Yeah, I remember it kinda clearly.

I had given up on it 'cause my little brother had accidently erased my save file ten hours in. You convinced / nagged me to play it again.

Thanks.
And...um...maybe because those years were kind of important to me, and I have trouble forgetting anything about them?

Or, if you want an answer that isn't laced with a teeth-rotting amount of sugar, then it's just because Skies of Arcadia was
so damn nifty. Take your pick.
...
The first one is right. 