Ys Games RANKED from WORST to BEST! 

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I hold Ys 8 as one of the best action rpgs I've ever played.

As someone who never played a Ys game and no idea where to start this has helped. Thanks

My friend lent me Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana about two years ago. I have zero knowledge of what the game franchise is but I am really glad I had the opportunity to play it. The story is for me is outstanding and touching, and has one of the greatest soundtracks in a game I've ever heard. One of the best action adventure games I've ever played. A game worthy of a Platinum Trophy playthrough and beyond. Thank you very much Nihon Falcolm for the wonderful gaming experience.

My very first YS game was YS 8 and man it was FANTASTIC ! I had the time of my life playing it. Currently playing YS 9 and it’s pretty amazing. What a great story...

I recommend completing the games in chronological order as I did. If sudden graphics jumps aren't your thing, you can start anywhere, but in my opinion this is the best way to experience Ys. Ys Origin Ys I & II Ys IV: Memories of Celceta Ys III: Oath in Felghana Ys V: Loat Kefin, Kingdom of Sand Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Ys VI: Ark of Napishtim Ys VII: SEVEN Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

Ys Seven on the PSP is my first Ys game and I was absolutely hooked and now I'm a big fan of the Ys franchise with Ys VIII being one of my favorite game of all time.

Ys Memories of Celceta was my first Ys experience. It was so addictive that it became my first platinum on PS Vita. But i agree that Lacrimosa of Dana blew it out of the water. Can't wait for the next one.

Iam currently playing ys 8 and it's my first one in the franchise and oh boy iam loving it. I almost set myself up for disappointment by starting with the best one.

It’s really interesting seeing folks discover Ys through the newer games and come to love the series in its entirety. I grew up playing the original Ys I&II as well as Ys III on the Turbografx 16. Ys Book I & II was the first game I ever played. I have a deep love for this series and I’m super excited new people are discovering it and that Falcom keeps innovating. It’s also really interesting seeing new players love the team party mechanic. I’ll admit it took me a while to warm to it. After 20+ years of it always just being Adol, it’s hard to drop that loner mentality of the red haired swordsman bravely taking on all the evil by himself. Though, now I will admit that Memories of Celceta and Lacrimosa of Dhana are great games!

I blitzed Ys1 in one evening out of curiousity and it got me so hooked. I could hardly believe how a game could feel so old school trashy in the very best of ways. It was the most fun I'd had in a game in years. I loved every bit of it along with the incredibly questionable scaling system.

Great video Ys IV for the PC Engine CD is also an amazing game in the series There's a fan translation of the game into English and a group of translators called Burnt Lasagna hired actors and dubbed all the video cutscenes into English as well The game looks and feels like a retail release that we would of have had if it had been released here in the US

Ys viii is my first ys ( and the only one for now). I really loved it.

My first was Ark of Napishtim, and... MY GOD, that OST! 😍

When you said Ys Origins is in most modern platforms, I went to check if it was on the Switch.... The difference in minutes from the first video result in Google of the announcement and this ranking was 26 minutes.

Played Ys 8 last month. I loved it Soo much I played Celceta, Origin and just now finished Monstrum Nox. Thanks Ys 8 for introducing me to your Great universe.

5:27 Yunica and that other guy... Hugo: Am I a joke to you?

The Ys series... basically a history lesson of game development done right. Can't wait for Monstrum. Feels like it will do what Celeceta did, but who knows what Falcom has under their sleeves. February can't come too soon (yes, I will wait until the PC version).

Ys ark of napishtim was my first Ys. I've fell in love with the series ever since.

Great list! I love Ys VI Ark of Napishtim, but I agree that the lack of fast traveling can be troublesome.

This was helpful. Happy to see the only ys game I played was somewhat in the middle. Added a few to my steam wishlist

YS's music is perfect!!!!! Specially the rock/metal tunes from the older games!!

Ys mask of the sun and dawn of ys were completely replaced from the canon by Memories of Celceta and they were not made by Falcom to begin with, just in case someone was curious why he didn't write them down in the timeline but he did put Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

Ys 5 was actually the first action rpg incarnation of Ys. Sadly, it has yet to receive an official English release, though there is a fan translation of the SNES version of Ys 5.

