Exactly the dedication we have come to expect from such a premium channel such as this. Even though I am not interested in the game, I respect how the game isn't abandoned with just an initial look. I hope for the fans that the patch addresses the low performance score.
Im still getting this ive been waiting for it i skipped the ps4 version for the portability Plus im a big ys fan Ys Vlll is truly amazing If this is half as good as that i"ll be happy
Ive been excited for this release for awhile now. Loved playing it on the PS when it originally dropped, but was already afraid of how the switch version would run. Still think the switch is the perfect device for the Ys genre and hoping for older games to port over as well. Soon as this pops up on All Patched Up, it's an instant buy. Ys 8 really set the bar high for the switch versions.
I’m absolutely getting the physical version. You get some sweet extras like a mini art book, soundtrack download code. I love it when companies throw in some extras, doesn’t happen nearly enough.
Sad to hear about the performance issues, but still looks like a great game. Will definitely pick it up physically eventually. Loved lacrimosa of Dana or however you write it haha. Thanks for the swift review lads!
Thanks Mark. You guys are my go-to source for Switch reviews. The game looks cool, but performance issues aside, you were really selling me on VIII with the better environment.
Sounds like I’ll be waiting for your All Patched Up re-review of this one. I’m working through Ys VIII right now, so I might be okay to wait for a sale on this one. Thanks for the great review!
I don’t get it. The engine does look tired AND it performs like an old dog. There must be some bad coding/porting going on here. This upcoming patch really has it’s work cut out and I’m not holding my breath the issues can be fully fixed. Great review Mark! I’m glad someone is calling out this shoddy looking port.
I had no idea this series of games existed. I just randomly clicked on this review and I'm glad I did. Even with that low performance score this game looks good!
Y's VIII is my favorite RPG on the Switch after Witcher 3, and I've basically been waiting on pins and needles for this review. The performance stuff is a bit of a letdown but even though I pre-ordered the game I won't be at it until later this year anyway because of the massive backlog, so hopefully that gets sorted before then. Cheers for the great review lads!
Looking forward to this game! I just finished Ys VIII last month and had been wanting more Ys on the Switch. Thanks for the heads up on the performance. While I'm not super sensitive on FPS drops, I hope the patches coming in will smooth those out at least.
Great review as always! I enjoyed Ys VIII so much I didn't want it to end. Was kind of disappointed with how Monstrum Nox looks and plays. The world lacks color that it emphasizes the 'dated'-ness of the engine. Will wait for sale on this one.
Been playing Ys IX on PS5, was too impatient to wait for the switch version, having just finished Ys VIII on switch haha. Love the atmosphere, the characters, music. It's all stellar, on par for the course when it comes to Ys. I would still love to get the switch version, but maybe after a big patch to improve stability. All that being said, it still looks beautiful for a switch title. Great review guys!
Lately I absolutely love anything released by NIS America/Nippon Ichi Software. I especially like the characters they create in their games. Playing through Trails 4 (and exicited that all the instalments are coming to Switch over next 2 years), got Disgaea 6, YS VIII is waiting in a backlog but played only an hour of it to get the feel. Now this. Feels like a gaming company that knows their stuff. I have faith that the Day 1 Patch will fix the performance issues mentioned in this review.
To be fair to the Switch, I've seen some reviews of this on PS4, and the performance isn't great there either. Regardless the game looks alright. I would say that this is a definite pickup for me, but I haven't even started Y's VIII yet and I've owned it for over a year... All Glory to The Infinite Backlog.
Hopefully the day one patch does some good. Apparently from the reviews ive read the game looked like trash and had frame rate problems on the ps4 too. Only version of the game that looks good is on ps5 after they released a 4k patch for it.
I very rarely pre-order games but ys 8 was the first game in a decade which made me feel like a kid again (where you wake up and all you thought about was the game). Silly as it is I Pre-ordered out of respect for what the previous game meant to me.
I've received my physical copy of Ys IX today! I pre-ordered when it was available to order, and I'm very excited to play this game after playing Ys VIII. I've bought Ys VIII from the eShop on sale for $20. I wanted to buy the physical of Ys VIII, however it was way overpriced so I went digital for it. This month has more big releases, Monster Hunter Stories 2 and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles! I'm looking forward to those as well.
Man I've been on a Ys binge recently thanks to the Steam sale (just beat Oath in Felghana, moving onto Seven) so now that Ys IX is on Steam and Switch I'm all down for it.
I'm really excited for this game, because I absolutely LOVED Ys VIII. I played through the whole thing on my switch so I can deal with a bit of performance issues on this one. Hopefully a lot of the issues get fixed with that day one patch though.
I also have 8 on switch but I only played through the Vita version which was capped at like 24fps. Are the switch performance issues as bad as people say, because i can't imagine it struggling more than the vita.
This game has certainly caught my eye, especially after y'all singing the praises of Ys VIII, but my RPG backlog us soon long, maybe if I don't spend my own money on it, as my birthday is coming up in about a month...
