If you're interested in the Ys series, but don't know where to begin, consider this start guide an essential reading.
Ys: Memories of Celceta on PlayStation 4 is a remake of the fourth Ys title and a good starting point for newcomers to the series.
I kinda wish all the Ys remakes were on PS4 and Switch along with 7
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "When Sony entered the world of handheld gaming in 2004, it provided a new opportunity for developers to chase a different market than had existed before. Over the next decade we saw multiple companies, from both western and eastern shores, shift their pipelines to focus on providing software for both the PlayStation Portable and its successor the PlayStation Vita. Despite the latter’s relatively weak hardware sales, there were still successes to be found on the console, which meant that it was easy to plan a future around being a Vita developer.
By 2014, though, it had become clear that Sony was no longer interested in pursuing the handheld market and this left a number of companies in difficulty – they’d either need to adapt to the shifting times, or face dying out altogether. In this article, I’m aiming to look at what happened to developers who made both the PSP and Vita their main focus, how they adapted to the demise of Sony handhelds, what future plans they made, and how well they’re doing in the current gaming market."
The moved to the Switch from Vita. Some of the exact same games or similar games from those developers. Loved the Vita and glad to see those devs still have a platform to release lesser budget fun games.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "The PSP was blessed with multiple entries and this support continued onto the Vita, with remakes, ports, and a brand new title releasing over the course of the handheld’s life. It made the franchise a perfect choice for this series of articles, because although the series' future definitely isn’t on Sony’s handhelds at this point, it still had some brilliant representation over the past 12 years.
So in this article I’ll be looking back at a history of the franchise on Sony’s handhelds, from its origins on the PSP right through the latest release on Vita, with an emphasis on the quality of the ports to the handhelds as well as any sales figures that are available, alongside a conclusion of how well the franchise has done on the platforms."
Oath at Fhelgana, Seven, Memories of Celceta and Lacrimosa of Dana are amazing games. I adore the Ys series, and Adol is one of my favorite JRPG characters ever.
GREAT ARTICLE
I played Y's I&II on Turbo Grafx long before there was even a PlayStation 1. It was the most open world action RPG at the time. When most JRPG's were turn bases, this guy was a real time arch mage, where you got more and more powerful as you went deeper into the game. When you returned to previous towns, some were completely destroyed or improved, and the previous difficult enemies were now weak pest.
I think that game is the father of modern day WRPG's.
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WHY IS THIS GAME STILL NOT RELEASED IN EUROPE?