My first experience was actually Ys Book 1 & 2 when I was playing on the Wii at the time. Pretty much, i was hooked on playing the series. Makes me want to play Ys VIII again before Ys 9 comes out next year. It's a beautiful series that needs to be noticed and rightfully so.

One of the very first games I ever played as a kid was Ys: Vanished Omen on the Master System so it'll always have a special place for me. So any version of Ys 1 would be top 3 for me. I also kinda love Ys 3 on SNES but that might be nostalgia. Oath in Felghana gets my number 1 spot, though. That's the pinnacle of the series to me. Even more than 8. Oath > 8 > Origin to me. I just love that someone is giving Ys some love in general lol.

Love the Ys series. I've played almost all of them. Only discovered it a few years ago with Oath in Felghana. Just now starting to play my way through Origin, and loving it.

Ys "An underrated series with amazing gameplay, and amazing soundtracks. And now with amazing storyline"

Erick, if you never watched the Ys OVAs, do it when the opportunity appears. They're not masterpieces, but still, if you're a fan, it is worth watching.

I was looking for PSP games to download, and I looked up some recommended games, and one of them was Ys 7. I decided to give it a try, and just by the intro of the game alone freaking blew me away. Right then and there, I knew I was in for a great adventure. And what an adventure it was. Since then, I came to love the Ys series, and started playing the other ones too

Y's VIII was one of the best action rpgs I have ever played and one of the best I have played this past year. I have such a hard time beating long games and I spent a good 80 hours getting everything in that game. I loved the characters the story and the gameplay was king! I normally hate action rpgs or at least would rather they be turn based, but this game flowed so well. I felt like a badass and the level up system kept me feeling invigorated to keep going. I just always felt like I was growing and getting better and better. An absolute masterpiece in my eyes.

After buying and leaving it in my ps4 library for years, I've started playing Ys8 2 weeks ago. It's the first game I've wanted to achieve 100% map completion and do every Quest possible. Finished everything today and oh boy, this is one of the best games I've ever played. The music is one of the best composed for games. Seriously.

I'm just now discovering this series after watching the trailer for Ys 9 and after watching this I do believe this series is up my alley! I'm definitely gonna check it out

the reason why I like Ys a lot is : - it wasnt a turned base RPG like Final Fantasy. - Fast playing that not takes too long to complete. - Great music soundtrack in every title. Genius composers. Ys The Oath in Felgahana is my favorite

Definitely my favorite vid of yours, so far. I've been playing the Ys games for years, but only in the last couple, started to get obsessed with the franchise. I'm currently playing through Ys Origin and absolutely loving it. Yunica rules!!! After that, I need to decide between a few other entries in the series. This video will help!

The original MSX, Ancients Ys vanished omen 1 and 2 are still my favorite and yes it has translations, together with the MSX's X.A.K. series they were the best rpg games for their time

Hey, obviously the video is a bit older, but (at least now) the PC version of Ys VI allows for teleporting from anywhere except story specific locations to any previously visited save point. Not sure how it was before, but with that feature, I didn't feel like the game was too difficult to backtrack through. Either way, great list! EDIT: Also, having played all of the Ys games released in English for PC/Modern Consoles except 7, I have to agree that VIII is just something else. It really is a masterpiece, and in a series with so many workmanlike games, it absolutely stands out. While I probably would put Ys Origins as my personal number 2, I have to agree that Falcom really has done a great job improving Ys with each subsequent release. Honestly, its why Ys IX kind of disappointed me. It isn't a bad game *at all*, but after VIII and considering the series' track record, I guess I had unreasonably expected it would be a masterpiece too.

I was on the fence about getting “Y’s VIII”, even though I loved “Y’s 7” and “Oath in Felghana”, but after watching this video and the fact that the digital version is on sale for $23.00 on the Switch right now, going to finally pick it up!

I started to fall in love on YS series when I started playing YS: Seven

Just finished ys8 and I loved it so much, I just knew ys7 is the last series, so that's why adol said (ys8) he never been to altago city 😂, thx for the video

I liked Ys 7 a little (very little) more than Celceta because of its ending. I kinda agree with you, but I think that Ys I&II aged very well and has still one of the best ending in gaming (and the bump system is awesome). So, for me, also because it's the first Ys game I played, it's at second place just before Ys 8. I can't wait to play Ys 9!

