Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana 8/10
A solid 8 here. Its got rave reviews across the board with little negativity. Apparantly this is the first fully 3D entry in the series and the first time the series has gone for an island survival narrative.
Its nice that all the NPCs that make your armour and weapons etc that take up residence in your makeshift village on the deserted island youre trapped on are fleshed out and its nice how the game builds their characters. Alison isnt just a tailor, she is a shipwreck survivor who has lost her husband, who is also a talented tailor. You want to find her husband not just for her because youre nice like that but because he can help make better armour when you do.
The gameplay feels like an arcade version of Tales or one of those crappy SAO games Bandai keeps throwing out (but better). Theres a lot of real time fast paced action to be had and it all works well.
Thing is its really tacky. It looks tacky (neon green waistcoats with glossy purple flares), the characters are tacky and the story is tacky. Ys has been around since the 80s and Tales less so but there's a reason why people prefer playing Tales. Ys feels like a tacky lesser Tales game and as an owner of Tales games I'd just rather play Tales. So I do.
If you dont like Tales though then fill your boots, Ys is the next best thing.
A solid 8 here. Its got rave reviews across the board with little negativity. Apparantly this is the first fully 3D entry in the series and the first time the series has gone for an island survival narrative.
Its nice that all the NPCs that make your armour and weapons etc that take up residence in your makeshift village on the deserted island youre trapped on are fleshed out and its nice how the game builds their characters. Alison isnt just a tailor, she is a shipwreck survivor who has lost her husband, who is also a talented tailor. You want to find her husband not just for her because youre nice like that but because he can help make better armour when you do.
The gameplay feels like an arcade version of Tales or one of those crappy SAO games Bandai keeps throwing out (but better). Theres a lot of real time fast paced action to be had and it all works well.
Thing is its really tacky. It looks tacky (neon green waistcoats with glossy purple flares), the characters are tacky and the story is tacky. Ys has been around since the 80s and Tales less so but there's a reason why people prefer playing Tales. Ys feels like a tacky lesser Tales game and as an owner of Tales games I'd just rather play Tales. So I do.
If you dont like Tales though then fill your boots, Ys is the next best thing.