstu20077 25 дней назад +6

    I remember the south ocean being brutal. Hard to move forward and the enemies can kill in one hit with silver magic. Those leaves blowing in the wind was a beacon of hope.

  • @BarbarianGod
    @BarbarianGod 24 дня назад +5

    this is one of my fav series that you've done so far, easily

  • @preyo6511
    @preyo6511 25 дней назад +13

    Always good to watch Jon playing a game he genuinely enjoys.

  • @Shyningfade
    @Shyningfade 25 дней назад +5

    I completely forgot about the leaves flying in the wind and it's such a nice touch! I didn't realize how much I liked this game. It's too damn charming!

  • @specialnobody548
    @specialnobody548 23 дня назад +4

    Let's pray that the RUclips algorithm gods puts this series on random people's RUclips feed

  • @sandwich2473
    @sandwich2473 25 дней назад +4

    I always look forward to new episodes of this series it's so great i love watching jon loving showing off a game that means so much to him
    Best series

    • @sandwich2473
      @sandwich2473 25 дней назад +2

      I'm not aware enough of the various cultures of the world but I don't know if the people depicted are done so in a way where they would be if the game was made today

  • @chaostourist2951
    @chaostourist2951 25 дней назад +1

    man this series is giving me massive nostalgia.

  • @gavinschroeder1300
    @gavinschroeder1300 25 дней назад +3

    Keep up the fantastic content MATN. Under appreciated channel! I personally love your fallout content but I think you are unbelievably entertaining! Keep it up, I love watching everything you make

  • @MartinGiadrosich
    @MartinGiadrosich 25 дней назад +2

    I also love the soundtrack in the village, one of my favourites.

  • @thatguyoverthereinth
    @thatguyoverthereinth 25 дней назад +11

    Yay more skys of Arcadia!

  • @VerboseChicken
    @VerboseChicken 25 дней назад +2

    Man I played this back on the game cube, I love listening to you play games john.

  • @inkyGhosty
    @inkyGhosty 25 дней назад +12

    Belleza means beauty in Spanish too. It's pronounced Beh-Yeh-Zah.

    • @arturillosmeriglia8029
      @arturillosmeriglia8029 25 дней назад +1

      "Bellezza" would be the Italian equivalent

    • @maddoxm6807
      @maddoxm6807 24 дня назад +3

      I was about to make this comment too, after Jon talked about the comparison of Valua to 1500s Spain. Makes me wonder if “Valua” is supposed to be valúa, Spanish for value or wealth. Odd name for an empire, but maybe it should translate to “great” or “rich”?

  • @katieheys3007
    @katieheys3007 25 дней назад +3

    Just to say that i'm really enjoying these still (For the algorythm)

  • @FailcopterWes
    @FailcopterWes 24 дня назад +2

    I think De Loco is a robot that created himself. It's the only explaination that makes sense.
    By which I mean it's just as odd as the rest of the little gremlin.

  • @shawncat
    @shawncat 25 дней назад +6

    Looting the village that was pillaged by the people that you say you're not like seems just fine.

  • @jimbomcbrostein9230
    @jimbomcbrostein9230 25 дней назад +1

    That theme hits right in the childhood ♫

  • @emmilouda
    @emmilouda 25 дней назад +2

    I love watching you play this game! The joy you feel playing this one really shines through and it’s very contagious.

  • @Soapbox81
    @Soapbox81 25 дней назад +3

    Loving being introduced to this amazing game, thanks Jon

  • @FiRe1ThAtMe
    @FiRe1ThAtMe 25 дней назад +2

    The difference for the ship fight was actually speed based if you were faster you could have dodged the flamethrower had you not knocked him out with the powered up harpoon cannon

    • @FiRe1ThAtMe
      @FiRe1ThAtMe 25 дней назад +2

      The three factor are speed(requires speed boost)dmg related to certain rounds or text choices like the out smarting bella

  • @jackvalior
    @jackvalior 25 дней назад +9

    I mean, I looked up and it turns out you CAN fight Giga, with enough healing and stall strat. OMG, this bring me back to literally all JRPG in the 2000s. The moment I found out I can stall a boss + deal some dmg, I say goodbye to my day cuz how can I miss the feeling of killing GOD as a lvl 10 peasant?