Played ys 8 yesterday for the first time. It’s been a while since I haven’t felt 4 hours pass by so fast. Though the switch port has a lot of jaggy grass, it’s still that good of a game

I had never played an Ys game. I've spent the past two years playing Another Eden on my phone. Recently a bunch of "Tales of" characters were added and I liked their personalities so much I decided to try to find their entries for PS4. I found two of four, but I also there was Ys VIII on discount and I thought, "Hey, I've heard that name before." I've been playing it almost non-stop for the past month or so. It has quickly become one of my all-time favorites.

Cool video, I enjoyed it a lot! I agree with you on Ys 8, and Ys strategy, but our lists are wildy different for the rest, lol. After Ys 8, Ark, Oath, and Origin are my favorites.

With Ys 8 they finally reached the top tier in my opinion. Ys 9 ranks now high on my "get and play asap" list.

I really like this channel, Thanks bro! I'll buy these games for PS4 and now they're on offert.

February of 2021 we’re getting 9. If you want to play it on the PC or Switch, those ports are coming out in the summer.

Thanks to you I bought YS Origin back in the day. I liked it so much that I've purchased Memories of Celceta, Lacrimosa of Dana and now I'm currently playing Monstrum Nox. Such a beautiful series!

Me as non english speaker kid: "Íplisons? What weird name..."

Ys series only need more budget to improve

I just got Ys 8 on sale and I’m loving it. First Ys game I’ve ever played

Erick I have to thank you for introducing the Ys series to me. I completely fell in love with it. Absolute masterpieces of games. I thought that if such an JRPG enthusiast as you are loves them it must be something special and sure it is.

Big Ys fan here. Last ones I played were Ys 6 and the PSP remakes of the first three, so with Ys IX on the way I wanted to get back into it. Looking at your list, it seems like I've got the best ones still to come! The only issue was what order to play them in. I think I'll end up going Ys IX->Ys Seven->Celceta->Ys VIII. Yeah, it's a strange order, but hey. I'm playing the newest one first, then I'm going to save the best for last as I go through the others.

Ys vi is my first ys game then i played up to viii now. The best soundtrack and gameplay at story. Ys will always surprise u. I kept my expectation in just normal but when i played each ys games it gives me an awesome experience. Highly recommended series of games. Ill try to play other spinoffs games of ys especially origin im missed that since it took years to be release in english version.

i do hope ys 5 somehow gets an international release, but i'm starting to think that's only happening if it's decided that there's a collection of all past games for next-gen systems like the ps5. granted i feel a lot of long running series could benefit from that like the various trails of games. and i still hope we get a xeno-collection with all 3 xeno saga games, a more complete version of xenogears and an in-between that explains how one became the other. unlikely, very unlikely, but i have hope.

Finally, took long enough... Out of the ones I have beaten, The Oath in Felghana is my favourite. If you like, you should also consider: Xanadu Next

Erick Landon, always one of my favorite reviewers, this dude is like my brother from another mother.

Feel exactly the same as you with Ys 7. Now I’m looking at your videos to see what I have missed all my life.

Great video, I've been wondering about these Ys games. Thanks!

Got into the series when I found Ys I & II Chronicle+ dirt cheap on steam back in 2015, instantly loved it because of the soundtrack. Since then, Ys VIII was my most hyped game ever, and once I got to play it, it was even better than I expected. Definitely one of my favorite games.

Por tus recomendaciones empecé a jugar el YS VIII y me está encantando! Saludos desde CDMX!

I've just bought Ys 1 + 2, Origins and Oath in Felgana on sale on Steam, yesterday to start off on this series. Knowing that they're the least good in the series, I hope they will make me look forward to playing the rest!

in my personal opinion i liked Ys 1 and 2 psp version the most, the way it tells the story just feels great like you are figuring it out yourself and not narrated

Can`t wait for Ys 9.

Criminally underrated for sure. Feels like I have to explain this game to everyone, literally everyone. Just like me getting introduced to Ys, it’s the best game I never knew about.

The first Ys I played was 1 & 2, they got a fan translation + enhanced BGM on the PC so I decided to give it a Go! I won against The final Boss on my first try standing on the last tile with 1 HP!!!! I was out of breath! My best Ys is Origin.

