Great review. I loved the previous Ys game and happy to hear this is great too. I usually hate buying games so close to each other (just bought Atelier Ryza 2) but i'll go ahead and get this on release next week.
Ys 8 was a solid jrpg by my standards so to hear that Ys 9 is an overall improvement does make me excited. Even if straight action-rpg isn't my favorite subgenre.
I bought Ys on TurboDuo, PC (Japanese version), PS2, PS4, PSP (digital only ), PSVita, and Switch Lite. Some I bought multiple copies on same systems but from different places. I love Ys series as it is my favorite action RPG.
@@MikePSN09 it is really good i started liking it when ark of napistim came out then oath in falgana was great It really blew me away with ys seven and i have loved it ever since
Well, chronologically, I'm pretty sure they still join a group of pirates, get stranded on the Canaan Islands, and travel to Altago before Ys IX, so... Yeah, they went through some stuff. ^^
I remember hearing this is chronologically the last game in the series so far so...YES! Adol is a smidge oldish here! I hear he finally gets some recognition for all his adventures too. Kinda excited about that as it's almost comical how many times Adol has saved the world (or at least a country) and remained mostly unknown.
@@xavito4337 The canon order is: Origin Books 1&2 Memories of Celceta Oath in Felghana Ys 5: Lost Kefin Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana Ys 6: Ark of Naphstim (or however this is spelled) Ys 7 Ys 9: Monstrum Nox Between Ys 5 and 6 there was a 10 year gap in releases (in the real world.) Other than books 1 & 2, the 5 original games were pretty losely connected, and Ys 4 (later remade into Memories of Celceta) even had 2 separed releases with different stories, developed by 2 different companies. Starting from Ys 6, Falcom started retconing the older games to create a slighly more cohesive narrative. Of the first 5 games, Ys 5 is the only one yet to recieve a "modern" remake that fits the new canon. (Or an official English release) Anyway, Ys 8 is set right after Adol and Dogi are returning from Xandria (the country in which Ys 5 is set)
oh well. steam only says 2021 :< can't wait though. i love love love love love the series so much! and 8 was my absolute fav right after origins. dana is such a sweetheart. and yunica a total bada55! :D
Yay! So happy that it ended up being amazing. I fell in love with VIII. I've fiddled with Y's for a while, but none ever really enticed me as much as VIII did. Also I am a much bigger turn-based fan, but VIII's combat was soo much fun! I am thoroughly excited to jump in and play this. Also glad to hear that the characters and story are great as that's the main reason I play rpgs. Thanks for the great review! Keep it up!
Gonna get this on steam. That way, I can get the games that came before it. I was always interested in ys, but never decided to pick it up. The older games reminds me of tales of destiny and I'm kinda hoping to have that feeling as I did when I played it all those years ago. Sometimes, I like going back to the oldies.
As much as I love the Ys series, this game just looks so washed out to me. It feels like the exact opposite of Ys VIII’s color scheme. That doesnt make me hate the game though, I just felt like it needed more colour.
I mean ur not wrong but thats just the prison town map there are other areas and they can always do patches. Plus i kinda think its supposed to be since the underlying tone of the game is gothic-ish....lol
@@smiller2323 I think that's the point...i mean its like how Yakuza 7 Like a Dragon went more cheery and upbeat compared to the other games in the series. It has its dark moments of course but compared to the rest its bright and good vibes feeling.
Yeah... I think the way they handled recovery items in the new titles kinda screws up the challenge. Bosses can be a bit of a damage sponge on the higher difficulties, and they do hit pretty hard, so trying to complete the game without recovery items can be quite frustrating. But if you do use items, well... Since you can carry basically unlimited items in Celceta and Ys 8, there is no cooldown, and you can consume as many items as you want from a pause menu with zero risks, they are kind of overpowered, and can trivialize the difficulty. Otherwise, the full 3D Ys games are all fantastic. The soundtracks in Ys 8 and Ys 7, in particular, stand out as some of the best in the series.
Honestly, after playing that dreadful Balan Wonderland demo, I'd rather play this with a smooth framerate and fluid, fun gameplay than have great graphics. It certainly was true for Nier Automata.
I finished Ys 8 on ps4 long before they put out a second redub for it. I play so many JRPGs that I didn't have much problem with the original dub at the time but I apreciate them taking the time to make it a better game. I have been excited about this one since I saw the first video where they ran up the walls and dashed around the city. AJRPGs have in the past mostly been story-lite imo. I am happy to see the same love they used to put into turn based rpg stories in action rpgs. Its much more common now but it wasn't two console gens. ago. Here is hoping for even more in the future!
I just bought Ys8, haven't played it yet, but can't wait, this one looks interesting too! Also looking at the city, it looks a little dead, but considering you're climbing on walls and stuff, it'd be a bit weird. Though still looks empty
Ys 8 is very similar to what Breath of the Wild would have been as a more traditional 3D Zelda game, if Link were 6 people and also replaced all his blood with caffeine. Even the content that was added after the initial release of the two games was surprisingly similar (in both cases, though, Ys 8 actually came first by several months). Hell, the titular Dana is more or less *exactly* what the hypothetical daughter of BotW Link and Zelda would be like, if she dressed like a Gerudo. Oddly enough, Ys 9 also gave Adol a magical hand, which seems to be something that BotW 2 is going to give Link.
