Top 3 Ys game and the best of the classic 2D games.
In Memories of Celceta you learn more about Adol, but in this you get to learn more about Adol's travel companion Dogi. It was cool coming to his homeland, seeing the town he grew up in and learning his backstory.
I really loved the story of Chester and Elena and it's one I won't be forgetting any time soon. It definitely pulled at my heartstrings at times and Chester was a really relatable antagonist with a good backstory that I can't elaborate on because of spoilers.
The art design and graphics are really charming and have a very 90s anime style to them. Much like all of Falcom's games from that era.
Combat is the same as Ys: Origin due to being on the same engine, it's a lot more simplistic than newer Ys games where you get skills and can combo and stuff, but simple isn't always a bad thing and it's still a fun system, especially the magic part of it.
Bosses in this game are VERY difficult, some people might not enjoy it, but I'm a masochist so I really enjoyed it. I'll just say tfw your action J-RPG becomes a bullet hell.
Level design was great. Your typical Ys. Lava level, ice level, underground waterway, forest, cave, etc, but even though I've seen these levels many times they're designed well with good platforming sections and secrets to find and are always fun to explore so I never mind the formula.
The MUSIC. Peak Falcom. Among one of my faves of all their games. Incredible. Super catchy melodies, shredding guitars and keyboards that sound like they came straight out of an 80s Yngwie Malmsteen album, beautiful violin pieces as well.
I really don't have any complaints, for a simplistic, old-school low budget J-RPG from the early 2000s, this game is pretty damn great and close to perfection.
In Memories of Celceta you learn more about Adol, but in this you get to learn more about Adol's travel companion Dogi. It was cool coming to his homeland, seeing the town he grew up in and learning his backstory.
I really loved the story of Chester and Elena and it's one I won't be forgetting any time soon. It definitely pulled at my heartstrings at times and Chester was a really relatable antagonist with a good backstory that I can't elaborate on because of spoilers.
The art design and graphics are really charming and have a very 90s anime style to them. Much like all of Falcom's games from that era.
Combat is the same as Ys: Origin due to being on the same engine, it's a lot more simplistic than newer Ys games where you get skills and can combo and stuff, but simple isn't always a bad thing and it's still a fun system, especially the magic part of it.
Bosses in this game are VERY difficult, some people might not enjoy it, but I'm a masochist so I really enjoyed it. I'll just say tfw your action J-RPG becomes a bullet hell.
Level design was great. Your typical Ys. Lava level, ice level, underground waterway, forest, cave, etc, but even though I've seen these levels many times they're designed well with good platforming sections and secrets to find and are always fun to explore so I never mind the formula.
The MUSIC. Peak Falcom. Among one of my faves of all their games. Incredible. Super catchy melodies, shredding guitars and keyboards that sound like they came straight out of an 80s Yngwie Malmsteen album, beautiful violin pieces as well.
I really don't have any complaints, for a simplistic, old-school low budget J-RPG from the early 2000s, this game is pretty damn great and close to perfection.