Definitely longer than Oath or a single playthrough of Origin. I'd say about as long as playing through all three routes in Origin, if not slightly longer -- expect about 20 hours your first time through, give or take 5 hours.
-Tom
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Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim PC |OT| - Re-Release of the Far West Ocean
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Definitely longer than Oath or a single playthrough of Origin. I'd say about as long as playing through all three routes in Origin, if not slightly longer -- expect about 20 hours your first time through, give or take 5 hours.
-Tom
A lot of game for my buck, I might get it tomorrow after all. Thanks Tom!
Y's Origins
Oof, I don't know if I can afford to spend money on this, especially when I know Trails in the Sky SC is coming out
relatively
It's terrible. Trust me, it's a blessing not having it here.
Really? I didn't find Napishtim necessarily longer than either of those. It just feels like it because of all the backtracking. I also died many more times on Oath so that stretched out the gameplay.
This was one of the games that got me into Ys series back in the day. Awesome game and sound track is awesome!!!
I hope Ys MoC gets ported to PC and Ys 7 and Ys 8. I hope Falcom remakes Ys 5.
So we have all the Ys series on the PC.
Also first week of Stream will have the game discounted on Stream according to the stream.
I hope Ys MoC gets ported to PC and Ys 7 and Ys 8. I hope Falcom remakes Ys 5.
So we have all the Ys series on the PC.
Also first week of Stream will have the game discounted on Stream according to the stream.
Are you saying the Japanese cast was made up of hentai actors?
Augemitbutter
Member
i don't know about their background. let's just say i was expecting to get better VA.
How do the difficulty settings compare to Oath? I chose hard when I replayed Oath recently and got pretty fucking frustrated and dropped it like 25% through.
I like a challenge but that just got irritating.
I did play through Origin on hard and it was fairly manageable but that was as Toal and he seemed pretty broken compared to Yunicka.
I like a challenge but that just got irritating.
I did play through Origin on hard and it was fairly manageable but that was as Toal and he seemed pretty broken compared to Yunicka.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Will this be a completely different translation than the fantranslation that was put out for the JP PC release a couple years ago? I seem to recall hearing that for Oath's (or was it Origin?) translation XSeed worked with the fantranslation as a base. Just a mild curiosity. Thanks.
I only ever play Ys games on Normal (I know, I know!), but as I understand it, Napishtim on the harder settings is pretty brutal. Probably not AS brutal as Felghana, but more so than Origin.
We did work with fan-translator Deuce for Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Ys I & II Chronicles and Ys Origin, but we elected not to use either the fan-translation or Konami's translation for Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim. The game has been fully retranslated from scratch by the same guy who translated Ys: Memories of Celceta for us, in an effort to remain more consistent with the series terminology and tone we've established to date through our edits.
-Tom
Lumpy Onion
Member
Glad to hear that as it has certainly confirmed my purchase now. I already own Japanese release but a new translation gives me a good reason to pick this up now.
ChickenHunter
Member
Never got to play the original versions so been looking forward to playing this finally. Could always use more Adol in my life.
rockmanjoe
Member
Love this series and I'm super hyped to play this one.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
I'm ready to give my monies to Steam.
Saint Anima
Member
Played and enjoyed it beforehand, but I'm ready to pick this one up as soon as I'm allowed to. Love this series and I need to see it succeed.
Tizoc
Member
This will be the first Ys game I play on a difficulty higher than Normal.
Health Potions? You had that in Ys 1 and 2 and I barely used them.
If I need health I'll get them from the blood splattered corpses of monsters!
That sounds like that special attack in Ys Origin...
Health Potions? You had that in Ys 1 and 2 and I barely used them.
If I need health I'll get them from the blood splattered corpses of monsters!
That sounds like that special attack in Ys Origin...
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Jesus. ~20 hours is what took me to beat OiF the first time. Almost done with my 2nd playthough of Origin and clocking at ~25. This is gonna be a loooooong game for me.
Paltheos
Member
Aw yeah. I just checked on Steam to see if it's available yet. Unfortunately we are not able yet to give XSeed our money. Apparently it'll be available early in the afternoon (EST).
Definitely feeling tempted to run Normal/Catastrophe first run. After all that time spent in Felghana and Origin, this seems like a correct choice.
Definitely feeling tempted to run Normal/Catastrophe first run. After all that time spent in Felghana and Origin, this seems like a correct choice.
Se7enSword
Banned
I hope there isn't a speedrun achievement in there. I like to take my time playing. >_>
Took me 15+ hours to finish Oath and a really long time (2 months) to finish Origin's three stories due to starting them all in nightmare.
Took me 15+ hours to finish Oath and a really long time (2 months) to finish Origin's three stories due to starting them all in nightmare.
threelights
Member
Ys I and II are connected, the rest you can play however you want.
"Adol is an adventurer that travels around the world. He has a partner called Dogi". Bam, that's all the plot you need for every game beyond Ys I and II.
The main plots aren't connected directly. Instead, the games are connected by lore and background story stuff. In short, you can play Ys 6 without playing the others. You'll miss a couple of references, nothing more.
Looking forward/dreading my Nightmare Catastrophe run on this. Although really, it's only the penultimate boss fight I predict will cause major problems.
I'm glad this is getting a proper rerelease although would have been nice for Nightmare mode to allow
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I'm glad this is getting a proper rerelease although would have been nice for Nightmare mode to allow
you to upgrade all your swords to max without insane grinding instead nof just one
Barrylocke
Member
Hard Mode Catastrophe. Let's do this.
Yep, it definitely is. Once you get the feeling for it, you will never miss the input again.
Just reread an old review of mine. I cleared everything in 20 hours on the same version as well...so the time stands, I guess.
zero shift
Banned
As someone who has beaten Ys OiF and Ys Origin in their normal modes, should I play this game on Normal or Hard?
Tizoc
Member
Likely the new Catastrophe difficulty...
Se7enSword
Banned
Catastrophe is available for normal and hard too.
It's more of a setting instead of a difficulty.
What difficulty did you beat both of those on? If it was normal then Normal + Catastrophe would probably be the best option unless you're looking to challenge yourself -- a few of the bosses are actually pretty difficult, especially when you take away the use of consumable items that the game was originally balanced around. If you're looking for a bit more of a challenge then you could probably handle Hard + Catastrophe though.
Thank god. Initially I was under the impression this was the case, but all the talk about Catastrophe "difficulty" made me a bit uneasy.
Since this is only my second Ys game Normal+Catastrophy will be my first playthrough at least
Tizoc
Member
^I use a program that lets me use DS4 with any game I have, so technically it can support it?
Ooooooh OK then, C. Normal for me, phew!
Ooooooh OK then, C. Normal for me, phew!
Now my Vita collection will not be complete.
Se7enSword
Banned
Steam has cards...which you can sell!
Otherwise, choose gog. GOG Galaxy sounds promising.
Barrylocke
Member
I plan to use my Ys cards in trades so I can get the Trails in the Sky badge. TitS FC had a crapton of cards.
Konami again... Will PC receive the whole YS series? If yes, I am going to double dip on GOG.
Muffin Awesome
Member
Hmm with those system specs, the new Surface 3 could techinically run this correct? I am debating getting one of those tablets and if I could play Ys on it on the go would be neat.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
and we finally get Ys VI on Steam, this makes me so happy. The VI/Oath/Origin trilogy is complete.
With the added warping this is the best version of the game.
With the added warping this is the best version of the game.
Higgins113
Banned
Oh god the dash jump I'm getting triggered
