Ys IX: Monstrum Nox - First PS4 Gameplay Showing Fast Traversal, Flight, and More
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The girl looks the best. Bird guy is boring when he's grounded and had to walk up again, lol. Is the last one Adol?
Wow, wall run. Hook me into my veins already!!
oh yeah, Adol with grapple. Seems like Japan is really into Grappling nowadays.
oh yeah, Adol with grapple. Seems like Japan is really into Grappling nowadays.
Yeah looks like poorman's KH15 or KH (if this even possible), character design is also atrocious..Well, last game that i played was Ys Origin, maybe this is normal now š¢
Watched the stream. The game looks basic, like VIII, but at least this time there's no loading screen at every corner, being a Ps4/no Vita game made possible to have more ambitious areas.
Not feeling the city that much though, too empty and boring-looking. The combat will be a lot of fun sure, but the movement animations look stiff and basic again.
Not feeling the city that much though, too empty and boring-looking. The combat will be a lot of fun sure, but the movement animations look stiff and basic again.
Hm...not sure if I like areas being so massive, but bland. I know they make them huge as players have means to traverse around quickly, but I don't know. Same issue I had with KH3.
they still have six months of dev time, any kiseki game they have shown at this time also looks like that
I'm not that fond of how Falcom 3D games look tbh, they loo really cheap and have really bad animation work.
In Kiseki games it's not a big problem because you'll be reading and doing turn-based combat a lot (even so I prefer the graphic style in Sora/Zero/Ao than in the first 2 Sen games), but in fast-paced action games like Ys better animations and better graphical effects would make the game far more appealing IMO.
In Kiseki games it's not a big problem because you'll be reading and doing turn-based combat a lot (even so I prefer the graphic style in Sora/Zero/Ao than in the first 2 Sen games), but in fast-paced action games like Ys better animations and better graphical effects would make the game far more appealing IMO.
Its really early footage. The game is still 6+ months away and Falcom games usually have 1-2 year long dev times so a LOT can change in those 6 months.
Yeah that's how I feel also. It's like their graphics always look like HD PS3 nowadays.
Looks like they took a page out of Kingdom Hearts' book with that traversal/wall running. And that town looks HUGE. But this is Ys, so unlike say Dragon Quest or a more traditional JRPG, that may be the sole town in the entire game, which would explain why its so huge cause its not like they'll be 10 of them that size.
On one hand seems like a visual improvement over the previous titles. On the other, that's not saying much, Falcom still seems unable to move past the PS2 era with their technical know how and production value.
Jesus, I get the whole "indie, small team, low budget" and whatever you want to use as an excuse, but these days there are one-man projects that dwarf their games visually.
Jesus, I get the whole "indie, small team, low budget" and whatever you want to use as an excuse, but these days there are one-man projects that dwarf their games visually.
Traversal looks great but the town looks really empty and boring. Hope that improves.
Also is that Adol? Seems he is wearing black clothes which almost always means "dark or corrupted character" in Japanese games. I am intrigued.
Also is that Adol? Seems he is wearing black clothes which almost always means "dark or corrupted character" in Japanese games. I am intrigued.
Feels like they made the city too big with too much space between buildings. Yes, they can add more live into it, but that's not the problem here.
Anyway, combat and traversal look solid, too bad it's the shortest clip out of those 3.
Anyway, combat and traversal look solid, too bad it's the shortest clip out of those 3.
Well, graphically doesn't look that impressive as expected but the mechanics seem like a step forward similar to YsVIII.
Can't wait for this.
Can't wait for this.
wow this looks so freaking good, glad they changed the gameplay again, we're in for a new YS trilogy!
Comparisons to KHIII are kinda unfair. Falcom clearly doesn't have the same huge budget, amount of workers nor development time so there are going to be some cuts here and there for this kind of progress.
Plus, YsIX is most certainly going to be better than KHIII where really matters, the gameplay.
Plus, YsIX is most certainly going to be better than KHIII where really matters, the gameplay.
For reference Ys8 was programmed by five people from memory, a more recent game, Sen no Kiseki III was programmed by six people. Then you have to remember that these are the same people that need to get out a game yearly. Falcom's full dev team is hard to say, we know the company at large is around 50 people (53 i think?) which entails everything from marketing to programming to accountancy.
Regarding the engine i am pretty certain this is PhyreEngine (the skyboxes give it away for me), which they have been using for Cold Steel already. Ys8 by comparison was their own developed engine called Yamaneko but that was held together with spit and desperation.
Huh? YsVIII most definitely had 3D gameplay, even Ys7 fits into this category.
It looks a lot like an Attack on Titan game, with the same empty towns, fast traversal flight and fast paced combat.
According to Google Nihon Falcom has 151 employees, the team is about the size of the Monolith Soft of few years ago (that team made Xenoblade Chronicles X though which has a giant dense world)
So yes they don't have high budget for AAA modern games, but at the same time i think Falcom could throw in more animations (and more NPCs in that town)
According to Google Nihon Falcom has 151 employees, the team is about the size of the Monolith Soft of few years ago (that team made Xenoblade Chronicles X though which has a giant dense world)
So yes they don't have high budget for AAA modern games, but at the same time i think Falcom could throw in more animations (and more NPCs in that town)
If only they don't ask for the same premium price of $60. So yes, the comparison is justified.
Well, you're going to be disappointed then.
And again, YsIX is bound to play better (not that is too hard compared to KHIII).
Technically it's not there, but YS games like VIII are full of content and hours upon hours of fun gameplay. So, the price is completely justified. You can't quantify if a game is worth 60$ just by looking at graphics and animations.
that town area is too large at first glance. looks like typical open world padding. Ys towns were so much more fun when every resident had their unique personality and portrait.
Still looks like a Vita game, but i like that they use the better specs for a even bigger world and less loading times.
Should be fun.
Also the second they used something like the UE4 it would be compared to other games that use it. Its likely easier to them to just build up on the engine they are are familiar with - gotta remember we are talking about a dev so small that they arent even attempting multiplattform releases between Switch/PS4 in 2019 on games that look like they could run on Vita.
Should be fun.
Changing the engine alone doesnt make a game look much better if you dont have the assets, textures and manpower to make it work.
Also the second they used something like the UE4 it would be compared to other games that use it. Its likely easier to them to just build up on the engine they are are familiar with - gotta remember we are talking about a dev so small that they arent even attempting multiplattform releases between Switch/PS4 in 2019 on games that look like they could run on Vita.
The lack of modern day visuals aren't a tech issue, its an issue of time, money, and resources. Falcom is a tiny company and their games don't sell millions of copies. They have to budget accordingly. The game wouldn't look any different on UE4.
Ys needs a graphical boost if it's ever going to break out of the niche. This looks fine, but it's certainly not the leap I was hoping for. It's not going to appeal to anyone who isn't already into Ys games. I don't know. Maybe I'm just being a little too pessimistic. I just don't see much ambition from this gameplay debut.
Highly doubt graphics are really necessary to get out of the niche.
Damn I'm impressed, they are really going for something different with those multiple traversal mechanics and that big city. As always with Ys, I'm in day one.
Looks wild after VIII's smaller size with loading screens. But I... certainly hope it's not large for the sake of being large.
That free 3D movement, different abilities. This looks like what world seeker should have been. I'll bet they add at least one stealth mission.
Got a lot of potential here.
Got a lot of potential here.