Anime Ys series

[Tse Tse Fly]

Played through Ys 8 for the second time, took me about 60 hours. Doing so I am reminded once again that there's a real difference between just a lengthy game and a slog. Ys 8 is by no means a short game, even by JRPG standards, nevertheless I never managed to start getting bored with it, for the whole duration of my playthrough. You know, there are games that you can enthusiastically play for one or two sessions, and the next day feel dead inside just by thinking about launching them again. Ys 8 is the complete opposite of that - even after finishing the game for the second time very recently I am not content, and am eager to start another playthrough, but then I'm stricken by the realisation that there's really no point to do so, since I've already done 100% of the content (even fishing...).

I call this track "Too Bad This Game Has an Ending"



Ys X sure can't come soon enough

 

[Nutmeg]

I heard all the Ys after Origins aren't very good as action games but it's nice to hear that they may be good for what they are experiences nonetheless.

 

[Spike]

Played through Ys 8 for the second time, took me about 60 hours. Doing so I am reminded once again that there's a real difference between just a lengthy game and a slog. Ys 8 is by no means a short game, even by JRPG standards, nevertheless I never managed to start getting bored with it, for the whole duration of my playthrough. You know, there are games that you can enthusiastically play for one or two sessions, and the next day feel dead inside just by thinking about launching them again. Ys 8 is the complete opposite of that - even after finishing the game for the second time very recently I am not content, and am eager to start another playthrough, but then I'm stricken by the realisation that there's really no point to do so, since I've already done 100% of the content (even fishing...).

I call this track "Too Bad This Game Has an Ending"



Ys X sure can't come soon enough

Great to hear about Ys 8. Ys after 1 has been in the backlog for a while. Have you tried playing it on a higher difficulty or looking for difficulty mods?

 

[Tse Tse Fly]

Great to hear about Ys 8. Ys after 1 has been in the backlog for a while. Have you tried playing it on a higher difficulty or looking for difficulty mods?

I was playing on Hard, it's somewhat on the easier side (except a couple bosses), but I wasn't in a mood for "Dark Souls" experience. There are 2 more difficulty levels after that (on PC at least). Maybe there are mods that limit how many healing items you can carry with you (or something like that), but I haven't checked.

 

[Spike]

Great to hear about Ys 8. Ys after 1 has been in the backlog for a while. Have you tried playing it on a higher difficulty or looking for difficulty mods?

I was playing on Hard, it's somewhat on the easier side (except a couple bosses), but I wasn't in a mood for "Dark Souls" experience. There are 2 more difficulty levels after that (on PC at least). Maybe there are mods that limit how many healing items you can carry with you (or something like that), but I haven't checked.

Well. Now you know what you must do. Play those difficulty levels one after another.

 

[Arthandas]

I heard all the Ys after Origins aren't very good as action games but it's nice to hear that they may be good for what they are experiences nonetheless.

Yup, the moment they married Adol to dumb AI controlled party members the series went to shit. While my personal favorite is Ys I & II Chronicles+, objectively Origin is probably the best.

 

[Spike]

I heard all the Ys after Origins aren't very good as action games but it's nice to hear that they may be good for what they are experiences nonetheless.

Yup, the moment they married Adol to dumb AI controlled party members the series went to shit.

Hard disagree.

 

[Arthandas]

Hard disagree.

Please keep your diary entries to yourself.
Zoomers don't have the capacity to appreciate the classics before the series went popamole.

 

[Spike]

Hard disagree.

Please keep your diary entries to yourself.
Zoomers don't have the capacity to appreciate the classics before the series went popamole.

Not a zoomer. I like old Ys too.