First Ys Game, only cleared with Yunica on Normal.
I had a fun time! Obvious highlights are learning the boss mechanics and patterns, but the in between floors of normal enemies was super satisfying to cleave through and jump around.
The story I'm sure has greater impact if you are familiar with the series, but there were enough beats for me to appreciate on their own with minimal context (some guy named Adol gets involved at some point).
Single gripe is that for a "climb the tower" type game the story beats put a substantial pause on the action. I can't harp on these spots too much because a game with good gameplay shouldn't be dinged for also having the gall to want to tell a story as well.
Also the final boss felt very silly strong to the point where the game gives you an auto revive once accessory as if to offer an apology/out for the fuck huge attacks, but once you learn the fight it's hardly even a blemish on this experience. Other characters sometime maybe.
I had a fun time! Obvious highlights are learning the boss mechanics and patterns, but the in between floors of normal enemies was super satisfying to cleave through and jump around.
The story I'm sure has greater impact if you are familiar with the series, but there were enough beats for me to appreciate on their own with minimal context (some guy named Adol gets involved at some point).
Single gripe is that for a "climb the tower" type game the story beats put a substantial pause on the action. I can't harp on these spots too much because a game with good gameplay shouldn't be dinged for also having the gall to want to tell a story as well.
Also the final boss felt very silly strong to the point where the game gives you an auto revive once accessory as if to offer an apology/out for the fuck huge attacks, but once you learn the fight it's hardly even a blemish on this experience. Other characters sometime maybe.