Or shipwrecked, and then finds a rusty sword to start his new journey. Even though he had a world breaker sword the previous adventure... He always seems to lose his sword!

The perks of being an Adventurer i tell you.

@@BaristaShin lol he's married to adventure

Yeah, but that's the stuff Adol lives for. So you could sy he's the luckiest protagonist in RPGs.

@@BaristaShin Adventure is his mistress. Plus he is kinda bethroded to at least 2 goddesses so, I don't think he cares much about that xD

Oh yeah, like 10 hours the first day lol The game really does get better with progression, but I loved the chance to fight monsters without leaving the town so much. Like, not having to leave town to grind was a revelation.

So many speed runners, lol.

Playing breath of fire for snes now, it’s amazing

Oh man, I want a new Breath of Fire. Not Dragon Quarter tho, thanksssss

@@dcrediah 1-3 are phenomenal, 4 is good, everything after is garbage

I wish they would at least port BoF to current platforms if they're just done with new games in that series.

dies in Golden Sun

Me too I’m playing ys8

Same. Johnny got me into Y’s. Loving it so far!

I'm really huge in to the Tales series, but the thing is, Tales games are so slow coming these days that I am desperate for something like them. So I started Ys and Cold Steel and other such games as well. I wonder if they'll ever mean the same to me, but they're good. No question.

PLAY the Turbo Versions.

I have to go back to Origin sometime. I had put it down after somehow doing low damage and never going back to figure why. Maybe some day.

I think my favorite part is when you get the Ultimate Sword for Adol and one of the dialogue options is "I'm going to lose this one eventually as well, aren't I?" It's hilarious xD

Lol also she says she thinks he is getting shipwrecked on purpose, I loved how self aware this game is at poking fun at the series

Add to that why does Adol go back to level 1 and getting killed by bugs and small animals after slaying super powerful monsters like Galbalan, Dark Fact, Eldeen etc.

@@RyuHayabusa06 in that respect, I see it as he still knows how to swing his sword, it's more his adaptability that you're experiencing with his leveling up. Which is why he's still not 'robust' like Dogi. Example: A millipede is different from an ant and an ant is different from a mantis. If one of those bugs attacked in a way that he wasn't expecting, it would make him look weaker. But once you've gotten used to the controls, you'd be able to avoid every one of those attacks and strike faster. Some people play Ys at a low level because they don't need to level much. Some over level because their reaction time is slower. Realistically, when you consider those differences in species, and that the story is written from a powerful weapon trumps brute strength perspective, it kinda makes sense. Though, with the relics, I always assumed Adol just returned them to the native peoples.

@@RyuHayabusa06 actually the series does address this, either because of losing his equipment or because of enemies that cannot be damaged with regular swords (Ark of Napishtim, Seven, Lacrimosa), but everyone knows and regards Adol as a master swordsman, in fact Aprilis does comment on his skill in IX.

Exactly the same for me. Finished IX today and thinking of installing Seven on my pc.

@@joaoteixeira92 I loved Seven

its incredibly super short, not worth full price. try to get at least 20% off

I didnt like 8 much,. But I loved celceta.

@@ortegascz343 How can you not like 8

Ys sir!

@Niche Retro I hope the next game is a remake of 5, it would tie nicely with IX because of Alchemy, they could start an Alchemy arc... just throwing ideas.

Can I play it without playing the other games and does it have voice acting

@@ZERO-zc4jo you can pop into 8 or 9 and be just fine. 8 is highly recommended, that was my first experience and now Ill be following this series forever

I actually prefer the graphics of Ys 9 than ff7 remake, I prefer the anime aesthetic as opposed to trying to get as close to realism as possible.

Says who? They weren't always like that and there's no reason they can't start having better graphics again now that they're not focusing on handhelds

@@infasis literally what the series is known for. The gameplay is its biggest selling point next to its music lol, tf you mean says who?

@@marilagi Well in the past they seemed more about delivering all around competent games. The music was better years ago tho too and nowadays they have a huge focus on writing, but I guess you could write them a letter and tell them that they're not known for that so they shouldn't improve story and keep the PS Vita graphics.

@@infasis My guy, you really aren't getting your point across. The gameplay is better than ever and they're IMPROVING in all departments and music is very subjective. I personally think Falcom did a great performance with their music in Ys 9. Funny how you think we're wanting them to not improve, lol. We'd gladly take better graphics, but to think that's their selling point? Couldn't give a fuck.

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Can I play it without playing the other games and does it have voice acting

@@ZERO-zc4jo late, but yes the story is self containing in each game, you can play without knowing the lore, and it has voice acting

I'd highly recommend checking out the PC Engine versions of Ys I-IV sometime (Ys IV: Dawn of Ys being my personal favorite in the series), they're incredible!

@@Jordan3DS Man, you're talking to a life long Ys mega fan (well since Ys 6 on the psp) But I have played every game from the originals to the obscure ports on PS2. Legally or not that don't matter....

@@Ristyo1992 That's awesome! It's great that you love the entire series like that, sometimes it feels like the fanbase is totally split between only liking the older games or only liking the newer games. lol, I don't think anyone could manage to play the entire Ys series at this point totally legally, unless they won the lottery or something xD

well they said Adol has over 100 books so probably 100 games? nah i doubt it but still Adol does have alot of stories to tell

100 books, adol goes missing in his 60s

Did you play the original versions of III and IV, only the new versions, or both?

@@Jordan3DS just the newer versions of 1-4 technically.

@@AquaFubuki I highly recommend going back and playing the PC Engine versions of the first four games, especially in the case of III and IV since they're entirely different games from the new versions. I think you'll really enjoy them (especially Dawn of Ys, it blows Memories of Celceta out of the stratosphere)!

Can I play it without playing the other games and does it have voice acting

@@ZERO-zc4jo You definitely can play it without playing the other games, and there is voice acting, not all dialogue but the main story is for sure. I finished it a few weeks ago and loved every minute of it.

@@hazel_willow801 just finished the game yesterday it was amazing should I buy Ys 8 now I have the money for it or no

@@ZERO-zc4jo I think 8 is definitely worth playing, I liked it probably more than 9, Dana's story really drew me in.

It's quite Ysy on normal (no joke) play on hard for a challenge first playthrough

Why not both,especially since the switch version is still a few months away?

Keep it sealed for switch, play on ps4

I really wouldn't recommend it on Switch as PS4 already had some serious performance issues inside the city walls. Pretty much anywhere else PS4 was fine. I really don't think Switch is powerful enough.

Can I play it without playing the other games and does it have voice acting

Actually it's not Y's it's Ys just Ys.

Oh no.

The first 20 minutes of this game was just fiddling with the camera settings. They're crap by default but it allows for a lot of tweaking.

The demo sucks compared to actually playing the game where you build your character skills, gear and exploration gathering items, money, quests to progress your characters & story. Without the RPG mechanics the demo is just action fluff with a lame 10 minute time limit, which for me isn't that interesting so I hated the demo but love the actual game. Oh I did change one of the camera controls, I think I changed the vertical camera. They messed up the setting naming, maybe they fixed it in patch. www.reddit.com/r/Falcom/comments/lbi4pd/am_i_going_crazy_or_is_this_a_game_error_ys_ix/

Same. I just started playing 9 since its on sale on steam. The city seems kinda dull but seeing all these different environments is the push I needed. Ima go boot it up right now

Aye I started with falcon with that game. Slow starter but well worth it.

Did they say there making a switch version?

@@romeolaw4106 Yup, all the retailers say June 30th. Pretty decent special edition 👍🏼

Can I play it without playing the other games and does it have voice acting