Surprised!

Picked this up for the Gamecube after finding it cheap at an independent games store (I think it was about £14), and just hearing generally good things about it.

I was slightly put off with the size of the thick playing manual, but read through it anyway trying to grasp the basics.

Playing through it I wasn't sure if I was going to get into it, but within the first few hours I was playing nothing but this! The whole idea of an air pirate, kind of working your way up to getting your own ship to your own crew and exploring new lands actually felt great and is a rather unique idea I'd like to see more of!

I'm not really a fan of turn based battles, but I could cope with this.

The English translation was pretty good too, with some moments that made me laugh (one which comes to mind is Aika seeing what might be a ghost).

It's just a shame that the game has to come to an end.

I believe it's now become quite rare, so finding it might be a little difficult. But if you do see it then whip out your wallet and hand over the cash!