It something I hope they address with the next Ys game if they are going forward with party based system. Honestly it would be nice if the dungeons and bosses it was a mix of party based and solo Adol. I know most people would prefer the latter but I enjoy the party system it just needs some adjustments.
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Ys: Memories of Celceta |OT|: The Ys-iest Purchase You'll Make All Year (Now For EUs)
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cj_iwakura
Member
Calilica is amazing. My god. Adol is benched.
zerokoolpsx
Member
So I'm a little lost. Did the first 4 quests from the first town and I'm randomly running around the Forest. There is no quest to progress the story? I'm finding memory fragments here and there.
Augemitbutter
Member
ugh, didn't enjoy the mid boss in the tower on nightmare. felt kinda janky.
the quest is to explore the forest. you'll get a cutscene at some point.
the quest is to explore the forest. you'll get a cutscene at some point.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
You're supposed to be making your way to the blue flags on the map.
ok, just finished the game. I want to get the platinum but that mastering every skill with every character (and I only used Adol 90% of the time) makes me sad.
anyway, Ys IV, yes, it's really good. (minor spoilers ahead)
I played my first run on normal and the game has been too easy compared to other games like Ys III or Origin. I know that in this one you can use items while fighting but even without that I still think it'd be easier.
story-wise it's ok, some scenes were kind of cheesy and in particular I didn't really like one plot twist but I still enjoyed it. I was expecting more about pretty much everything. for example regarding the whole Darklings thing, the fight of Romun empire, more background story of the most important npcs like Griselda, Leo etc. but I guess some of this stuff will be in other games.
I know that in Ys VI is explained the whole incident between the Eldeen (winged ones) and the Darklings and apparantely that guy metioned by Frieda (his fiancé?) is also the Ys VI villain, I kind of wished they said more about him in this game.
also, the ending. I could say I'm disappointed because I am, since they showed almost nothing but I also understand what they were trying to do with the narrator pov. someone could say it's a "lazy way" to end the game but I didn't dislike it.
now I want to play Ys VI but I'm also tempted to try Ys V with a gamefaqs guide or something like that. from what I read Ys VI is more important and relevant to the "general plot" of the series while Ys V looks like a sort of filler like Ys III, correct me if I'm wrong.
anyway, Ys IV, yes, it's really good. (minor spoilers ahead)
I played my first run on normal and the game has been too easy compared to other games like Ys III or Origin. I know that in this one you can use items while fighting but even without that I still think it'd be easier.
story-wise it's ok, some scenes were kind of cheesy and in particular I didn't really like one plot twist but I still enjoyed it. I was expecting more about pretty much everything. for example regarding the whole Darklings thing, the fight of Romun empire, more background story of the most important npcs like Griselda, Leo etc. but I guess some of this stuff will be in other games.
I know that in Ys VI is explained the whole incident between the Eldeen (winged ones) and the Darklings and apparantely that guy metioned by Frieda (his fiancé?) is also the Ys VI villain, I kind of wished they said more about him in this game.
also, the ending. I could say I'm disappointed because I am, since they showed almost nothing but I also understand what they were trying to do with the narrator pov. someone could say it's a "lazy way" to end the game but I didn't dislike it.
now I want to play Ys VI but I'm also tempted to try Ys V with a gamefaqs guide or something like that. from what I read Ys VI is more important and relevant to the "general plot" of the series while Ys V looks like a sort of filler like Ys III, correct me if I'm wrong.
the only thing you can do is search for a 100% map (just google it) and confront yours with that one. it's really annoying since for some spots you have to TOUCH the walls in order to "explore" it.
Is dungeon map count? I swear the count went up when I'm re-exploring underground ruin for a chest that I've left behind.
uhm, it does, but I'm not sure how it works. for example the last dungeon is needed to have 100% of the map, but you just need to "explore" the entrance.
anyway if you're missing something it's probably one of those outside spots.
Augemitbutter
Member
i have a few enlarged gather points on the map in some caves. does that mean i missed some while exploring? i tried searching but couldn't find anything new.
Augemitbutter
Member
so odd they taunt you like this.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Not in EU store so I guess it will be next week.
Man, why did NISA release this a week after Danganronpa? Another Vita game from the same publisher. NISA pls. I would have gone day 1 on this but I'll wait for a while cause of this
.And indeed OT is already in community and no EU OT it seems. Games like this could certainly use them but the EU release time is a bit unfortunate.
Augemitbutter
Member
yea, i think you'll have to pm a mod for that.
charlequin
Banned
temporarily moved to gaming for the EU release.
JennyTablina
Member
Planning on nabbing this at some point, though still need to finish the last of Ys I (and Ys II lol). I started playing while recovering from a car accident and was kind of enjoying it. But stopped right before the last few dungeons, and stopped while I was getting back into normal routine again. Think it's high time to get my Ys on again
How much would I be missing out on/having go over my head if I played this before Origins or something? Or should I play the others before I touch this one?
How much would I be missing out on/having go over my head if I played this before Origins or something? Or should I play the others before I touch this one?
Got the game on the 14th here in EU. I was surprised, thought its the 21st but got a phonecall that i can already go and pick it up.
Couldnt play that much so far, did all the quests in the first town and explored around 20% of the forest. Really enjoying it, quickly wanna get back to it not sure when i can though.
Couldnt play that much so far, did all the quests in the first town and explored around 20% of the forest. Really enjoying it, quickly wanna get back to it not sure when i can though.
Games don't always release on your platform of choice. Live with it.
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
Wow... Are you insulting Falcom because they won't release their handheld game on PC? In that case, let's call out every developer that doesn't release PC games...
Ys games are episodic in their story/timeline. Beside a few references feel free to play them in whatever order.
Look at the PC market in Japan.
They moved away from the PC, that is what's bothering me. Used to import their Ys games when they were released but now that's over.
Full of Visual Novels and MMOs. Everything else is mostly niche. Will see whether Steam will change anything in the long-run.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I think Celceta's soundtrack is worse than Felghana's and that seems to be a common opinion, but I'd say the CDs are still worth it because Celceta itself only takes up maybe 3/4 of the second disc. Still over 2 discs of other music from other Ys games, both OST songs and official arrangements, and there is only one song that overlaps from the previous LE CDs (full version of Innocent Primeval Breaker, as opposed to the short version on the Ys Seven CD).
The CE is pretty good. As a first time Ys player, I was quite impressed with the stuff that Tom and the rest of XSEED managed to pack into it. Definitely worth the money.
Isn't it supposed to be released with this week's store update (so tomorrow)?
Hesemonni
Banned
I haven't really paid any attention to how PSN updates really work. I just have Feb 25th burned on my retina
My only gripe is that Provincialism Ys track -- It was really that hard to put this instead? Sealed Time (or Seal of Time) SAV sucked hard too -- Tom should have used the /awesome/ PC Engine version. Too bad he likes these two albums :/
That Thieves of Brotherhood arrangement from Ys V Image Album wasn't very good either :/. The original was SO MUCH BETTER.
Everything else is damn good. I swear this is the best Falcom LE I've seen since Felghana PC.
AgentOtaku
Member
just got to
... about much longer do I have?
thanks
highland town
thanks