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New Ys X: Nordics Trailers Released, and They Rock

Today Nihon Falcom released a trailer and a commercial for its upcoming action JRPG Ys X: Nordics, showing its characters and more.

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DarkZane290d ago (Edited 290d ago )

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.

jznrpg290d ago

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.

raWfodog290d ago

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?

Zeldafan64290d ago

The majority of people playing the Switch are over 18. About 1/3 of Switch players are under 18.

sosro290d ago

"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.

FinalFantasyFanatic290d ago

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.

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hiroyukisanada290d ago

Definitely looks like they are starting to get an increased budget. They have my attention.

FusedAbc290d ago

Hopefully it's for the Switch 2? Y's X was way to hard on the eyeballs.

FusedAbc290d ago

I meant 9 Nox or whatever ever it was titled ha!

raWfodog290d ago

Releasing in about 40 days so I’d say ‘nope’ lol

repsahj289d ago

Still the graphics is underwhelming but overall looks great. I want to play it.

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Review: Ys X -Nordics- (Frontline Gaming Japan)

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.

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Vits214d ago

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.

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Ys X: Nordics Reveals New Characters & Progression Mechanics With New Screenshots

Today Nihon Falcom released new screenshots and details of its upcoming JRPG Ys X: Nordics, including the reveal of new characters and mechanics.

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Japanese games to look out for in the rest of 2023

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!

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anast349d ago

The new Armored Core all the way for me.

Iceman_Nightmare349d ago

I am looking forward to the new Armored Core game

banger88349d ago

I can't wait for Ys X, I don't think it will be localized this year however. Hopefully Q1 2024.

Yui_Suzumiya339d ago

Anonymous;Code being #1 obviously after 9 years of development. Everyone's been waiting for that!

jznrpg337d ago

The Dev has $ issues I’m hoping this game helps them back out of the funk. I love Steins Gate.

Yui_Suzumiya337d ago

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!

jznrpg337d ago

I’ll get almost all of those

Yui_Suzumiya337d ago

Out of this particular list I want Crymachina and Master Detective Archives.