Rank your favorite Ys games from worst to best?

[BlueDragonXD]

Don't worry there is no wrong answers as this is opinion only. Here is my ranking.


<Best>
Ys Seven
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys: Origin
Ys II
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Ys I
<Worst>

Don't worry even though Ys 1 is the lowest. I still think it's a good game. Which means I'm a fan of the whole series. And the bump systems will forever share a special place in my heart.

P.S I have no nostalgia for the Ys games as I played and beat each of them on Steam/PC for the first time ever starting in Sept/2017. I also played them in the order they were released by year. More details in my reviews if your interested. Meaning I am not tainted by nostalgia. lol I never knew about Ys until 2017 when I played them. I beat them all back to back. I feel like it's hard to exactly compare them as the theme of the games have changed. Ys 7 and 8 are party based and not solo. But I still decided to rate them best to worst.

It's okay to be tainted by nostalgia but I wanted to make it clear exactly were I stand. When I rank Final Fantasy games nostalgia plays a part. lol

I can't rank Ys:8 until I am done. But in the very least it's halfway up this list so far I think.

[Capndrake]

<Best>
IV: The Dawn of Ys
Felghana
VI
Origin
II
Seven
Celceta
III
I
V (SNES)
IV: Mask of the Sun
V (PS2)
IV (PS2)
<Worst>

Not playing VIII until all the issues are fixed and they lower the price (So never at the current rate we're going).

[Mondae Sundae]

Since we're talking about favourites:

<Most Favourite>
1. Origin / Oath in Felghana
2. Ys IV: Dawn of Ys (NOT ON STEAM)
3. Ys Seven
4. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
5. Ys I / Ys II
6. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (NOT ON STEAM)
7. Ys V: Kefin (NOT ON STEAM)
<Least Favourite>


8. Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (NOT ON STEAM)
<Dislike>


I haven't played the rest, so I can't rank them.

Also, Mask of the Sun is the only Ys game I was unable to enjoy (for the most part). All the others I enjoyed.

[Kythlyn]

Can I just simplify it into battle engine categories?

Worst: Seven
Middle: Bump
Best: Napish

[BlueDragonXD]

Mondae brought up a good point. I did say favorite. But I guess I meant all YS games not just your favorite. But I like how you exsplained it Mondae. You also pointed out that you actually disliked Mask of the Sun. Same reason I mentioned that while YS 1 is the lowest I still like it. So I don't dislike any Ys game. But I have yet to play Mask of the Sun. So I may dislike it as well.

Just so you know in my list. I included all the YS games I played. They are all good so far. But I have only played the titles on Steam.

Originally posted by Kythlyn:

Can I just simplify it into battle engine categories?

Worst: Seven
Middle: Bump
Best: Napish

You can if you want. I was tempted to do the same. There is three or four types of combat systems in all the yes games. Like you mentioned Bump, Nepish if you want to call it that, and Seven which is what I would describe as party based.

Curious do you lump Seven and Eight together? Because I feel Eight might even be on it's own.It's even pretty different from Seven in my opinion which is why I said there may be four types? But while I can group them into there own types. That does not mean I like them depending on there combat system. For example my list is pretty mixed. I even like Ys 2 more than Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim. And Seven more than all of them. lol But I can certainly understand where your coming from.

[D's Journal]

7 > 1?
woooot?

[IBJamon]

It's hard to make a definitive list. VIII is my favorite, and Ys I is the worst - but I still love it. Celceta I don't know how to rank because it was my first Ys and holds a special place in my heart for introducing me to one of my favorite series' of all time.

Ys II is awesome, as is VI/Felghana/Origin. I also like Seven, just not as much. They're all great - don't make me pick! ;)

[Kythlyn]

Originally posted by BlueDragonXD:

Originally posted by Kythlyn:

Can I just simplify it into battle engine categories?

Worst: Seven
Middle: Bump
Best: Napish

You can if you want. I was tempted to do the same. There is three or four types of combat systems in all the yes games. Like you mentioned Bump, Nepish if you want to call it that, and Seven which is what I would describe as party based.

