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Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta |OT|
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I laid the Vita on my leg for a moment to type in chat, and the game kept switching between the two AI modes. I couldn't figure out how to do it on purpose, so I checked the manual and it says you have to pinch inward or outward on the edges of the backpad on the left and right sides. I mentioned it to my friend, and she was like "so you're goatseing the Vita?"
Indeed.
Indeed.
Your friend is awesome.
Someone suggested that maybe theyre waiting until RO is released before they announce their next project. I hope so. Im getting impatient.
I love reading impressions from you guys, though. Makes the wait a little more bearable.
I've got a lot of thoughts about the game floating around in my head. I'll need to gather them together to put together a coherent impressions post. I do want to mention, though, that I appreciate how much tighter the flash guard timing is. It's much more difficult to pull off, so much less tempting to rely on constantly. Flash move as well, the timing is pretty tight on it so it's fun to actually pull it off.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Jealousssss. I could get this next week, but we'll see how Canadian customs feels about that.
Thank goodness for that.
RyougaSaotome
Member
I noticed this as well. I get hit a lot more often when trying to pull either off because the window of opportunity is so small. It's a breath of fresh air compared to Seven.
The emphasis in this game is kinda weird. The fields are much larger, and there are more powerful enemies spread out everywhere. They've put the focus on exploring and filling out the map, collecting materials, strengthening equipment, etc. The story is actually surprisingly light so far compared to Ys 7, not that I have a problem with that.
As far as story goes, I'm starting to think my theory might be correct. Will have to see more.
As far as story goes, I'm starting to think my theory might be correct. Will have to see more.
twentytwo22
Member
That sound that Duren makes when he picks a chest. There just aren't many things in life better than that.
PixyJunket
Member
Good.
Although the giant open levels and emphasis on exploring is a little odd, but still far less offensive than the story obsessed Ys Seven.
djplaeskool
Member
The areas in this are so huge. I just spent an hour simply uncovering map in all the directions I could go.
I'm loving the openness of this as compared to Origin or Oath in Felghana.
Music is outstanding too. Well done killing-stuff-and-exploring-in-a-JRPG type music. Falcom seems to excel at this especially.
I'm loving the openness of this as compared to Origin or Oath in Felghana.
Music is outstanding too. Well done killing-stuff-and-exploring-in-a-JRPG type music. Falcom seems to excel at this especially.
It was clear to me from the moment that I started the game that it most certainly is not a remake of Ys 4. For a while, I thought that maybe it was a pseudo-sequel to the previous Ys 4 games, and Falcom was playing off the fact that it never made a version of Ys 4 with the memory loss/recovery gimmick. But the further I get into the game, the more things I notice that just cannot be true if this takes place after either other Ys 4 game. It seems to me that what this is is simply Falcom making a new version of Ys 4, different from the others. We'll see how things develop as I play more.
twentytwo22
Member
To keep this OT going, I'll post some thoughts, a bit over 10 hours in now (did all quests).
-The world is so much more delicately crafted than the one in Ys 7. Areas vary greatly and are quite beautiful. Adventuring on the world map is not un-akin to games like Symphony of the Night, where focus is on map completion, and getting to new areas once you have new abilities will occasionally allow you to trigger a shortcut to get back to that area much quicker.
-The soundtrack is great. I particularly enjoy the track for the early dungeons, the track for the starting town, and the boss track.
-The way the game is setup at the beginning reminded me a bit of Sora no Kiseki SC. Maybe I'm crazy, but (mild spoilers for the first 10 hours)
The quest system this time around is also a bit Kiseki-like, but I am grateful for the flag markers on the map that show where you need to go to accept/complete quests -- no time wasted wandering around wondering where the hell you need to go
-I'm enjoying the skill system more this time around. Instead of learning skills from weapons, you simply learn them by using the skills that you have, and they seem to flow well into one another. You probably won't spam one skill over and over. I felt the skills in Ys 7 were all over the place, and most of them went unused. I was also surprised to see Ozma had a skill that gave the whole party "defense up" rather than attacking -- I don't remember any skills like this in Ys 7, but I could be wrong. It adds more to the party member switching mechanic as well.
-I'm not one to fall for girls who aren't real, but Carna is pretty awesome.
-The world is so much more delicately crafted than the one in Ys 7. Areas vary greatly and are quite beautiful. Adventuring on the world map is not un-akin to games like Symphony of the Night, where focus is on map completion, and getting to new areas once you have new abilities will occasionally allow you to trigger a shortcut to get back to that area much quicker.
-The soundtrack is great. I particularly enjoy the track for the early dungeons, the track for the starting town, and the boss track.
