The good thing is Nisa is slowly catching up. With Trails From Zero out and Trails to Azure out in March, soon we’ll just be looking forward.Ok I now have a new most hyped game for 2023.
I wonder how possible is a worldwide launch. Whom I'm kidding, Nisa couldn't even have a worldwide release for their own flagship title lol
I'd rather have them prioritize this instead of Kuro no Kiseki games. Otherwise we'll end up playing this no earlier than 2025.The good thing is Nisa is slowly catching up. With Trails From Zero out and Trails to Azure out in March, soon we’ll just be looking forward.
Falcom used to not hand over their games to work on until after they release, so I imagine Nisa is already doing some early work on both Kuros. I’m not too worried about YS X here. Probably late 2024 or very early 2025 for us.I'd rather have them prioritize this instead of Kuro no Kiseki games. Otherwise we'll end up playing this no earlier than 2025.
We pirates now.
According to the plot description Gematsu has, this one takes place right after Ys II.Not the first time Adol has worked with pirates.
There seem to be some cues taken from the traversal in Ys IX (looks like Adol is swinging from a rope of some sorts and the girl is riding on a hoverboard), but the sailing stuff is new. As much as I liked Monstrum Nox, I'm also glad that it seems to be more outdoors-focussed rather than hanging around a city all the time. Apparently the game also takes place earlier in the series, some speculating right after Ys II, but before IV, VIII and III.
PR-It takes place in the northern sea Obelia Bay, made up of countless islands "big and small"
Additionally, Ys X: Nordics allows you to control a ship for the first time in the series. Explore vast oceans using sea maps as your guide and engage in naval battles against enemy ships in this new feature that adds to “the joy of adventure” that the series is known for.
They redid the character art and added some other new features like a speed toggle so it’s a remaster.Ys VIII was excellent and while I didn't think IX was quite as good, I still really enjoyed it. It sounds like they're making some notable changes from that style for X. I like the idea of exploring an archipelago, especially after the largely city-based IX, but I do wonder how this will fare (pun intended) performance wise on Switch. VIII and IX each had their issues in that regard. Presumably by the time it gets an international release we'll have the option of playing it on more powerful Nintendo hardware, so perhaps simply brute forcing decent performance will be an option...
Assuming Oath of Felghana will be an eShop port of the Windows game?
I have good news for you. Noisypixel did an articel about what has already been revealed about Ys X, and 1) Adol will largely be mute and 2) Ys won't have large scripts like it's typical for Trails.9 was a disappointment for me. Too much talking. I used to love ys.
That’s great news after Ys IX. Leave the fantasy cities full of verbose NPCs to Trails, I vastly prefer the arcadey, fast-paced combat of Ys without endless lists of sidequests and fifty different shops and cafes, crafting and subsystems.I have good news for you. Noisypixel did an articel about what has already been revealed about Ys X, and 1) Adol will largely be mute and 2) Ys won't have large scripts like it's typical for Trails.
Thank you. Best gaming news of the week.I have good news for you. Noisypixel did an articel about what has already been revealed about Ys X, and 1) Adol will largely be mute and 2) Ys won't have large scripts like it's typical for Trails.
that's overthinking it. Falcom already said their games going forward will be on switch day and date.Given that the promotional screenshots are from a PlayStation build, I'm kinda afraid that this'll be downported to Switch after it's content complete.
Oooor it's going to release on Drake only. >:-)
That's not what I'm talking about, though. My worries are about the development pipeline and setup, not about the publishing side of things.Falcom already said their games going forward will be on switch day and date.
Eh, at this point in time might as well keep on developing for ps4 as a baseline, after all their games all target 60 fps (on base ps4). They've got plenty of room to make a downport work.That's not what I'm talking about, though. My worries are about the development pipeline and setup, not about the publishing side of things.
- “‘Nordics’ is a term that means ‘people of the north.'”
- “The time period goes way back—after the events of Ys I and II. Adol is 17 years old and on his way to Celceta (which is brought up in the manual preface of Ys I!).”
- “Dr. Flair Rall is traveling with you.”
- “It’s a story of boys and girls. Since this is the first time we’re releasing on Switch, the main characters are younger, and part of that was considering the userbase.”
- “There are only two playable characters (Adol and the axe girl). That being said, the action is dense and there are all sorts of things you can do.”
- “There are town(s), but your base will always be your ship.”
- “Solo Mode offers the usual high-speed battles [of the Ys series]. Combination Mode lets you pull off more powerful attacks, but the overall speed of battle is slower so you can fight more carefully. (The speed only changes on Adol’s side.) You can only switch to Combination Mode when holding down a certain button, and it switches back to Solo Mode when said button is released.”
- “Defense carries major weight. Guarding builds up your Revenge Gauge, which can increase your attack power.”
- “We’ve taken considerable care to adjust the difficulty level so that a wide range of users can enjoy the game.”
- “There are special actions called ‘Mana Actions.’ There’s more freedom when performing mid-air actions.”
- “About 20 percent of the game is sailing your ship. There are maps dedicated to ship and naval battles occur when you encounter enemies. There is also a growth (i.e. character development) element to the ship.”
- “We’ll release new footage(s) either in the early New Year or in the spring.”
- “Hopefully the release date will be around the same time as usual. (Laughs.)”
- “We’re quite aware of the challenge we’re undertaking in the new field that is Switch. Production is currently underway with the intention of making a game that both series newcomers and fans alike can enjoy.”
This sounds wrong as hell and they know it.“It’s a story of boys and girls. Since this is the first time we’re releasing on Switch, the main characters are younger, and part of that was considering the userbase.”
Yep it's funny. They assume the taste of Switch userbase by looking at Mario, not BotW or Xenoblade. Hard to blame them, Mario is massive.Its funny seeing that Ys X being the first multiplat release they want to build the Ys audience on switch by having a more "light hearted" story. At least that what I get from the 4th line.
Yeah I’m mostly looking forward to it being Adol the Adventurer out, well, adventuring again. Island hopping is always fun and I like the vibrant colours more than the relentless grey of IX’s city and dungeons.Looks interesting
Hopefully will be more similar to VIII than IX, and will also run better on Switch than IX
I wouldn't be so sure of that. I've heard accounts that XSEED told journalists to "ask NISA" when inquired about Ys MemoireXSeed doesn't block ports, they just don't deal with other licensees (so they won't bring over Clouded Leopard Entertainment versions of games). Since this is being ported by Falcom I think XSeed will localize it.
TBH my issues weren’t with performance, they were more with other areas of the game. I found the city to be bloated with icons and collectibles, and the sense of exploration dulled by constant grey corridors, gear-gated areas with literal invisible magic walls over them and simplistic outdoors areas. Instead you get dozens of shops and rooftops and cafes and NPCs with their mundane lives. VIII had its own issues but feels really refreshing and enticing in terms of exploration, it just felt like a perfect fit for Adol.Just started Ys 9 and I'm not really noticing the issues people are talking about. Maybe it's because I haven't played the PS4 version?
Don't those already have Switch versions in Japan, though?It's about time! This should really help Falcom with domestic sales. I'm guessing the other releases next year are Kuro 1 and 2 as well, so that 3 can be day and date.
don't think so. there are non-jp asian versions by Clouded Leopard though. NIS might have released their ports in JapanDon't those already have Switch versions in Japan, though?