I've been a fan of the series for about 10 years, playing them in release order more or less, including the fan translated ones. My last game was Ys 7 this year and I loved it so much! You really made me hype for Ys 8 now. And someday I'll play them all in a marathon (probably before getting into 8)

Imo, from best to worst (only ones I've played): - Ys 8 - Ys 6 (PC version, the one where you can warp to places) - Ys Origin - Ys Seven - Ys Oath in Felghana - Ys Memories in Celcelta (I have quite a few dislikes about this game, which is why it's low) - Ys Typing Tutor (Yes, I'm serious) - Ys 1 (only played a bit, bumper combat is bad imo) - Ys 3 (shit hitboxes, gameplay doesn't suit Ys at all imo) Only other one I'm interested in playing is Ys 9, which I gotta wait until next year for, oof.

I spent so long mispronouncing the title until I heard someone who actually knows the series say it.

viii was shockingly good. i just played it recently and it blew me away, and that was my entry point into the ys franchise. i immediately bought celceta and origins and dove straight into celceta. now i need to find a copy of seven and felghana - i wish they'd remaster them for ps4/5. looking forward to ix coming out soon!

Been played all the YS series, starting from Wanderers era, and my favorite is Origin, it's perfect! Can climb Darm Tower in any difficult anytime and I still get amazing vibes through the adrenalinic gameplay and badass epic music it have! And after that some epic boss rushes with Adol!

Just a note, the PC version of Ys VI already has teleport so the only thing that isn't fixed is the infamous dash jump XD

NIN shirt + reviewing Ys. Sir, you are a man of culture. Celcetta, Felghana and Lacrimosa is top tier.

Ys 8 was one of the best games of that year period. Got me into the series. One of my most favorite games ever. Damn I’ma play this game again soon.

Ys The Vanished Omens on the Sega Master System was a Gem.

My first game was Wanderers of Ys and I've been hooked ever since. 8 is one of the most perfect action rpgs I've had the pleasure of playing and Celceta and 7 aren't far behind.

Ys 6: The Ark of Naphistim was how I was introduced to the series. Sure I got the PSP version, but still, I had a lot a fun and wanted to check the series out in a way. And I wholeheartedly agree with No. 1. I tell you, Ys 8 is PHENOMENAL! Deep story, excellent emphasis on exploration, very likeable cast (with the exception of Sir Carlan; got rubs me the wrong way!), the whole package. Also, liked Dana herself, as well as respect her for all the trials she goes through!

best soundtrack of ys series : 1. vacant interference 2. deadly temptation

Ys3 snes was my first Ys game and is one of my top 5 favorite soundtracks of all time, especially the PSP redone music which brought me back to and made me a fan of the games. The code that let's you change music on the second controller I abused to no end and I would often fight the final boss with the shop music cause it was my favorite. Ys 8 is my fav Ys game, the story was mind blowing and epic layered. The games aren't polished but the fast paced battling and characters, and the JDK Falcom Sound team that redoes all their music for each release, makes this one of my top must buy day 1 franchises along with Tales of, Final fantasy, persona and dynasty warriors (guilty pleasure)

Being a devoted FF fan, Tales fan, Star Ocean fan, my favorite game is Chrono Cross, etc. I somehow knew about Ys but never played it until IX, then I started devouring the series on PS4. Celceta was good but not great. Origins is still a ton of fun to play in arcade Dana was very touching and the best one PS4 can access. Monstrum was super fun MOAR.

Started playing the Nintendo DS version of YS 1 Ancient Ys Vanished. Feels like I'm playing an old school Dragon Quest game. Wish me luck.

The Ark of Napishtim was my first touch to this phenomenal series. Every time I started a new Ys game after that, I was afraid it wouldn't be able to live up to my expectations after The Ark of Napishtim... But every single time, my expectations were exceeded beyond my wildest dreams. Memories of Celceta, and especially Seven for me were the games that hit the absolute jackpot. And then came The Lacrimosa of Dana, blowing everything out of the water. It's just like you said, they learn from their mistakes and make an exponentially better game the next time. However... Ys IX was the first game that failed me on some level. The music wasn't *quite* up there, the plot was just so-so, and some of the characters were... Well... Obnoxious. Gameplay wise it was still pure gold and the use of the gifts was amazingly smooth and well thought-out. Can't wait for Ys X.

