Ys: Memories of Celceta
released on Jun 25, 2018
A remaster of Ys: Memories of Celceta
Developed by Nihon Falcom as part of their long-running Ys series, and originally released for PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system, this PlayStation 4 remaster will support 60 FPS with full HD graphics and optimized controls to reproduce the touch screen functions of the “PS Vita” version. The PlayStation 4 version will support dual audio, allowing the game to be played with English voices or the original Japanese, and that this feature will be released as a free patch to the existing PC release.
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*Played this game twice, once on PS4 and another on PS5.
Ys: Memories of Celceta is a fine game with a lot flaws. Combat's the same as Ys Seven with a bit of refinement in terms of getting skill points easier and the ability to switch Adol out. Exploring Celceta was fun, though completing the map was a lot more stingy. Music is a banger and the artstyle of the character portraits were good. Though visuals look a lot blockier as it was a Vita game first, I think the game looks fine for what it is. Despite the refinements in combat, the game has a balancing problems in terms of specific characters. One of the pierce users, Karna, straight up invalidates many of enemies and bosses which make the game difficulty a joke. So good, that I didn't bother to use the other pierce user for the rest of the game. Then, there is the story. For what it is, it was pretty entertaining if nothing special (though the villains are really one-note in comparison to other Ys villains). However, it made the cardinal sin of not really having an ending to end the game with as the game simply stops all its momentum by ending at its falling action. For that, the story is probably my second least favorite behind Ys V. Despite the problems of game balancing and the story's villains and ending, the game is still a solid game though probably the weakest out the four Ys games using the three-party system. Easily recommend if coming through the newer Ys games. 4/5.
Ys: Memories of Celceta is a fine game with a lot flaws. Combat's the same as Ys Seven with a bit of refinement in terms of getting skill points easier and the ability to switch Adol out. Exploring Celceta was fun, though completing the map was a lot more stingy. Music is a banger and the artstyle of the character portraits were good. Though visuals look a lot blockier as it was a Vita game first, I think the game looks fine for what it is. Despite the refinements in combat, the game has a balancing problems in terms of specific characters. One of the pierce users, Karna, straight up invalidates many of enemies and bosses which make the game difficulty a joke. So good, that I didn't bother to use the other pierce user for the rest of the game. Then, there is the story. For what it is, it was pretty entertaining if nothing special (though the villains are really one-note in comparison to other Ys villains). However, it made the cardinal sin of not really having an ending to end the game with as the game simply stops all its momentum by ending at its falling action. For that, the story is probably my second least favorite behind Ys V. Despite the problems of game balancing and the story's villains and ending, the game is still a solid game though probably the weakest out the four Ys games using the three-party system. Easily recommend if coming through the newer Ys games. 4/5.
They say it's not about the destination, but the journey to reach said destination. When it comes to this particular journey, it was...alright. Having a party this time around was nice, even though I primarily stuck to using Adol or Karna. The story was alright, at least until the villains came into the picture, because they were probably one of the weakest parts of the game. Even the final boss wasn't all that interesting, with the boss before it being a lot more interesting to fight.
The big thing about this game was mapping out the forest, and it's pretty particular about how you get your percentage points, so I ended up spending time before the final dungeon rubbing Karna's face up against any surface I could throw her at to get 100% (and a Steam guide for figuring out potential spots I missed.)
One other thing that sort of disappointed me was the ending. You don't really find out what happened to Eldeel or your party members after the ending, or really anything at all. The game just sort of...ends. Ys II at least had a satisfactory conclusion, and sure, you stop the big bad, but some closure would've been nice.
I'm not saying I don't like this game. It's perfectly servicible, but a few things about it, like a lack of camera control, the fairly weak story, and eh ending, puts it directly in the 3 range, at least in my opinion.
Game has some solid music, though.
The big thing about this game was mapping out the forest, and it's pretty particular about how you get your percentage points, so I ended up spending time before the final dungeon rubbing Karna's face up against any surface I could throw her at to get 100% (and a Steam guide for figuring out potential spots I missed.)
One other thing that sort of disappointed me was the ending. You don't really find out what happened to Eldeel or your party members after the ending, or really anything at all. The game just sort of...ends. Ys II at least had a satisfactory conclusion, and sure, you stop the big bad, but some closure would've been nice.
I'm not saying I don't like this game. It's perfectly servicible, but a few things about it, like a lack of camera control, the fairly weak story, and eh ending, puts it directly in the 3 range, at least in my opinion.
Game has some solid music, though.
Didn't go for 100% mostly cause I couldn't be assed, but it's a good game, a really solid experience. I have a soft spot for the 3 man party games, probably because Ys 8 was my first Ys game, but even so I think it's just an excellent game.
Simplistic anime styled visuals, I quite enjoyed the in party chemistry and how for the most part besides the final party member everyone had a decent amount of time to feel like they get even some small amount of development, I also quite enjoyed the story.
Little extra after review stuff: I wish there was a whole genre of games dedicated to "zone-based" exploration. Open world games are a snore, but these games I find to be quite fun.
Simplistic anime styled visuals, I quite enjoyed the in party chemistry and how for the most part besides the final party member everyone had a decent amount of time to feel like they get even some small amount of development, I also quite enjoyed the story.
Little extra after review stuff: I wish there was a whole genre of games dedicated to "zone-based" exploration. Open world games are a snore, but these games I find to be quite fun.
And now after like 20 years (I play games slow asf) I've beaten YS Memories of Celceta.) Bro this game isn't even as bad as people make it out to be. It's just a solid YS game. Nothing more, Nothing Less. (That final battle against **** was cool asf tho.)
Not my favorite YS but not a bad game at all. Not the best version of YS IV either but it works well for what it is. The combat is about the same as you’d expect from modern YS titles so it’s a safe place to start if you’re new to the series. The humor was pretty good in this one though.