Skies of Arcadia Legends: Recompiled
Also know as: Skies of Arcadia
A native port of Skies of Arcadia Legends (GameCube) to Windows, made by static recompilation: the game's PowerPC code is translated ahead of time into native code, and the GameCube's graphics, sound and input come from Dolphin's hardware code. It adds widescreen, 60 fps, camera control, save states and quality-of-life options. •Widescreen 16:9 with the HUD at the screen edges, Match screen for any other shape (ultrawide 21:9 up to 32:9, 16:10, a phone's 20:9), or the original 4:3 (identical to the original game). On an ultrawide, a higher Resolution keeps the picture sharp across the width. •HUD placement on a wide picture: at the screen edges, in a centred 21:9 or 16:9 area (easier to take in on an ultrawide), or the original 4:3 layout in the middle. •60 fps by frame interpolation, or the original 30. •Internal resolution and anti-aliasing; texture filtering (smooth or sharp pixels), anisotropic filtering, and Scaling: Sharp keeps the original resolution (640x528) crisp on a large screen. •Camera control: hold Z and use the C-stick to tilt, and R / L to zoom (towns, dungeons and the world map; on the world map Z + C-stick left / right also turns around the ship). •Battle speed up to 4x: tap Z during a battle. Spells and special attacks, ship battles' too, still play at normal speed, so their sound stays with the picture. •Field speed 1.5x, 2x or 3x for cutscenes, towns, dungeons and sailing: hold Z and press X outside battle. A desktop PC holds 2x everywhere; 3x needs a fast one. Where a device can't keep up, it steps down by itself to what that device holds (a Retroid Pocket 5: about 1.25x-1.5x). •Options: random encounter rate (off to 4x), Hold B for no random battles, EXP / gold / magic EXP (off to 4x), and Invincible. •Romhacks that change the game's data, such as Maeson's rebalance (see Romhacks). •Keyboard and button mapping: play with the keyboard on Windows and Linux, and change any button or key (see Controls). Any controller you press is picked up without setup. •Dreamcast music (optional): the Dreamcast version's soundtrack, from your own Dreamcast disc (see Dreamcast music). •Uncensored (optional): the original Japanese models and textures the Western releases changed (cigars, Bellena's outfit, the tavern sign, the drinks, Gilder's victory pose, Vigoro's outfit), from your own Eternal Arcadia discs (see Uncensored). •HD textures (optional): a texture pack you downloaded, imported in Settings (see HD textures). •Save states: five slots, plus an auto-save every 10 minutes on the field (the newest three are kept). Your memory card saves are never touched by a state. Each version of the game keeps its own (the European and Japanese ones in StateSaves/GEAP8P and StateSaves/GEAJ8P), so Continue and the slots only show the disc you play. •Continue in the launcher starts from your newest save state or memory card save, whichever is newer. A memory card save loads straight into the game, without the intro or title screen.
ESRB Rating: Not Rated
Genre(s): Adventure | Role-Playing
