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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | Review Thread
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What is the overall tech/performance on PS5, crashes aside? 4K with smooth 60fps with no dips, I hope? If the PS5 can't run a game that looks like a borderline PS2 game at a smooth 60... xD
Ah, bummer. Guess I'll wait.
Me too... ;)
The best answer for Sunshine Coastline here in my view would be Norse Wind, which make me fell in love pretty quick !
Pretty sure it's 1080 / 60 on PS5, unless they changed it for the western release.
Surprised by these scores
I played the japanese version, to me it was a 6 (guess it would be a 7 with how reviews usually score games these day, i rather use the full scale)
i played all Ys games and this one really disappointed me
I played the japanese version, to me it was a 6 (guess it would be a 7 with how reviews usually score games these day, i rather use the full scale)
i played all Ys games and this one really disappointed me
it's basically Ys 8.5 with everything that was good stripped from it, boring ass huge city with the majority of the game taking place in it, boring places to explore outside of it too, super flat!
The combat is still good, but the bosses are for the majority really lame (there was like 2 or 3 that was really good, sadly that was the minority)... didn't help that the framerate was shit even on ps4 pro... but apparently it was fixed with later patches
The dungeons, some of them are nice but most of them are also boring to explore! Some of the characters have great traversal gimmicks to explore with them, but they're barely exploited at all until the last dungeon, so many missed opportunities
Music are still really good at least
I guess people will still enjoy it, but i'm quite more difficult to please in general (these reviews confirms that, lol)
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This series is quietly putting in solid entries each and every time. Seriously underrated. Great job!
I see, thanks. Sounds like a bummer but still worth playing... but I'll definitely wait for the patch for those crashes at least.
Great news, game releases on the 5th here, hopefully it's out by then.
Sounds like exactly what I expected while playing the demo. Falcom really needs to level up. They've been stuck in traction for a while now and it's really hard to get excited about their games anymore outside of the music.
Well we are talking about Sony here..
I still remember the Cold Steel 3 start were people who preordered the game in PS store weren't able to fix it for almost till 3 days after the release (some license issue at start). That was definitely the last time I preordered something in PS store. Sony didn''t really seem to care back then and even if it might not have been Sony's fault at least they could have supported NISA a bit better instead of needing 3 days to help them fix it..
If you aren't from a big company it seems like Sony simply doesn't care..
But looks good. I hope the game delivers.. still waiting for the PC version I think.. could buy it for PS4 but well I think I will wait..
I still remember the Cold Steel 3 start were people who preordered the game in PS store weren't able to fix it for almost till 3 days after the release (some license issue at start). That was definitely the last time I preordered something in PS store. Sony didn''t really seem to care back then and even if it might not have been Sony's fault at least they could have supported NISA a bit better instead of needing 3 days to help them fix it..
If you aren't from a big company it seems like Sony simply doesn't care..
But looks good. I hope the game delivers.. still waiting for the PC version I think.. could buy it for PS4 but well I think I will wait..
Oh for fucks sake. Hopefully I can cancel my amazon pre-order still.
Nice, I'm still playing Ryza 2 and I was planning on playing Ys IX next so hopefully they get the patch out by the time I finish it.
NISA said they have a patch planned so you might still be good.
Hope the crashing fixes are fixed for PS5 owners.
Based on the demo they also really need to update the visual clarity such as the bad aliasing and less than sharp textures, even Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana looked cleaner & sharper. For people who played this is the full game like this as well?
Based on the demo they also really need to update the visual clarity such as the bad aliasing and less than sharp textures, even Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana looked cleaner & sharper. For people who played this is the full game like this as well?
As RPG Site reported, NISA are aware of the PS5 issues and are releasing a patch soon. We had to forego a review because I literally couldn't get past chapter 3 due to the crashes. I'd say I had a good 20+ and one of which restarted the console. After seeing the reviews, I launched the game again and crashed twice within 15 mins.
Now your experience might be different to mine, I've spoken to some which didn't have quite as many as me but the way it has been for me, I can't recommend the game on PS5 in its current state which is a shame because when I can play it, I love it.
Now your experience might be different to mine, I've spoken to some which didn't have quite as many as me but the way it has been for me, I can't recommend the game on PS5 in its current state which is a shame because when I can play it, I love it.
I don't trust NISA at all. For once could they just release a damn game that isn't fucked up in some way.
Damn. Definitely waiting for this patch then.
Sounds like a potential 'shouldn't be selling it on the PS5 storefront' situation if you're getting 20+ crashes and one restarted the whole console and can't progress. Or at least stick a warning on it.
there is a good digital edition preorder deal on psn worth 60 dollars and its end on the 12th of Feb. Hopefully by then the patch becomes available.
It's NISA. It's not even a meme anymore. It's just expected. It builds character or something.
read my previous post, if you're already unconvinced by the demo i doubt you'll like the full game, better wait for a sale honestly...
Not really? Like I guess some of the designs can look a bit dumb but I don't know that I've ever seen any character "being sexy" or flaunting anything or I guess I don't know what you're asking. No there's zero focus on sexy waifu I guess is my answer. The series is 90s anime action Zelda played very straight for the most part.
Ok, neat. Thank you. That's exactly what I was asking. Is this the game series with the bump combat? If so, does it get more complex/involved as it goes on? Forgive me if I'm thinking of the wrong series. And does this entry seem like a good jumping-on point?
Only the early 8/16-bit era games had the bump system combat, they're regular party-based (since 7) action RPGs now.
FWIW, the Ys games go on sale quicker and more often than the Atelier games. This seems like a safe one to wait on
Very light to no fanservice is my experience with the series, I can only think of a very early scene of Ys 8 and it's not really a big deal.
Yes it's the series with bump combat but that hasn't been a thing since 1993 (excluding Ys 1 & 2 remakes). Some would argue it's too complex now with all the character switching and whatnot involved.
Any Ys game is a good jumping on point! Maybe not Ys V. But that's a Japanese exclusive Super Famicom game so you're unlikely to run into it by accident.
Different dev. Ys VIII was ported by the Disgaea team at NIS basically while Ys IX is being ported by Engine Software (who has a very good track record on Switch btw).