I really enjoyed Ys 8, although the performance wasn't the best. I was really hoping they could boost it a little with 9. I also played Atelier Ryza on Switch. This was a great port! Would love to play Ys 9 and Ryza 2 both on switch, but maybe I'm gonna wait and see if performance gets any better with Ys, otherwise I'm probably gonna play in on PC
Just started Ys VIII on a recommendation from one of your sales videos, so it will probably be a bit before I pick this up. That said, thanks for reviewing. Assuming they're able to update the graphics especially, this will probably be another awesome game. Oh, and just out of curiosity, you said Ys VIII was in your top three ARPGs. What are the other two?
Looks like a good one! Hope the performance gets patched. I'll be keeping an eye out for this one on your guys sail vids. Hope to see you fellas thoughts on the oled switch
I'm picking it up, they had a rough framerate with Lacrimosa at launch, too - not as bad as here, but they fixed it later on. The Switch hardware is not getting younger, either.
The Switch hardware is not getting worse, EITHER. And yet 2017 and 2018 Switch games had on average much better/more consistent framerates than games launching now. If Mario Odyssey and Smash Ultimate can have beautiful visuals at rock solid 60 FPS, then the hardware is fine. Devs got lazy, is all.
@@steel5897 2 flagship games vs an obscure jrpg on a console with thousands of jrpgs. They're not lazy, they just know that don't need to push themselves that far
The game is great... the performance is very bad. I'd recommend getting this on PS4 if you can. Even better if you have a PS5. I wouldn't recommend this at all on Switch.
From my experience every time a person says This game on nintendo Switch has bad performance, it automatically means the game runs great. I learned that from hyrule warriors
If you are Digital Foundry, there will be frame drops. If you are a long time fan of this series, you won't care. All the framerate issues from Ys 8 are present but it isn't game breaking.
@@Excalibur01 Lol, not at all! In fact, it was probably the worst switch game I played, performance wise... especially the later stages. And I'm not only talking about the framerate, there were also a lot of graphical glitches
One thing to say i have is that berserk sacrifices control over a character for extra damage typically. That's a bit different than what happens in the game. But nitpicking here. Good job.
This is one of the reasons I got a PS5. And glad I waited to play the game on it. I really enjoyed the story on the switch.. like your video said performance issues... great game... just think it's one of those games better played else where
I finished Ys 8 about 33 minutes ago. I'm not big on overly fluffed RPG's. I no longer have the patience, but I thought I'd give this a crack. It is a lovely game, a real sense of adventure, no level gating (hurraaah!!), good characters with some genuinely funny moments and the music is excellent. No doubt I lamented at times, thinking "Will this ever end?!". It won me over though and here I am watching this Ys 9 review again straight after completing it, wondering if I should dive in again... after Elden Ring 😆
Was gonna buy it at launch, now I'm not so sure, the performance in Ys VIII tended to be a bit all over the place on the Switch and this seems to be worse by virtue of using the same engine on the same system but trying to get it to do more. If we can have a reliable 30 FPS cap and a level of performance that hits that cap most of the time after updates, I would buy it but now I feel like I should wait.
i've been wanting to try Ys for a while but i've just never been able to pull the trigger. i hate getting into long franchises in the middle when i haven't played older games because i feel like i'm missing too much story. the gameplay does look really fun though...
@@daies07 will the story be really hard to follow or is it nonconsequential? like Final Fantasy games are self-contained and every game has a new story but Ys looks like it has the same main charas in every game
@@bridgetonowhere my apologies homie just saw your reply, but the stories are standalone in a way similar to the FF series. A lot of the games do star Adol and Dogi (the two characters you see), but the premise of the series has them washing up in uncharted territory going out on different adventures each time. I played Ys 8 as my first title and had no qualms understanding the series. There isn’t too much reference to past games other than Easter eggs.
Yeah lol, but they did say it was the same engine from 8 so my expectations were all ready set when they first mentioned the 9th game. They said 10 though is going to have a new engine and everything
While that performance made me wince a bit, I don’t think I’m going to cancel my preorder. I’ll hopefully be able to tolerate it until it gets some patches. I’ve been looking forward to it since I found out it was coming to Switch. Thanks for the review.
Thank you so much for the great in-depth review. Always love those series of games played the original back in the day on the turbo graphics 16 CD. That's pretty much where I fell in love with video games the music score was epic. The characters were so joyful light-hearted but serious demeanor all at the same time you really cared about the characters. I'm happy that they keep that tradition strong. I think it's almost time for an upgrade for the Nintendo switch LOL thanks for the review.
While the game looks fun, the slowdown is a pretty big deal, I hope this gets smoothed out. I also 100% agree, it looks totally dated. It reminds me of a PS3 or 360 game. I may pick it up if it gets smoother and cheaper.
I know its not a good practice to be complacent with poor performance, but I suffered through Lacrimosa of Dana on the psvita, which was capped at like 24fps, so I think I can live with this. Apparently the guy who fixed the pc port of lacrimosa is involved, so I suspect we'll see significant improvements anyways.
Glad i bought it for PS4, fuck performance issues, played ys8 on the switch and i loved it but i needed the optimal experience for this next installment
Definitely have to agree on the world design. While I'm having fun with Ys IX the aesthetics feel like a massive step backwards compared to Ys XVIII epic adventure. I hope YS X updates the engine and creates a world to outshine YS VIII.