    • @katieheys3007
      @katieheys3007 24 дня назад +1

      You can beat the green Gigas for sure but the game acts as if you did the strat (probably see Jon do it in two or three episodes from now) but as I remember you can't with the red one as the game just forces you into the Belleza battle after a while.
      There's a few fights in this where you can technically win but the game acts as if you lost anyway.
      Good times :D

    • @jackvalior
      @jackvalior 24 дня назад +1

      @@katieheys3007 I genuinely hope if they do remaster it, we get some special cutscene for it. But if not, I hope they buff the Gigas instead so that they grow stronger per turn, making it genuinely impossible to fight head on if that was the intent of the fight.

  • @williek08472
    @williek08472 25 дней назад +2

    No: Using Agent Orange to kill a jungle
    Yes: Using a ship with a giant blowtorch to burn a jungle

    • @NoReplyAsset
      @NoReplyAsset 23 дня назад

      in reality, burning down a forest actually creates fertile land for planting and farming crops. Estonians practiced that in ancient times. that's why chemical warfare is inhumane, it poisons everything instead, creating an unusable polluted wasteland.

  • @TheRedWon
    @TheRedWon 24 дня назад +1

    Oh man, can't wait for next episode!

  • @spartannell
    @spartannell 25 дней назад +2

    They have slides? The fella from Jedi Fallen Order would absolutely love it there.

  • @chriswood1054
    @chriswood1054 24 дня назад +1

    20:50 .... proto jiggle physics !... That is excellent!

  • @Rayman_Budgie84
    @Rayman_Budgie84 25 дней назад +1

    Yeah baby! Fully addicted to this. Cannot wait to binge the whole series. Very compelling

  • @librarianseth5572
    @librarianseth5572 25 дней назад +4

    Day 101 of requesting _Age of Mythology_ (A full playthrough if possible)
    JRPGs may not always make the most sense when looked at with real world logic, and they may take a strange stance on what it's practical to wear in a combat zone, but dang it if their enthusiasm isn't infectious compared to the way our world wears you down. Imagine if you could solve _your_ day-to-day issues by summoning the power of the moon to burn your enemies!

  • @Next0gen0
    @Next0gen0 25 дней назад +3

    35:10 But then, everything changed. When the fire nation attacked.

  • @vivamongolia
    @vivamongolia 24 дня назад

    So happy every time I see one of these videos. Love this game. :)

  • @robert23456789
    @robert23456789 25 дней назад +1

    Love how there still in shock valha is there even if kill there ships oh i mean damage them behoyd repair so the wind kills them

  • @cyriell
    @cyriell 25 дней назад +4

    49:38 death by snu snu

  • @BardMichaelKelly
    @BardMichaelKelly 10 дней назад

    Just arrived, don't know anything about the locals, and already ransacking their sacred treasures? If Vyse ever gets tired of being an air pirate, I imagine there's a promising career waiting for him in the British Museum.

  • @claytonparfumorse3101
    @claytonparfumorse3101 25 дней назад +2

    why does the elder have floppy disks hanging from his stunningly beautiful eyebrows? (also, loving this series jon!

  • @modermonkula
    @modermonkula 19 дней назад

    The music is comfortable

  • @Plokia66
    @Plokia66 24 дня назад

    Agreed, the Horteka theme tune is really nice ^_^

  • @leewilson3839
    @leewilson3839 25 дней назад

    Loving the series it reminds me so much of DQ9

  • @alexandresilva3427
    @alexandresilva3427 25 дней назад

    I always enjoy your series but this one is special even by your standarts, great work man!

  • @MidnightRelapz
    @MidnightRelapz 25 дней назад

    I love this series! This game is so entertaining, especially with a MATN walk through!

  • @Sankey84Gaming
    @Sankey84Gaming 24 дня назад

    I bet you anything Cal Kestis would love this village.

  • @majorwesjanson
    @majorwesjanson 25 дней назад +2

    Does Jon like slides because they are a one way form of travel?

  • @guy_autordie
    @guy_autordie 25 дней назад

    Perfect for having my breakfast

  • @gretchman
    @gretchman 25 дней назад

    Star Control date 0089!!
    It's difficult to fully describe how much more charming this game is made by Jon's enthusiasm. I can only imagine the effect that would have on a game I love and have enormous enthusiasm for... like, say... Star Control 2. Hey. That's not a bad idea! I should request (humbly) that Jon play Star Control 2!!
    What?
    I've already done that eighty eight times?
    Oh! Well. Let this be the eighty ninth!
    It is, after all, his favorite game - regardless of whether or not he knows it.
    TYVM and GB

  • @fraggelofthewastes
    @fraggelofthewastes 25 дней назад +1

    1:53 AIKA'S NOSE! 😂😂😂

  • @QuixoteBadger
    @QuixoteBadger 25 дней назад +2

    I tried and tried my best, again and again to catch that one enemy mob. But in the end, it always elooped. :(

  • @steelbreese72
    @steelbreese72 24 дня назад

    Thank you.

