How are you finding Ys4? It's definitely not one of my favourite Ys games personally though I have a lot of love for the OST.
Just finished it! It's my least favorite so far. All the others I've played (1, 2 and Oath in Felghana on Steam, and emulated 3 on TurboGrafx-16) had some difficult puzzles and boss fights, but this is the first one that made me check a guide for a puzzle (couldn't find an item, however much I searched for it). I didn't dislike it, but it's kinda weak at times. Bosses were repetitive, and despite having used a guide for the final two, they weren't as hard as the other games in the series (not complaining here, I get frustrated when they kick my ass repeatedly). The music was good, yes, but that's a constant within the series. I also don't like not being able to move diagonally, it makes combat harder than it should be.
Basically my thoughts as well. 5 is the best of the 3, 4, 5 generation so that will be fun. Unfortunately the superior PS2 version was never translated. What did you think of 3? It's a really divisive game in my experience.
I've heard a lot of very positive impressions about Scarlet Grace. It might be something I check out this year.New thread smell.
I have two unfinished long-form impressions for Scarlet Grace and Fire Emblem 3H. Hopefully, I'll get around to posting it before summer is over. I'm currently working my way through the Dream Arena of Uta2. So I'll write about it as well at some point.
You mean the original 3? The side-scrolling gameplay was a weird change, no idea why they did that. It wasn't bad, but it kinda held the game back a little. Still, it didn't annoy me like 4 on SNES did at times. I enjoyed Felghana more, even if I hated some of the bosses in that game. But then again, what would an Ys game be if it didn't have bosses that make you hate them? I still have nightmares with the bat boss from the first one, haha.
It's sitting on #15 on MC's 2019 GOTY list. Not a bad ranking but I wish more people had played it.
I don't have fond memories of that area.
Yeah the side scrolling put a lot of people off, my bigger issue was the difficulty or lack thereof - OoF is a lot better. You're not missing anything by having to skip that boss haha.
I would probably just restart W1 if it had been that long. The early parts of W1 are the worst parts (Chapter 2 is certainly not my favourite) but if you can push through there's a solid euro-jank gem under all the faults.
I enjoyed those first chapters a lot. Don't know why I stopped playing, since I was having fun and loving the story. It's just that I put 18 hours into the game, and don't want to have to do it all again.
yeah, it's great ... i seriously love PB games ... even Risen 3 (which most people seem to hate)
Elex was pretty decent, I mean it's obviously budget but I enjoyed it and got quite a lot of play out of it - though I also have a high tolerance for jank. It's still nowhere near Gothic but I would put it on par with Risen 1 in enjoyment for me personally.
Baldur's Gate is like the only thing I care about right now. Can't wait to see the reveal! Feels like Christmas.
You can probably sense the game was developed by certified shitty jRPG developer called Level 5.
Yes. Yuji Hori helped make the game at least enjoyable, but I guess a faint smell of failure remained.
Great read. I wish I was capable of formulating my thoughts on RPGs half as good as Felipe. That dig at Mass Effect tho, BioWare isn't going to recover any time soon.
That isn't what that is. They are teasing a games showcase that is happening in lieu of E3. They might show Disco there though? Maybe!
That's what it looks like. Still, I'm hoping we'll hear about the Disco Elysium DLC soon.
