Ys: Oath in Felghana is everything one would expect from the Ys series; good music, fast paced action and masochistic difficulty. This game belongs to the "one character, three kinds of magic" gameplay style, which also includes Ys: The Ark of Napishtim and Ys: Origin.
I should also mention that Oath in Felghana is a remake of Ys III, but it's not strictly necessary to play the Ys games in order, although it does enhance the story aspect if you do. This entry has voice acting too, but it's trash so I recommend lowering the voice volume to 0.
However, the music remains excellent and it's possible to play with the older versions too so that's neat. This isn't a 1:1 remake either (especially since the original is a sidescroller) so there are new bosses, enemies and such. I think the new content in the second portion of the game is specially good, once you have all the magic types and encounters are designed for that.
That being said, I have some reservations about certain bosses in the nightmare difficulty, which is usually the best to play since it gives enemies new attacks instead of merely inflating their health values. The Ys series is largely skill based so it's a bit of a shame that Gyalva and Gildias exist to introduce a significant amount of RNG into the equation. Some stuff feels like a step backwards from The Ark of Napishtim and Origin.
To conclude, I think the game is pretty good. I would definitely recommend it to people who already like the Ys series and want more of it, or pretty much anyone who likes top-down action games. It's weaker than Origin, and possibly The Ark of Napishtim too, but it's still pretty good on its own right anyway.
I should also mention that Oath in Felghana is a remake of Ys III, but it's not strictly necessary to play the Ys games in order, although it does enhance the story aspect if you do. This entry has voice acting too, but it's trash so I recommend lowering the voice volume to 0.
However, the music remains excellent and it's possible to play with the older versions too so that's neat. This isn't a 1:1 remake either (especially since the original is a sidescroller) so there are new bosses, enemies and such. I think the new content in the second portion of the game is specially good, once you have all the magic types and encounters are designed for that.
That being said, I have some reservations about certain bosses in the nightmare difficulty, which is usually the best to play since it gives enemies new attacks instead of merely inflating their health values. The Ys series is largely skill based so it's a bit of a shame that Gyalva and Gildias exist to introduce a significant amount of RNG into the equation. Some stuff feels like a step backwards from The Ark of Napishtim and Origin.
To conclude, I think the game is pretty good. I would definitely recommend it to people who already like the Ys series and want more of it, or pretty much anyone who likes top-down action games. It's weaker than Origin, and possibly The Ark of Napishtim too, but it's still pretty good on its own right anyway.