Board 8 > If you like action rpgs, don't overlook Ys 8

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Weakupedia posted...

AxemRedRanger posted...

I'd rank the games:

IV: Dawn of Ys
Oath in Felghana
Origin
I & II (Turbo CD and Steam versions roughly equal I guess)
VI: The Ark of Napishtim (only played the PS2 version, which is likely not optimal)
III: Wanderers from Ys (Turbo CD version; the SNES port had a better framerate though. Wouldn't surprise me if Genesis was the best overall but haven't gotten to that one.)
V
IV: Mask of the Sun

My laptop apparently isn't powerful enough for Ys Seven since it runs the opening movie at half-speed but with the audio at normal speed.

was your laptop by any chance purchased during the Clinton presidency

If we're running under the assumption that Hillary won the 2016 election and anything saying otherwise is Russian disinfo, yeah!
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Tom Bombadil posted...

followup: how bad is Ys I&II gonna wreck me if I am a babby who plays turn based rpgs on easy

if you're playing on normal you can overcome most of it just by level grinding except the final boss where you'll need to be max level and be good at it

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just BUMP'EM DEAD
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Tom Bombadil posted...

followup: how bad is Ys I&II gonna wreck me if I am a babby who plays turn based rpgs on easy

it's not a turn based rpg so <insufficient data for a meaningful response>
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in Ys 1 and 2 if you're having trouble just grind for 5 minutes and you'll 1 shot everything
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Ys I has some very trolly bosses and the level cap is actually really low so once you hit it have fun

II wasn't bad aside from one area IIRC
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I actually liked 1&2's bump mechanic. The game goes by super quick, rather than wasting time slogging through battles.
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late to the party but
Seven > Origin > Felghana > Celceta > Napishtim
have not played any others

I own the ps4 version but haven't played it yet since I don't really have access to my ps4 that often so I was going to probably buy another version eventually.

Though I kind of expect it to be about the same as 7/celceta, aka that it's pretty solid/good still in spite of falcom feeling the need to completely ruin the series and make everything about it worse by trying to write/pace it like a Legends of Heroes game (which is a bad thing because the loh series is bad >________>)

Tom Bombadil posted...

followup: how bad is Ys I&II gonna wreck me if I am a babby who plays turn based rpgs on easy

If you're playing the Complete version on psp/pc, the third and the last boss in Ys 1 are complete nightmares way out of depth with the rest of the game. The former you basically have to be at the level cap to do more than a pixel or two of damage on the lifebar with each hit, and it's still a grueling battle. The latter it's basically literally impossible to dodge the boss' fireballs (and that's before taking into account the platform you're on collapsing and it's an instant game over if you fall off) so it's a race to do enough damage before you die.

so I wouldn't recommend playing Ys 1 Complete on anything higher than the easiest difficulty setting. and I think the tcd is a bit easier/preferred if you can get to it since there isn't a level cap and your level carries over into ys 2 or something I haven't tried it yet.

The rest of the series isn't too bad about difficulty on normal. Might have to grind a few levels here and there though..
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bump for truth
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you guys chapter 5 is pretty wild
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Bump
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Do I need to know anything about the previous games to understand this?
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Johnny Eagle posted...

Do I need to know anything about the previous games to understand this?

not really

adol and digi are the two mainstays of the series but there's no real continuity other than light references to other regions
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lol digi

i meant dogi
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