Should I skip this one?

[aninha200619]

When people talk about the Ys series, most people talk about Lacrimosa of Dana. Should I be skipping this one, then?

[Melon Sc//ence]

Most Ys games have story contained in their own, not necessarily require other games although Origin, I, II and Memories of Celceta do have relation together. For SEVEN only has one cameo from Ark of Napishtim.

So yeah, it's safe to skip this one if you prefer VIII instead.

[EdgarAllenSwole]

Every Ys game on Steam is great. Which ones you play and in what order is up to you. You aren't missing anything by playing Dana before Seven or vice versa.

[Whatever-man]

Except Ys Chronicles II(which you need to play C I first) you can play any Ys in any order ,in fact chronologically speaking Ys Seven is after Lacrimosa of Dana

[Ikagura]

You can skip this one but you'll miss out some references.

[adol]

You should play Ys Seven because it's a great game.
However, I recommend playing Ys games in the chronological order they were developed, because for example Celceta is an evolution of Ys Seven, and Ys VIII is an evolution of Celceta.

Playing them in that order makes you appreciate each game, and also their evolution through the years. Playing Ys Seven after Ys VIII makes the former looks bad, because it's a PSP game which completely revolutionized Ys games mechanics, that were polished in later games for more modern consoles.

[StackzGaming]

Honestly...VIII is the only one that felt "complete" as a game to me.

I loved Celceta for the story - but not as a "game".

Ys Origin? Ugh. Same with I, II, Wanderers (III) and V.

I was okay with Felghana (which is essentially a remake of III). Not a favorite, but not terrible.

Napishtim was for me only playable on I believe it was PSP (whichever one had the English VA).

SEVEN...something feels "off". Like it's clunky or slow or something. It just doesn't feel "smooth". It's hard to describe.


Personal opinions.

[Milk and Honey]

First Ys game I played was Oath in Felghana. Got stuck in the Abandoned Mines and dropped it early on. Played Ys VIII a few years later... absolutely loved it. One of the best games I had played in years and one of my favorite games of all time. Went back and finished Oath in Felghana. All it took was grinding some levels every now and then to progress (normal difficulty). Great game.

Just started playing Ys SEVEN today. Already put 5 hours into it. Don't skip it, it's an awesome game. This engine with multiple party members is a joy to play even if it's an older iteration than Ys VIII. I'm playing on Hard and grinding mobs here and there. I'm having a blast. Can't wait to play Memories of Celceta and Monstrum Nox next.

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by BOT Yuri:

First Ys game I played was Oath in Felghana. Got stuck in the Abandoned Mines and dropped it early on. Played Ys VIII a few years later... absolutely loved it. One of the best games I had played in years and one of my favorite games of all time. Went back and finished Oath in Felghana. All it took was grinding some levels every now and then to progress (normal difficulty). Great game.

Felghana is just probably one of the hardest game in the series. Getting one or two level is never a problem.

[Milk and Honey]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by BOT Yuri:

First Ys game I played was Oath in Felghana. Got stuck in the Abandoned Mines and dropped it early on. Played Ys VIII a few years later... absolutely loved it. One of the best games I had played in years and one of my favorite games of all time. Went back and finished Oath in Felghana. All it took was grinding some levels every now and then to progress (normal difficulty). Great game.

Felghana is just probably one of the hardest game in the series. Getting one or two level is never a problem.

The difficulty in that game left me a little bit confused. Every time I got stuck on a seamingly impossible boss that I couldn't even beat after trying for over an hour, I just went and farmed a few levels (usually 2 or 3 since I think I was pretty underleveled), and I would beat the boss on the first or second try. So I'd say on normal difficulty the game isn't hard at all. It just implores you to farm some extra exp.

[Milk and Honey]

I'm currently enjoying Ys SEVEN Hard difficulty a lot more. It's not too easy and not too hard. Exploration and farming feel rewarding. In Felghana it felt more like chore.

[ladynadiad]

Everyone talks about Lacrimosa of Dana because that game brought a lot of newcomers into the series. On top of that, many of those newcomers only have access to a PS4 and thus don't have access to older games.

Seven was originally released on PSP/Vita only until it got a PC port. The PSP and Vita weren't very popular systems in the west and on top of that on a Vita you're stuck with digital only when many Vita players avoid digital games because of the memory cards being expensive.

So yeah, it's not a huge surprise many missed Seven or are just getting to it now with it being on PC. Now there is also the issue of the very dated graphics and gameplay compared to entries like 8 and 9 that have vastly improved on the elements Seven brought into the series. I don't think that's reason to skip this entry because it is a good game and there is nothing it truly does poorly. I also feel it has the best soundtrack in the whole series.

[Milk and Honey]

I played Memories of Celceta after completing SEVEN. Didn't finish the game. Got about half-way. SEVEN was more enjoyable.

[Hekatonkheires]

I think Oath in Felghana, Origin and 8 are the best ones to play. Can't talk about Celceta and 9 as I haven't played them yet.

[Phosphophyllite]

Gameplay-wise 8 is fine, but plot-wise it is gotta be the dumbest game Falcom ever made. Like it's so bad it would be better to skip it instead of any other game in the series.

[EdgarAllenSwole]

Play Cold Steel if you want to see the dumbest thing Falcom ever wrote. Ys is tame by comparison. The constant leaps in logic are at least justified by the fact that it isn't a story-focused series.