Ys 6 on PC got an update where you can teleport to the major areas since 2018 and Ys Oath in Felghana got the Voice Acting mod for English on 2019 for Pc too. The only problem of Celceta and Seven for me are their ports for PC. While there's a magnificent Chinese port of Seven who remade the graphics for 720P, XSEED just ported a emulated version of Ys Seven for Pc, and Celceta is the same on Pc, it's a emulated version of the Vita Version, at least you can play Celceta on Ps4 on a far superior port.

I just learned about the Ys series a few months ago. I've now beaten Ys 8, Ys 9, and Memories of Celceta. I'm planning on playing The Oath in Felghana next. I'll likely get to Ys 6 and 7 at some point, though from what I'm reading online, seems like people are less enthusiastic about Ys 6.

There is one thing which stopped me from getting Ys VIII: the abysmal keyboard/mouse support. At this day and age, a PC game definitely SHOULD have proper KB/M support. Ys Origin and Felghana are playable with KB/M just fine, but the slobs from NIS America couldn't bother optimizing Ys VIII for it.

Great video man. I remember my first time playing ys. My dad bought a turbografx16 when I was a kid. Brand new. With the cd attachment. I still have it at my house. One of the few things I have left of my dad after he passed away. To Make The End Of Battle is my personal favorite videogame fight song ever. Playing through ys 8 right now and I want to play the next one whenever I get the chance.

I got into the Series with VIII. Then grabbed Memories of Celceta and now will get into origins on the switch when the physical comes out. I’m hooked.

Thanks for the list at the end. I usually play game series' in chronological order.

I know i'm late asf But Ys VI The Ark of Napishtim *HAS* an item for teleportation You can find it on one of the mountains (i forgot which one) but in that area you'll also fight the fire Fairy and get the Flame sword

I love this video. Your impartial ranking really took into account the games as opposed to just your own subjective views. Nice! I love that you ranked them based on multiple facets too (ie: this one is good on psp but not as good on PC or vice versa). I enjoyed the chronology release at the end too. Will definitely be watching your ranking videos now. Going to watch your STAR OCEAN video soon and the TALES OF as well!

Wanders from Ys holds a special place for me, as it was my first Ys game, a long long time ago.

When I was playing Memory of Celceta, it made me feel I was Adol. While I don't have that feeling for Ys 8. Ys 8 is definitely well made though.

Done playing YS seven and YS: Memories of Celceta. I'm playing YS 8 today.

My favorites are either origin or memories. The reason I don't put 8 at the top is because of its horrible localization. They did Ys dirty on the psvita and it was borderline unplayable on the PC at release. It was so bad that even as a die hard fan of the series I didn't complete the game. One of these days I will go back and do it, but man I lost respect for NIS America after that. I really have no faith that they will do Ys 9 justice when it finally comes to the US. Btw my first Ys title was Ys 1&2 followed closely by oath which was brutally hard but great.

Ys origins (my first ys) is the game that made me decided to buy the rest of the series... glad it's in the middle of the list.

Great video, Erik! I hope people who watched and haven't tried the Ys series give them a shot. As of this comment, I haven't played all of them yet and I'll probably skip the weird ones like 3 to 5. I'm very much looking forward to IX even if I've heard it's not nearly as good as VIII. My current ranking: 1. Ys VIII 2. Ys VII 3. Ys Origin 4. Ys I & II remakes 5. Ys VI Honestly my only gripe with VIII is that you have to play it on HARD for it to be more similar to the older entries and the plot is too similar to VII with a few tweaks.

Ys 7 is the game that got me into Ys series. Always be my favorite.

I Only played Ys VI... Now It's One of My favourite games.

Ys VIII was obnoxiously good. I couldn't believe how much fun I had with this one.

Ys Lacrimosa rocked my world. I made me fall in love with JRPG after a 20 year gap. I went in there knowing nothing about it and was blown away every inch of the way. One of the greatest game ever made. Few games ever made exploration so satisfying. Unlike the FF franchise where new areas are a chore to make the story progress or even From Software where a new area is terrifying, in this game you are dying with excitement to unlock a new part of the map