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Post by Moulinoski on Mar 9, 2023 16:16:51 GMT -5
Ys Series: - Ys III: Wanderers From Ys [PCECD]
- Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys [PCECD][Translation available][Possibly best original version of Ys IV?]
- Ys IV: Mask of the Sun [SFC][Canonical version of IV before Memories of Celceta]
- Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand [SFC][Translation Available]
- Ys VI: The Ark of the Napishtim [PC/Steam]
- Ys: The Oath in Felghana [PC/Steam][Remake of Ys III: Wanderers From Ys]
- Ys Strategy [NDS][RTS - Yuck]
- Ys Origin [PC/Steam]
- Ys Seven [PSP]
- Ys: Memories of Celceta [Vita][Final version of Ys IV]
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana [Vita]
So, I would set Ys III aside for later as a side game in favor of Oath in Felghana. As Ex mentioned, I would set aside all versions of Ys IV prior to Memories of Celceta in favor of Memories of Celceta which is the now canon version. On that note, The Dawn of Ys was never the canon version of IV, that honor went to the SFC version The Mask of the Sun until Falcom themselves remade IV as Memories of Celceta. I forgot about Ys Strategy. Apparently, most people wish they could forget it. It’s not canon per my understanding. I wouldn’t have it too high up on my list (as evidenced by the fact that I didn’t; I might try it out later). Also, while the consensus is that you can safely skip Ys V, I thought the SFC version is pretty good. At least, I liked it. If you can enjoy the Quintet trilogy, then I think you can enjoy Ys V. You can pretty much just stick to Steam for all the best versions of each Ys game except Ys V for obvious reasons (it’s exclusive to SFC… and a dubious PS2 remake that’s noncanon). Speaking of canonicity, it seems like Falcom might walk back on Ys V SFC’s canonicity in favor of some “maybe we will, maybe won’t” remake further down the line.
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Post by Ex on Mar 9, 2023 17:10:57 GMT -5
the consensus is that you can safely skip Ys V, I thought the SFC version is pretty good For true Ys lovers that consensus is wrong. Ys V is an enjoyable action-JRPG well worth playing. English patch: www.romhacking.net/translations/2060/My thoughts: I've played worse action-JRPGs on SNES/SFC that the consensus claim are better. What do they know.
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Post by Sarge on Mar 9, 2023 18:03:33 GMT -5
Yeah, Ys V is a good time, if a bit easy. Wish that the Expert version had been translated.
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Post by nullPointer on Mar 9, 2023 18:07:27 GMT -5
Moulinoski Ex Sarge Thanks for the recs guys! A little bit of backlog pruning is never a bad thing! Veering wildly back on thread topic, another game I'm tentatively looking forward to is Agent 64: Spies Never Die. I think I've mentioned already that I have a bit of 'retro-fatigue' where it comes to 8/16 bit retro styled games, but that paying homage to/aping other gaming generations is still enough to at least get my attention. Looks fun (to me).
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Post by Xeogred on Mar 9, 2023 18:25:38 GMT -5
Definitely looks neat. A stable 60FPS and I'm game!
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Post by Moulinoski on Mar 9, 2023 18:26:37 GMT -5
the consensus is that you can safely skip Ys V, I thought the SFC version is pretty good For true Ys lovers that consensus is wrong. Ys V is an enjoyable action-JRPG well worth playing. English patch: www.romhacking.net/translations/2060/My thoughts: I've played worse action-JRPGs on SNES/SFC that the consensus claim are better. What do they know. Oh yeah, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Ys V considering all the disclaimers about it. Heck, I’m going to be daring and say that it’s better than Secret of Mana (Trial of Mana) >=D Maybe some day I’ll play Expert mode but I don’t really like the Ys series for its level of challenge. I like it for the breezy adventures I can go on.
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Post by Ex on Mar 10, 2023 11:28:33 GMT -5
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails will launch for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG this fall in the west, publisher NIS America announced. This is an HD port of a PSP game that released in 2012. The PSP version has had an English fan translation for many years. I beat the PSP version as a result, back in 2016. In 2017 I posted that review to GameFAQs: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/psp/654985-nayuta-no-kiseki/reviews/164698I've tried and failed multiple times to get other gamers I know to play Nayuta. Even supposed action-JRPGs fans just won't do it. I don't know why, it's an excellent action-JRPG, and it's made by Falcom for Adol's sake! Falcom's not particularly known for making crappy action-JRPGs. Regardless, I'm glad this official release is coming west, because other more open-minded players will now get to experience it. I intend to buy the Switch version for a replay.
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Post by Moulinoski on Mar 10, 2023 12:01:13 GMT -5
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails will launch for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG this fall in the west, publisher NIS America announced. This is an HD port of a PSP game that released in 2012. The PSP version has had an English fan translation for many years. I beat the PSP version as a result, back in 2016. In 2017 I posted that review to GameFAQs: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/psp/654985-nayuta-no-kiseki/reviews/164698I've tried and failed multiple times to get other gamers I know to play Nayuta. Even supposed action-JRPGs fans just won't do it. I don't know why, it's an excellent action-JRPG, and it's made by Falcom for Adol's sake! Falcom's not particularly known for making crappy action-JRPGs. Regardless, I'm glad this official release is coming west, because other more open-minded players will now get to experience it. I intend to buy the Switch version for a replay. I’ve been eyeing this for Steam. What you wrote regarding the story makes me a little apprehensive. The bloated dialogue in some games makes me lose patience. It doesn’t sound like it’s bad enough to dampen the experience, though. One question I have that your review didn’t answer is whether Legend of Nayuta is related to any Trails game in particular and whether it would be worth it to try any one of those out before playing it. Although I’m usually not a big stickler for following continuity.
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Post by Ex on Mar 10, 2023 12:07:36 GMT -5
Legend of Nayuta is related to any Trails game in particular It's standalone, no prior knowledge needed.
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Post by Sarge on Mar 10, 2023 14:19:44 GMT -5
I have played it, but wasn't particularly impressed with the fan translation. But about the time I started actually diving in deeper (put in a couple of hours), they announced this was coming so I shelved it, haha!
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