Ys I & II Chronicles+ came out this year, so thread title fail.The Ys-iest Purchase You'll Make All Year
Sounds disappointing on this game. A butchered version of one my favorite battle themes from Falcom of all time :(Originally Posted by PixyJunket
Plus, Battle #58, yo.
Here's what I had to say after completing it.So were there ever import impressions for this? Is it typical Ys quality?
I finally finished it. It took me about 20 hours.
Overall, it was quite good. I think it accomplishes absolutely everything Ys 7 set out to do in a better way. In terms of gameplay and stuff, my complaints are fairly minor. I think the map design is done in such a way to deliberately make people like me uncomfortable/anxious, because there are so many branching paths that I'm really worried about missing stuff. Most of the time in the game was probably spent backtracking to make sure I'm not taking the "right" path that leads toward progressing the story.
As an Ys 4 game, though, I'm less positive about it. It takes many concepts from Dawn of Ys and Mask of the Sun and uses them kind of half-heartedly, to the point that the game kind of feels like it's just got an Ys 4 skin on top of it "just because." They've taken characters that we got to know years and years ago and made them completely different just to fit this new vision, which just didn't sit right with me. I think this game goes even further with that than Lufia DS did. It makes you think, "why did you even bother to relate this to Ys 4?" and that's not the feeling I wanted to have about the game. : For years, I dreamt of finally seeing Falcom's version of Ys 4, but I highly doubt that this was it.
Still, though, as I said, it's a good game, and perhaps if you go into it not thinking it's an Ys 4 remake or anything like that, it'll be easier to get past that. Or if you never played the other Ys 4 games at all.
NOOOOOOOOOO.Sounds disappointing on this game. A butchered version of one my favorite battle themes from Falcom of all time :(
There is no better word for this than "perfect."
He makes a very small cameo appearance, but that's it. He's not part of the story, nor is he playable, unfortunately. I guess the idea is, if he were in it any more than that, Adol's memory loss would be kind of a non-issue since Dogi would tell him everything he could possibly need to know about himself.Is Dogi not in this at all?
Sounds disappointing on this game. A butchered version of one my favorite battle themes from Falcom of all time :(
YMMV -- the Celceta version of Battle #58 is my absolute favorite by leaps and bounds. I consider it an improvement over all previous versions in every way. I mean, just listen to that guitar solo, and the key-changed breakdown afterward... soooooo good!!NOOOOOOOOOO.
BLASPHEMY!! Who dares speak ill of '80s/'90s anime spaulders?! Spaulders are the greatest piece of armor ever, and I'd love to see them brought back -- we need to start a spaulder revolution!! ;)Eh I kinda like his new outfit (except the pants). Glad they scrapped their old HUEG shoulderpads.
Seems likely, since the Japanese version is 911 MB. It does claim that you need 100 MB minimum for save games, though, so altogether, it adds up to over 1 GB. (Plus, you usually need about twice the size of a game free on your memory stick in order to unpack and install it -- that's the part people often tend to forget -- so while the game itself may only take up 1 GB, you'll almost certainly need 2 GB in order to download it from PSN.)Please be under 1gig.
We're not developers, so no. We can only publish stuff that other people have made.do you guys have any plans of remaking ys 1 ? or any of the other ys games for vita ?
He's talking about people being obsessed about 2007. Trails in the Sky SC hit PSP in Japan in 2007. It's yet another post about that game in an XSEED-related thread obviously.I, uh, think you're in the wrong topic.
-Tom
With all the Dragon Quest games stuck in Japan that neither Square nor Nintendo seem willing to bring over here, are those a possibility at any point for XSeed?We're not developers, so no. We can only publish stuff that other people have made.
If Falcom remakes anything Ys, though, you can bet we'll be interested in translating and publishing it in the west!
-Tom
It's Square Enix. The chances of them giving any of their games to another publisher -- particularly from a series as big as Dragon Quest -- is virtually nil.With all the Dragon Quest games stuck in Japan that neither Square nor Nintendo seem willing to bring over here, are those a possibility at any point for XSeed?
Isn't this only like that on PS3 (not 100% sure, though)?(Plus, you usually need about twice the size of a game free on your memory stick in order to unpack and install it -- that's the part people often tend to forget -- so while the game itself may only take up 1 GB, you'll almost certainly need 2 GB in order to download it from PSN.)
