Dash Jump Guide

[haaa]

There are a lot of questions about this, and not a lot of answers - at least not a lot of good ones, actually I couldn't find a single decent one - , so here goes, how to do a perfect dash jump almost 100% every time.

1-Tap the direction button/stick you want to dash jump to, and let go, DO NOT RUN, only a small tap will work. You have around half a second after releasing the button/stick to do the rest, which is a lot of time. You DO NOT need to wait to do the rest, you can complete the rest directly after releasing the direction button/stick, just don't take more than half a second. The initial direction of Adol MUST be within 90 degrees or less from the jumping direction, so - for example - you cannot be facing left, then tap right and do the jump to the right, you have to be facing up, down or right to be able to jump to the right.

2- While in that half second interval, press and hold the attack button THEN press the jump button while still holding the attack button. DO NOT start pressing them at the same time, attack must be pressed before jump. You also have plenty of time between pressing these two buttons.

3- Do it a couple of times slowly, then speed up, timing is important for the distance traveled, the faster, the farther. It is simple once you figure out, and you'll rarely miss a single one.

I'd like to congratulate Falcom on one of the most convoluted long jump mechanic in the history of video games, at least it is an optional one.

[azurai]

THANK YOU ... jesus i wish the game told me that attack needs to come before jump... my god this helped SOO much, now its actually easy instead of random xD

[Igor Tavern]

Thank you!

[Koval]

I know the thread is old, but I was about to throw this game due to this awkward jump mechanic. Thanks to you, I can continue playing. Much appreciate!

[Xbob42]

This might be the worst official mechanic I've ever seen in a (non-trash) game! Thank you for making it much easier to pull off.

[Ikagura]

I want to point out that you can actually complete Ys VI without having to use this mechanic once.

[Xbob42]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

I want to point out that you can actually complete Ys VI without having to use this mechanic once.

You can finish many Zelda games without swinging a sword once, but that doesn't mean the sword attack should be flicking the stick 6 times, citing an incantation and throwing your controller into an aquarium.

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Xbob42:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

I want to point out that you can actually complete Ys VI without having to use this mechanic once.

You can finish many Zelda games without swinging a sword once, but that doesn't mean the sword attack should be flicking the stick 6 times, citing an incantation and throwing your controller into an aquarium.

I'm not sure I get your comparison but in Ys VI this mechanic can be avoided, also it's not the same as attacking.

I mean you can finish Link's Awakening without knowing that the bomb arrow glitch exists (well, glitch or exploit it has never been clear if it was a planned mechanic or a trick that got unseen by the devs), you can finish Ocarina of Time without using the bomb shield trick that speedrunners used.

Same with this Ys, you can do the entire game without even knowing how to Dash jump, in fact it's only mandatory for one room guarded by an optional boss with an item, nothing more.

[Xbob42]

My comparison was to make it very clear that an official mechanic shouldn't be so poorly implemented. A bomb arrow glitch is not the same as the literal tutorial page in the game saying "check out this sweet move."

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Xbob42:

My comparison was to make it very clear that an official mechanic shouldn't be so poorly implemented. A bomb arrow glitch is not the same as the literal tutorial page in the game saying "check out this sweet move."

You still don't need to use the jump dash to finish the game at the end of the day.

Yes it was a poorly implemented mechanic (thankfull Oath fixed that with Double Jumping and dashing) but it's still not necessary to learn it.

[Tr0w]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Xbob42:

My comparison was to make it very clear that an official mechanic shouldn't be so poorly implemented. A bomb arrow glitch is not the same as the literal tutorial page in the game saying "check out this sweet move."

You still don't need to use the jump dash to finish the game at the end of the day.

Yes it was a poorly implemented mechanic (thankfull Oath fixed that with Double Jumping and dashing) but it's still not necessary to learn it.

You miss out on good items and story info without it though and it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ impossible to do. It's a garbage mechanic that ruins the game.

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Tr0w:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

You still don't need to use the jump dash to finish the game at the end of the day.

Yes it was a poorly implemented mechanic (thankfull Oath fixed that with Double Jumping and dashing) but it's still not necessary to learn it.

You miss out on good items and story info without it though and it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ impossible to do.

What infos? I don't recall any secret dialogues linked to it.


"It's a garbage mechanic that ruins the game."

Isn't this a bit of exagerration? I mean sure you miss one or two items but saying it ruins the entire game is a bit far-fetched.

[Tr0w]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Tr0w:

You miss out on good items and story info without it though and it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ impossible to do.

What infos? I don't recall any secret dialogues linked to it.


"It's a garbage mechanic that ruins the game."

Isn't this a bit of exagerration? I mean sure you miss one or two items but saying it ruins the entire game is a bit far-fetched.

IIrc there are tabulas you need to use dash jump to get.

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Tr0w:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

What infos? I don't recall any secret dialogues linked to it.


"It's a garbage mechanic that ruins the game."

Isn't this a bit of exagerration? I mean sure you miss one or two items but saying it ruins the entire game is a bit far-fetched.

IIrc there are tabulas you need to use dash jump to get.

Which one? The black tabula can be reached with Ericcil and the golden one can be reached by jumping on one of the stalagmite.

They're not mandatory to finish the game.

[Tr0w]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Tr0w:

IIrc there are tabulas you need to use dash jump to get.

Which one? The black tabula can be reached with Ericcil and the golden one can be reached by jumping on one of the stalagmite.

They're not mandatory to finish the game.

To me there's no point in finishing a game without all the story elements.

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Tr0w:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Which one? The black tabula can be reached with Ericcil and the golden one can be reached by jumping on one of the stalagmite.

They're not mandatory to finish the game.

To me there's no point in finishing a game without all the story elements.

Well if you're a completitionist then you learn the secret mechanic and do even the optional bosses and the real ending.

But if you're not then what's the issue? Also the tabulae aren't that much revealing about the secrets (and you could at worst check the texts online).