Curious do you lump Seven and Eight together? Because I feel Eight might even be on it's own.It's even pretty different from Seven in my opinion which is why I said there may be four types? But while I can group them into there own types. That does not mean I like them depending on there combat system. For example my list is pretty mixed. I even like Ys 2 more than Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim. And Seven more than all of them. lol But I can certainly understand where your coming from.

I do put Seven and VIII in the same category (along with Celceta)... I mean, the main difference is the camera angle, and that when you switch characters, you just transform into a party member instead of the camera catching up to that party member... but it's basically the same thing... 3 damage types, 4 skill slots...

If there is a fourth type, it'd be the one for the SNES side-scroller. :D

But yeah, I definitely had the most fun in terms of gameplay playing the Napish games.

[BlueDragonXD]

Originally posted by Baby Finiraldi:

7 > 1?
woooot?

I won't judge anyones choices/ranking. But are you saying that comment directly to me or everyone else as well. Most people here posting so far have said they like Seven more than 1. Not everyone but most people. I am the odd one out giving YS:7 #1 though.

[Doomlord]

Personal rankings:

Goddess of Ys Tier:
I & II

Goddess of Fanfiction Tier:
Dawn of Ys

Amazing Tier:
The Oath in Felghana, Lacrimosa of Dana

Great Tier:
Seven, The Ark of Napishtim

Good Tier:
Memories of Celceta, Origin, Ys vs Sora no Kiseki - Alternative Saga

Meh Tier:
Mask of the Sun, Kefin - Lost Kingdom of Sand

Threw it in the Trash Tier:
Wanderers from Ys, Ys Online, Ys Strategy

Top Kek Tier:
Ys Typing Tutor

[WHITENESSHERO]

<Best>
I & II. The most fabulous game.

The Oath in Felghana. Little compact epic.

Memories of Celceta. Good new direction in series.

Seven. Good new direction in series... Except plot. Plot was a little disappointing.

The Ark of Napishtim. Good new direction in series...Except mad jumps and quest for pikards.

Kefin - Lost Kingdom of Sand. Pleasant disappointment. It had a chance to become the best Ys game. But Falcom has failed, and only remake can try again.

Mask of the Sun. Bad interpretation of the plot, boring gameplay.
<Meh>

I can't rank other games like VIII. VIII is not complete. Dawn of Ys was played on YouTube. Never saw Ys Online and Ys Strategy. Wanderers from Ys have about 5 minutes in my memory.

Oh. I have forgotten about Origin. Speaking of truth, I am strongly dislike Origin plot. Origin on level of Mask for me.

[Professor Icepick]

<Best>
Ys Origin
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys SEVEN
Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Ys I & II Chronicles+
Ys Book I & II
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
<Worst>

Still haven't played Memories of Celceta or VIII, only checked out the PS2 remakes of III, IV and V for a laugh, so I can't really judge them: but they all seemed inferior to the originals.

[BlueDragonXD]

The support for YS 1 and 2 is starting to show! lol P.S The biggest trend I see is Oath in Felghana is ranked high among just about everyone. It's tier 1 or 2 for most of these opinions. Which either way you cut it does say that that game is well loved.

Originally posted by True You:

The Ark of Napishtim. Good new direction in series...Except mad jumps and quest for pikards.

I agree. Reason why Ark is probably so low on my list. Other reasons too why it's so low. And I still like the game. In some ways it's still has really good moments. But the controls/jumps and how your supposed to do it all feels janky. And so far I hate Pikard quests in all Ys games that I can remember.

[NakedNinja21]

Capndrake if you haven't seen already VIII was half off and was great on ps4

[Atlanter]

<Best>
Ys Origin
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys II
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Ys I
<Worst>

I didn´t play Celceta yet and I didn´t complete Ys VII and Ys VIII yet.
I assume Ys YIII could get the 3rd place, made good impressions till now.
I´m not certain about Ys VII yet, I can only say I dislike it´s artstyle.

[Fluff Fact⚙ry]

I don't rank in order but take them into groups, because there are games that I love quite the same

<Forever>
Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana
Ys II
Ys Origin
Ys Seven

<Great Suffer>
Ys Oath in Felghana
Ys I

<Easygoing>
Ys Memories of Celceta
Ys V

<Retry>
Ys VI - Ark of Napishtim