Should I play YS Seven before play this game ?

[Midnight_Illusions]

I started this franchise with YS VI: The Ark of Napishtim and I want to play this game.Should I play YS Seven before this game to enjoy the story or I can jump to this right away ?

[Fluff Fact⚙ry]

Actually the story order is VIII > VI > VII

[Junior]

And before VIII you must play Ys V, its available for Snes and Ps2.

Snes version you can find it translated, i just played it , its pretty good.

Ps2 version is only in japanese, you can play using guides if you really want.

Lorewise Ps2 vs Snes its almost the same, excluding the fact that Dogi is present in Ps2 version.

[Fluff Fact⚙ry]

Originally posted by Junior:

And before VIII you must play Ys V, its available for Snes and Ps2.

Snes version you can find it translated, i just played it , its pretty good.

Ps2 version is only in japanese, you can play using guides if you really want.

Lorewise Ps2 vs Snes its almost the same, excluding the fact that Dogi is present in Ps2 version.

V is outdated, should wait for a remake in the future, and it is not needed to understand later games anyway.

[Sinzim]

no, ive been playing this one so far and ive never played Ys before in my life, dont know anything about it this is all new to me. but it seems fine! i get who everyone is they intro everyone and they intro the world okay and it seems to be completely self contained although you do get the impression Adol and Dogi have some past to um, but 2.4 hours into it everythings cool

[Dragon]

With the Ys games, it really doesn't matter which order you play them in. They are totally standalone.

[Midnight_Illusions]

Ok, Thanks everyone.

[Velvet]

Ys VII is the only Ys game I played before this one and I felt it was totally unnecessary to understand the story, especially as VIII is a prequel to VII.

[Zephyrus]

Originally posted by Ysna Eideen:

Actually the story order is VIII > VI > VII

lol what story

it's hack and slash rpg

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Zephyrus:

Originally posted by Ysna Eideen:

Actually the story order is VIII > VI > VII

lol what story

it's hack and slash rpg

There is in fact a story and lore in Ys.

It's not mandatory to do the game in order (because the release and chronology timelines aren't the same, look at Digital Emelas) but for players who did the previous games they'll appreciate references and easter eggs more.

[Fluff Fact⚙ry]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Zephyrus:

lol what story

it's hack and slash rpg

There is in fact a story and lore in Ys.

It's not mandatory to do the game in order (because the release and chronology timelines aren't the same, look at Digital Emelas) but for players who did the previous games they'll appreciate references and easter eggs more.

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