Long time Ys player. I've enjoyed pretty much all the entries in the series, and I appreciate it when they try something new. I will admit that Ys X took some time for me to enjoy. The new combat system felt completely weird. It was like playing Sekiro after being a Dark Souls player. Similar feeling combat, but can't be played the same way. Ship combat the game also felt... odd. Its barebones and "there", ultimately if it was missing, you probably wouldn't miss much.
If you struggle with Ys X and its combat, its most likely because you're trying to play it like Ys VIII or IX. The games mechanics rely heavily on building a multiplier, countering and triggering the skills from the duo combat system they implemented.
I hope they either:
A. Refine this combat to feel a bit better or less like the previous Ys game's combat, or
B. Do a better job at explaining and teaching the players how to properly play.
Beyond that, making a "Proud" version was a bit of a slap in the face from them. Having just finished the game a couple weeks prior to the announcement felt kind of bad. I haven't looked into it since so maybe this is the case, but I think one way they can make this better is offer the Proud version additions as something you can get for the base game you initially purchased. I just hope they don't do this again.
Ys IX wasn't bad, it was an interesting approach, and I think the main thing was being locked to the city, with the same "grey" aesthetics really made it feel off. Combat was the same as prior entries, and they recycled the raid fights from Ys VIII to an even more forgettable format. All in all it was like playing VIII again with less memorable characters, story, and world. A solid "Okay" of a game for me.
I hope this next entry is Ys V as its the only game that HASN'T been remade, nor has the entry ever made it to the west officially. Ys XI is also fine. Just please, no Proud versions.
never got into this series, do i have to play all games or is this like FF and every game is a different setting ?
Only a few games are directly connected to each other such as Ys 1 and Ys 2 (And to some extent Origin). Otherwise you can pick up any game and not have to worry about missing out on anything. There may be a few references in dialogs of past adventures from other games, but nothing that would impact your enjoyment of the game and its current story in the moment. The only real reoccurring characters are usually Adol himself, and Dogi his friend who he met back in the first game.