Looks fun. Might grab the digital version on release.Originally Posted by Volcynika
New gameplay trailer for Calilica: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy1goPH8J0Y
I'd say the ideal is somewhere in between, but really it's just "throw away that shoulder shit."Old version looks like your typical early 90s anime villain and new version looks like your typical modern villain. So bishie.
Yes. The entire game is fandubbed, actually.
Out of curiosity: is there anyway to play Dawn of Ys in English? I've been thinking about somehow figuring out a way to play it for myself, and I've watched enough Let's Plays to be familiar with its plot, but it has a charming quality to it that I'm oddly attracted to.
I'd question the GS order still even assuming that was done in store. A lot of games used to really use that JUST as the ship date and would actually be in stores the following day, and while even more niche titles have been out on that day rather than just shipping that day XSEED may still follow that. The only reason to have hope is that Release Date Delivery popped up on Amazon, and I don't know what to make of that with everyone having reported December dates.Can't believe it's finally coming out. Ordered with both GS and Amazon but will probably cancel the Amazon order to given they won't deliver till 12/2 and I'll be able to get the GS order on the 26th.
Isn't this only like that on PS3 (not 100% sure, though)?
It's also true for PSP, so I assumed it was true for Vita too -- especially since the warning about it is present in Vita game descriptions on J-PSN, though that could be just a standard warning attached to every game on the service.Yes that is only on the PS3 (maybe PS4). I have downloaded a 400mb file when I only had 500mb to begin with.
The only other announced projects from us at the moment are Ragnarok Odyssey ACE for PS3 and Vita (physical and digital), Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Steam, and Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter on Steam and PSP digital.what other projects can we look forward to from xseed in the coming 2014 year ?
Nooooo, keep it! Spaulders 4 lyfe!! ;)I'd say the ideal is somewhere in between, but really it's just "throw away that shoulder shit."
Not at launch, no -- the patch wasn't ready in time to be applied before mastering. The game should theoretically still be Vita TV compatible as-is, however (the touchscreen emulation via L3 and R3 will suffice for the touch puzzles), but I can't confirm that with any certainty just yet.wyrdwad, does the NA version have the stuff patched into the JP version recently to make it work with the Vita TV? (i.e., button options for the things that require touch, like the puzzles) The 1.02 patch.
Falcom has never really been about graphics, focusing more on gameplay (as any good developer should). That said, though, the graphics in Celceta really aren't bad at all, and there are a lot of things that put it head and shoulders above Ys Seven in terms of presentation (like a crazy-huge draw distance, and really subtle day/night transitions).Interestingly, because of the fact that it's higher resolution, some of the byproducts of Falcom design - less detailed backgrounds, simple level design - stick out a little more than they did on the PSP. Granted, the combat is so good that I'm probably not going to notice any of that at all once I start playing.
Same basic system, but the damage output is much less drastically changed by attack type than in Ys Seven -- if you attack an enemy with the wrong attack type, you still do decent enough damage, just not AS MUCH. And if you make a point of hitting enemies with the damage type their weak to, you get bigger bonuses this time around (refills on SP, experience bonuses, etc.). So it's more like a positive reinforcement approach this time.so is it the same rock paper scissor system as in 7? ala each party member is good against 1 enemy type and does like no damage on other types?
It surprised me, personally, seeing as it was a fandub. It's definitely serviceable.Completely forgot about the thread that was made re: that fandub!
Would you care to comment on the quality of the dub? May have to do some PlayAsia or EBay hunting to see if I can't nab an import and go from there, if it's solid!
Big overworld, better story, sense of mystery, Ys7 combat, less useless skills, sound like I am in for a treat! Thanks for the great write up!-Tom
The UMD drive on my PSP broke, so there was no point in actually using the UMD. I bought it to support XSEED, but I can't actually physically use the game.Originally Posted by zerokoolpsx
So any reviews on this besides Aeana's? From someone who hasn't played Ys 4.
Tits is still shrinkwrapped.
There's now a regular guard as well, which becomes a Flash Guard when timed perfectly, and works just like it did in Ys Seven. After Flash Guarding, you next hit is guaranteed critical.How's the flash guard work in Celceta? I rated Ys7's combat quite high because of this mechanic.
'Fraid we're all out. That's why it's no longer available in our online store. Sorry!Hey, wyrdwad, you guys don't happen to have any Oath in Felghana collector's editions laying around I could buy do ya? It's not in your store, but I just have a digital copy and wanna complete my XSEED Ys CE collection and I'd rather buy it from you than some dude on Ebay.
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