I like the boss designs and the classic crab😳 but I feel the backgrounds look a little dry and need of texture and flavor. It’s minor but I can’t help but feel this game would really stand out with some vibrant backgrounds.
To be fair, other than the bosses, the enemies in the demo were just low-level mobs and we barely had any of the characters skills and are missing at least 2 of the characters.
@@ScottMakesGames judging from reviews, the PC versions have better framrates and translations, and since the games are playable on a literal potato computer, I wouldn't be adverse to recommending the PC version over the PSP version. I looked up the games on PC just now so that I could see about buying them, and found reviews that compared the two platforms.
@@keiichimorisato98 Nice I’ll see which ones I can get on pc. I have 1, 2, 3, and 7 on psp already. 4 I could get on vita but probably get the PS4 version along with 8 and 9. I think I origins is on PS4 as well, will need to check where I can play 5 and 6.
You can usually start on nightmare difficulty. Though you will need at least one playthrough to get inferno (the hardest dificulty)if previous games are any indication.
Yeah you can start with Nightmare from the start. All difficulties are available from the beginning iirc. There was not a need for grinding much when I played on Nightmare, but did pay a bit more attention to equipment.
This has the largest scope in any of the games in the series have ever been but due to to limits of the yameneko engine the devs have to scale back on what they originally intended how the game should be (the city is proof why it doesn't look lively), but the good news was Falcom is developing their own new in house engine to be used on their own games, lets hope this makes Falcoms newer games take full advantage of current console hardware and make the visuals dated.
It'll probably chug.. The game CHUGS in town on a ps4 pro (where you spend a good 50 to 70 percent of the game), so id be REAL surprised if the game doesn't get a massive visual downgrade to even be able to run on Switch.
my first impression: it lacks other environment. it's like everything is only grey and red, it doesn't have the same settings like the previous titles. i am still thinking if I should get this.
The game isn't out yet, so the VAs are probably still under a non-disclosure agreement until then. That said, I'm fairly certain that Bryce Papenbrook and Patrick Seitz will be reprising their roles as Adol and Dogi, respectively, given what I heard from the trailers.
@@seemangalbj Well, that's a shame. Probably either a union or Falcom thing. Guess we'll have to wait until VAs announce something on Twitter. I have a few who I think are in the main cast, so I'll be watching their tweets.
Really annoyed that I want collectors edition but it doesn't have the dlc. So I'd have to buy digital deluxe on ps4. Cause I'm guessing you won't be able to buy dlc seperately after launch?
So in the review you say that the game is one of a kind, that takes chances that make it stand out as a fresh take on the Ys series. But you never explain why. Judging by the gameplay trailers, it looks like a fairly standard Ys game.
The level of exploration is unprecedented for the series. Lots of verticality. And the narrative is arguably more intricate and involved than any of the past games. You're right though, I should've gone into why more.
Between the crashes in this and the rough framerate in Ryza 2, kind of a bad week for PS4 Japanese games performing on PS5... hopefully get patches not too long after lauch.
@@richardreinhart5953? Ryza 2 has a literal PS5 version and all PS4 games since last Spring or so are mandated to work on PS5. I'm sure this'll get a patch asap
@@richardreinhart5953 Many PS5s also crash on specifically developed games due to the faulty hardware. They rushed the system to keep up with the Series X release and Sony should be thankful for the Covid 19 pandemic, otherwise those issues would get much more public attention.
Am playing for 4 days now and the game has crashed about 10 times for me now at random points on the PS5 , so I hope there will be a day one patch because it is a terrific game!
You can try picking up 8 on sale in the future if you haven't tried it yet, combat is similar to what's here in 9. If you find yourself not enjoying it at all, then you probably wouldn't like it in 9 either. 8 is more newcomer friendly as its narrative is more self contained, so I personally recommend trying that first over 9.
The thing with ys is that the series is divided by three different gameplay styles so if you don't like one of then you can try another, i suggest checking out the top down view games
This is actually really surprising and great to hear. I played the demo and was really put off by it, because it seemed like a very, VERY sloppy mess in terms of playability. But it looks like that's not the case at all.
That demo as literally the TGS demo from 2019. As such I believe it was meant as an accompaniment to whatever presentations were happening at that time. (As well as a way to accommodate any boothgoers at said event) I too wouldve preferred a chapter 1 style demo ala Tocs3.
@@RaifSeverence Oh, wow. Well, that clears that up. Yeah, the Cold Steel demo route is a much, MUCH better method for moving units. Because of this game's demo, I think it's going to lose a lot of sales, which is a shame. :(
Usually I rate yours reviews quite highly but this score seems over inflated for an average hack n slash with a generic story made on a show string budget Closer to an 7.5 for me
And they can't even release CS4 on PC/Switch yet. I have bought all of their games from Zwei to Sky to untranslated Crossbell games, but not anymore. These Sony nuthuggers shills do not deserve my money, will pirate their games going forward
CS4 on switch releases this April. Also the playstation versions are the og versions. The switch/pc versions are ports, which can take 2-6+ months in addition to localizing the game.