-The way the game is setup at the beginning reminded me a bit of Sora no Kiseki SC. Maybe I'm crazy, but (mild spoilers for the first 10 hours)
having different areas to go to and investigating only to find an enemy at each who seems to be up to no good "experiments"
-I'm enjoying the skill system more this time around. Instead of learning skills from weapons, you simply learn them by using the skills that you have, and they seem to flow well into one another. You probably won't spam one skill over and over. I felt the skills in Ys 7 were all over the place, and most of them went unused. I was also surprised to see Ozma had a skill that gave the whole party "defense up" rather than attacking -- I don't remember any skills like this in Ys 7, but I could be wrong. It adds more to the party member switching mechanic as well.
-I'm not one to fall for girls who aren't real, but Carna is pretty awesome.
I kinda wonder if the decisions the game lets you make have any real long-term effects or not. There are some pretty douchey options that seem really out of character for Adol. I've chosen one or two just to see what would happen, and there are negative reactions from characters and things go right back on track after a couple of text boxes.
twentytwo22
Member
Yeah, I was wondering about this myself. It seems unlikely at this point. There are some really douchey options, but there are some pretty funny ones as well.
After previously mentioning how great and varied the skill system is, I just acquired Napalm Throw with Carna, and have proceeded to use nothing else, haha. It is such an awesome skill though. So fun to run around and blow up enemies in a huge fireball.
Also, I forgot to mention earlier, but one thing I have noticed is that there is definitely some slowdown here and there when there are a lot of enemies or varied environments (water etc) on the screen. It's not horrible but it is definitely present.
One more thing regarding trophies -- it seems like most of the battle-system mechanics related ones will be a walk in the park to get without going out of your way. I've already got both flash move and flash guard, aerial combo, excellent kill, etc trophies and I still feel like I've barely dented the game.
twentytwo22
Member
Haha, I'm actually the opposite, in pretty much every game I play. I tend to forget that guarding even exists and just try to dodge everything, often to my own peril. There are definitely fights where you need to flash guard XD
RyougaSaotome
Member
Forgetting to flash block and going for the dodge instead has led to many a stupid moment for me. Haha.
I also love how in the first part of the game
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If I understood right in your video, you did the opposite right, Kyle?
I also love how in the first part of the game
you can choose the order in which you tackle dungeons. I met Carna before I did Ozma's stuff for example
If I understood right in your video, you did the opposite right, Kyle?
twentytwo22
Member
Yup, I did it in the opposite order!
ranmafan
Member
I spent pretty much all night last night playing and it was hard to put down. I'm really loving the openness still. The battles are quite fun. When I pull off a flash move and all, it's nice. The music is fantastic as usual for a falcom game. I also wonder how the dialogue choices will effect the game.
Can't find a single complaint yet. Just really love this game and can't wait to play more today. Easily one of my favorite games this year so far.
Can't find a single complaint yet. Just really love this game and can't wait to play more today. Easily one of my favorite games this year so far.
RyougaSaotome
Member
Had a delightful moment today.
"Oh hey, look it's a giant bear monster thing. LET'S GO KILL IT."
*Bear slams into Adol, pins him to the ground and gnaws on him till he dies.*
"Oh... ok."
"Oh hey, look it's a giant bear monster thing. LET'S GO KILL IT."
*Bear slams into Adol, pins him to the ground and gnaws on him till he dies.*
"Oh... ok."
manzo
Member
Noooo
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Cool.
Cameron122
Member
Recently got addicted to play Ys 7 between classes. Consider me patiently waiting for this.
I wish I understood japanese ._.Cool.
Charge your battery, son.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
twentytwo22
Member
Around 15 hours in now, I think. I got one of the coolest items in an Ys game ever (IMO!) this morning.
So. Awesome.
This game is so good. Falcom did an incredible job.
speed shoes
This game is so good. Falcom did an incredible job.
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Lurking this thread motivating me to get back to Origins at the end of the week
Augemitbutter
Member
why are they selling "Ys Seven" and "Ys Seven the best" separately?
encephalon
Member
Maybe the save data is different.
Free version. You can play about half of the game for free.
Augemitbutter
Member
that's even more confusing.
Augemitbutter
Member
oh, i didn't see the edit. good to know!
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Its Seven, not this game.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It's not really a when (yet?), they haven't announced anything. But given past comments it sounds like they want to localize it. I kind of expect it sometime around next spring if it happens at all.
RyougaSaotome
Member
twentytwo22
Member
Just an update, going on twenty hours now. The game world is pretty huge. Still loving it -- the story is getting pretty crazy.
