what little i'd seen of the ys series made me believe it was one of those 500 hour JRPGs that is weirdly popular for whatever reason
i couldn't be wronger. this game FUCKS. the soundtrack fucks even harder. story's not much to talk about but the gameplay is VERY unique to me. i love this stupid ass bumper car combat. i love how stupidly simple the game actually is.
they really just said "alright. get this. YOU'RE the one who deals contact damage. that's all i got" and it was the best idea they ever had
i couldn't be wronger. this game FUCKS. the soundtrack fucks even harder. story's not much to talk about but the gameplay is VERY unique to me. i love this stupid ass bumper car combat. i love how stupidly simple the game actually is.
they really just said "alright. get this. YOU'RE the one who deals contact damage. that's all i got" and it was the best idea they ever had
I played this on steam but I don't see that version of Backlogg'd lol.
This was so good the whole way through but the final boss was frustrating enough for me to drop a few points. Still, outside of that, it's surprising how well this has aged! Def had a fun time.
This was so good the whole way through but the final boss was frustrating enough for me to drop a few points. Still, outside of that, it's surprising how well this has aged! Def had a fun time.
Lo jugué en pc. Está entretenido.
Le système bump est très très fun et addictif, l'OST est génial, le scénario est continué dans Ys 2 mais c'est sympa quand même de voir le début de l'histoire d'Adol.
ATTENTION, SUR PC LE FINAL BOSS EST BUGGUÉ ALORS ESSAIE D'ACTIVER LE VSYNC ET DE LIMITER LES FPS AUTANT QUE POSSIBLE SAUF SI TU VEUX SOUFFRIR (et il m'a botté le cul quand même)
ATTENTION, SUR PC LE FINAL BOSS EST BUGGUÉ ALORS ESSAIE D'ACTIVER LE VSYNC ET DE LIMITER LES FPS AUTANT QUE POSSIBLE SAUF SI TU VEUX SOUFFRIR (et il m'a botté le cul quand même)
(PSP Version)
I really dug this surprisingly. For as weird as the bump combat feels at first, it's easy to get used to and quite fun when you do. The story is pretty basic and short (the game in general is actually), but there's a charm to it and the atmosphere is just very nice feeling.
If I had to complain about something, it's the fact that the need for the silver sword against the mine boss isn't elaborated upon more and just feels annoying to find out.
I really dug this surprisingly. For as weird as the bump combat feels at first, it's easy to get used to and quite fun when you do. The story is pretty basic and short (the game in general is actually), but there's a charm to it and the atmosphere is just very nice feeling.
If I had to complain about something, it's the fact that the need for the silver sword against the mine boss isn't elaborated upon more and just feels annoying to find out.
(Fair warning, I played this game on PC and not on a mobile platform)
The bump system is pretty simple and basic, with most of the strategy revolving around positioning trying to hit the enemy at spots where they can't mount a counter attack. The game is short enough where it doesn't get too repetitive and the sense of progression is strong. However, I think this game is an absolute must play 100% because of it's presentation. This game is an audio and visual treat. The pixel art in game is just jaw dropping, and that doesn't even mention the music, some standouts being tracks like the final boss theme. Though, I, 100 times over, recommend using the art from the Ys Complete over the newer ones.
The bump system is pretty simple and basic, with most of the strategy revolving around positioning trying to hit the enemy at spots where they can't mount a counter attack. The game is short enough where it doesn't get too repetitive and the sense of progression is strong. However, I think this game is an absolute must play 100% because of it's presentation. This game is an audio and visual treat. The pixel art in game is just jaw dropping, and that doesn't even mention the music, some standouts being tracks like the final boss theme. Though, I, 100 times over, recommend using the art from the Ys Complete over the newer ones.
Not sure why I can't choose PC as platform, because this seems to be the version that's on Steam (might be wrong about this) but I can't find a different one, so whatever.
Pretty short and sweet title that doesn't have a ton of depth but also doesn't overstay it's welcome. Progression is just a bit too cryptic for my taste, which seems to be a symptom of it's release date.
Pretty short and sweet title that doesn't have a ton of depth but also doesn't overstay it's welcome. Progression is just a bit too cryptic for my taste, which seems to be a symptom of it's release date.
Trying out all the Ys games and the first is definitely interesting. I technically played this on Steam but haven't actually play YII and the listing is for the bundle of games. The story is kinda you normal Fantasy RPG, you are a dude who got caught up in a storm and wakes up in a port town to then go out on the journey to save the world. The Combat is very simple as its just run into the enemy, but you have to do it off center of the enemy or from their blindspot which is interesting but used to it from playing Xanadu Next earlier this year. The final area of the game was really annoying, alot of going back and forth, even more so if you didn't have a walkthrough which I had to glance at one every now and then during it cause I got so lost. The Final Boss was also one of the most annoyingly hardest things in the game, but after finding his pattern and just restarting over and over I finally did it. Overall it was a decent game and I am interested in checking out more of the series now.
Can feel a bit obtuse but it's sort of to be expected considering the original game was on the PC-88
Fast game play, a banging soundtrack and fun bosses make it an absolute blast to play. The PSP suffers from some annoying load times but generally great
Fast game play, a banging soundtrack and fun bosses make it an absolute blast to play. The PSP suffers from some annoying load times but generally great
It would've been fun if it didn't require a playthrough to finish.
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The game is really fun and the bump mechanic is really interesting. The story is very ok nothing crazy, but the game is very challenging which makes it fun. I would say the game feels a bit like Zelda without the puzzles.
The one thing that bothered me about the game is that you do need a walkthrough for the most part.
The one thing that bothered me about the game is that you do need a walkthrough for the most part.
There is a charm to this game. Its got classic JRPG style in fantasy world. I initally really liked the music, I really liked teh feeling I had with the game when I was playing it. The gameplay was fast and punchy. The NPCs contribute enough for me to feel immersed in the world. My god I love the ice stage. I think the bosses were challenging and introduced slight gimmicks that made their fights more memorable. I think its an easy game to start and play, but hard to finish when the final stage feels like progression really slows down