Is it just me or does Skies of Arcadia remind anyone else (just the atmosphere and funfactor really) of Chrono Trigger meets Zelda Ocarina of Time meets Final Fantasy 2 meets Illusion of Gaia and Uncharted Waters (by KOEI) on Steroids?

[Austin]

<div style='font: 12pt Modern; text-align: left; '>The age of Exploration is the PERFECT setting for an RPG, I wonder why no one else (aside from KOEI) has thought of it before.</div>

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt Modern; text-align: left; '>The exploring, unfortunately, takes a hit toward about the mid game when you start to get tired of the random battles, and it isn't until about halfway into the 2nd CD that you get the ability to avoid encounters on the Overworld.</div>