Today Nihon Falcom released new screenshots and details of its upcoming JRPG Ys X: Nordics, including the reveal of new characters and mechanics.
Despite its flaws, Ys X is still a really fun game and one of the better Ys games. But new players would be better off starting with VIII.
As a whole, it looks like they are simplifying everything from the previous 3 games. Which is both a good and a bad thing.
Good because it has become very clear that they were bloating the games with side-plots which left a lot of characters underdeveloped. But bad because it also crept it the gameplay and Ys was not particularly mechanic-extensive to begin with.
The graphic bit is a tad curious. Ys is not visually impressive looking mostly like some sort of a highly polished PS3 game. So having to tone down the visuals further is odd. Maybe it's to better fit the Switch? As the previous games are also known to run poorly on the console.
Today Nihon Falcom released a trailer and a commercial for its upcoming action JRPG Ys X: Nordics, showing its characters and more.
It looks awesome. I don't like the fact that the story is moving backward by giving us a younger version of Adol just to appease to the children demographic of the Switch though.
Not only that, it happens right after Ys 1+2, so he isn't even called an adventurer yet.
They have made a lot of these games. Going back to earlier days isn’t abnormal for a long running series. I doubt it had anything to do with switch kids. He doesn’t look too much younger than in any other game.
But the game is also being released on PlayStation consoles. Why would you think the demographics of Switch gamers dictated the story production of the game?
The majority of people playing the Switch are over 18. About 1/3 of Switch players are under 18.
"I don't like the fact that the story is moving backward by giving us a younger version of Adol just to appease to the children demographic of the Switch though."
Nah! You're reaching.
It's not uncommon for Ys games to jump around in the timeline, they've done this before. In fact, there's often a divide for newcomers on whether they should play release order or chronological order as they begin to tackle the franchise.
Definitely looks like they are starting to get an increased budget. They have my attention.
There's still lots of games coming in 2023, check out this list of Japanese games to look out for in the second half of the year!
I can't wait for Ys X, I don't think it will be localized this year however. Hopefully Q1 2024.
Anonymous;Code being #1 obviously after 9 years of development. Everyone's been waiting for that!
The Dev has $ issues I’m hoping this game helps them back out of the funk. I love Steins Gate.
Most definitely! They really put alot of money into this which includes an English dub so I hope the western release proves to be successful!
