QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Dogi is in 8 just not as a party member.
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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana |OT| Two Systems, Two Heroes, One BIG HOLE
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To be fair, the series doesn't exactly make it easy to guess how difficult a setting will actually be. Felghana is a challenge for most people on Normal but that same setting is a complete joke with Celceta.
sorathecrow
Neo Member
I'm going to second this collector's edition being high quality. It's very nice.
The cloth is really cool and I like the acrylic print bookends a lot.
That is SO cool.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Just put it on nightmare/inferno and call it a day
I usually have it as the 3D party-oriented Ys is about one difficulty tier easier than the 2.5D ones.
Sir Griffith
Member
Holy shit this snuck up on me, I know what I'm doing tomorrow
Tell me about it. One of my biggest ass kicking was starting Oath on hard because normal was easy on Ys I + II.
Either way, Ys 8 should give him quite a challenge on hard upwards.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I grew numb to how hard nightmare can be because I didn't know about that first fire gem in the mines before the second boss. That.... was a long ass fight
Felt so good to go back a year later when I knew better and slaughter it at light speed on inferno xD
Cornbread78
Member
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Going to do a no healing items run on inferno for my first run through then solo adol no damage inferno for second run through
I'm expecting a million boss deaths on my first run
Given your skill, the odds seem to be in your favor.
My constitution isn't quite that high, alas.QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Given your skill, the odds seem to be in your favor.
It's not really skills it's more of a learning through time and mistakes thing kinda like raiding in mmo's but with out having to rely on others xD I enjoy the Souls games and Nioh for the same reasons.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Here is my video unboxing of the limited edition. Pretty nice. https://youtu.be/gUtv-OWcSoU
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Actually thinking about having to reset if I get clipped by something on the world map back to a crystal sounds hilariously frustrating xD
SlasherJPC
Banned
A typo, during my writing. Lol will fix.
-It depends on the enemy. Most regular enemies in Ys aren't usually that hard, but the ones in VIII are definitely more varied in design and required strategy than in Celceta.
-Jumping dramatically improves exploration, dungeon design and combat. There aren't too many optional areas, but there are definitely several. VIII's areas are far more interesting and varied than Celceta's, and are certainly more fun to explore overall.
-If you're worried about the game being too easy and yet you won't try a harder difficulty, I don't know what to tell you. In both Celceta and VIII, you can change difficulty mid-game. In Celceta, you can only decrease it, and in VIII, you can both increase and decrease it, although changing it mid-game may prevent you from getting some trophies, and you can't change to or from Inferno difficulty.
You might want to add some annotations whenever you say "Ys Seven: Lacrimosa of Dana" on the video, as well, haha. Between Y's and this, it sure made me chuckle a couple times. Cool unbox though, really digging the look of the CE.
pretty happy with the hardcover book. they went with a special paper to get a different texture so it felt older.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Yeah damnit. I blame 7 just releasing on pc. Ugh. What a newb lol
Eh, it's just one of my gaming quirks. Once I drop down a difficulty I feel defeated and I'll often just check out of a game.
Sounds like there's not a big enough difference here that I'll enjoy the game. That's fine, not every game is for every person.
It really, truly is an enormous upgrade from Celceta in almost every way, so hopefully you'll reconsider it if you liked the idea of Celceta.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Sadly annotations are no longer a YT thing, but put it in the description! HA. I was trying to do to much this afternoon and yep that happened!
Well, I'll keep it in mind but I can wait for a Steam sale.
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Good to hear.
Zippedpinhead
Member
They mention Altago at the beginning. So I pulled out all the games, cloth maps and such.
I really thought it was 1->8, with each game being pretty much after the other. Is that not correct anymore? It's been a while since I have played 7, and I have never played 5 (but only because falcom can't get me a copy to play here in the USA).
I had thought that the timeline was 0, 1->2, 4, 3, (5), 6->7, is this one supposed to take place in between 6 and 7? Or is it after 7 and I'm just in a sleep deprived haze?
I really thought it was 1->8, with each game being pretty much after the other. Is that not correct anymore? It's been a while since I have played 7, and I have never played 5 (but only because falcom can't get me a copy to play here in the USA).
I had thought that the timeline was 0, 1->2, 4, 3, (5), 6->7, is this one supposed to take place in between 6 and 7? Or is it after 7 and I'm just in a sleep deprived haze?
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
VIII takes place right after the events of V, which is why Adol has a particular sword in VIII's intro.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
It's before 6. One day we will get a game that takes place after seven
SlasherJPC
Banned
So seven is the latest in the time line?
Glitter and Gold
Banned
Store updates on Tuesdays. Technically the game isn't even out yet
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Yup! Hopefully we get Adol's Arctic Adventure one day.... it should be a triple A title
Zippedpinhead
Member
It's before 6. One day we will get a game that takes place after seven
Thanks! So... falcom... about that Ys V.
I'm ok waiting for a game after Ys VII, but come on let me play the missing game already!
Special note on that - its name is an unfortunate casualty of the localization. I'm not sure if it was a misromanization or a typo, but it's called Isis Blade in English, while it should be Isios Blade. (Greek for "straight".)
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Seven came right after Origin, so, if the pattern holds, getting IX before a remake of V makes sense.
Well, Xandria and Kefin are basically in the same region where you'd find Egypt on our map. So it's a mistranslation, but a funny one when I think about Isis the goddess.
MetalliCabombination
Member
I'm going to second this collector's edition being high quality. It's very nice.
The cloth is really cool and I like the acrylic print bookends a lot.
Screw that, why is there a neogaf-ish page open in the background that doesn't have the dark theme?
Ot: what the hell....just found out about the delay. Ps4 digital it is. I have 0 patience.
Honestly, once I beat Ys VIII I wasn't really thinking much about Ys V remake. And believe me, I was in the Ys V remake camp before. But the game just does and hints so much stuff that right now I'm dying for IX in a certain location... hopefully.
What I find it odd is that from a few conversations, it seems Adol hasn't been to Afroca yet. Which is the place that Ys V is supposed to take place if I am not mistaken.
When they mentioned that he didn't visited Altago that I realized the game was before 7 and there were some mentions of Afroca too that were quite similar. I wonder if Falcom is planning on recreating Ys V in a very different form and leave Afroca for later or if I am completely wrong here.
As an addition to this, I forgot I placed a Vita pre-order for this in Feb. and forgot to cancel it >.>
Just got a shipping notification from Best Buy for that, so I assume people getting that version should be fine?
Pellegri Testament
Member
Going to be a bit before I start this, but I got my Vita LE today. Really high quality considering the price, my only real complaint is the steelbook was a bit lazy and doesn't have a cartridge slot, making it a bit redundant for the Vita version.
the universe is awarding you sean's copy of ys viii.
Considering they've actually started to tease a remake of V, whereas they haven't even mentioned a word about the next brand-new game, I think we'll see the V remake first. I'm guessing in 2019, with a Tokyo Xanadu sequel being Falcom's big 2018 game.