  • @Mathmachine
    @Mathmachine 25 дней назад +3

    More fire? I thought we were leaving the desert area.

  • @vittalikb4930
    @vittalikb4930 25 дней назад

    Great game and great series

  • @ahuggingsam
    @ahuggingsam 25 дней назад +1

    [Russian accent] in Ixa'tacka fruit eats you!

  • @coryseay9245
    @coryseay9245 25 дней назад +1

    We love this series you better at least finish the main story 😭

  • @klemminguk
    @klemminguk 25 дней назад +1

    Wait, did you seriously get across South Ocean without a party wipe to Eternum-casting Gravers due to not casting Delta Shield every single turn? I don't know the odds of that, but it's way higher than just getting a lot of Moonberries.

  • @bulshock1221
    @bulshock1221 23 дня назад

    But who are the men from the east?
    Ah, Vyrsa, clearly too caught up in other thoughts to remember what Belleza told them.

  • @binnydood
    @binnydood 25 дней назад

    9:13 Ahegao face

  • @timhutchinson8485
    @timhutchinson8485 25 дней назад

    Anyone else think that the Horteka theme sounds a little bit like Gourmet Race from the Kirby series, but just re-arranged in a sort of stereotypical “Inca” way?

  • @AnDom
    @AnDom 15 дней назад

    Love this

  • @1SaltyPito
    @1SaltyPito 24 дня назад +1

    British navy invading foreign lands and taking their sacred relics ... hmmm feels familiar but i cant quite put my finger on it. lol😂

  • @ham8426
    @ham8426 25 дней назад +1

    I wasnt expecting a giant bug spraycan flamethrower but okay

  • @danilogsuclips
    @danilogsuclips 25 дней назад

    Yesss a new episode finallyyyy

  • @garg0yl3
    @garg0yl3 23 дня назад

    I must say, I really see some One Piece origins around here. Don't knoe if it's just my imagination, but it really really feels like it

  • @dungeonmaster201
    @dungeonmaster201 24 дня назад

    Entry 9 in let’s have Jon play the entirety of the command and conquer remaster

  • @BlockheadJiujitsu
    @BlockheadJiujitsu 25 дней назад +1

    Anyone want to set up an automated "yes indeed" counter per episode? I'd love to know

  • @1SaltyPito
    @1SaltyPito 21 день назад

    So were just going to ignore those old lady jiggle physics? 😂

  • @IAMABETTERGOD
    @IAMABETTERGOD 25 дней назад

    De Loco is Spanish for crazy. I think you're spot on with your guess.

  • @anyathornhill8422
    @anyathornhill8422 23 дня назад

    Reminds me of Kashyyyk in KOTOR

  • @prinnywizzard9608
    @prinnywizzard9608 23 дня назад

    "We've literally just arrived, we don't know anything about the locals, but we're already ransacking their sacred treasures, good good good."
    So, the Blue Rogues are expies for the British, got it 😉
    Edit - and you meet another random individual that is supposedly an helpful ally 🧐 I'll reserve judgement for after you're finished with Ixa'Taca.

  • @campbellenious9163
    @campbellenious9163 10 дней назад

    😊

  • @alex666493
    @alex666493 25 дней назад

    But who are the men from the east?

  • @Electric999999
    @Electric999999 25 дней назад

    25 healing items, I wonder why you need those.j

  • @Castlemight
    @Castlemight 25 дней назад

    Entry 27 of requesting Jon play Okami HD

  • @thedarksideschannel8554
    @thedarksideschannel8554 25 дней назад

    9th request in asking Jon to do a minimum of a 2 hour review of the wonderful and delightful Star Wars holiday special

  • @someguy-lt2op
    @someguy-lt2op 25 дней назад

    First

  • @jessie699
    @jessie699 25 дней назад

    Day 119/1230 of requesting Jon play a game nobody will remember, like Majesty: A Fantasy Kingdom Sim.

  • @tanusubaval
    @tanusubaval 25 дней назад +1

    500 views in 15 mins bro fell off.

    • @h3069
      @h3069 25 дней назад +5

      Is this gen Alphas "first!"?

    • @princeofddr
      @princeofddr 25 дней назад +1

      🤖

    • @Paperrocks11
      @Paperrocks11 25 дней назад

      This game was never gonna be popular series for his channel but Jon’s love for the game still makes it a great series.
      Hard when it’s not a new game or something still relevant like fallout/skyrim