Kondo's trick proves to once again be unbeatable with what's probably Falcom's most polished game to date.

Every single second of this game is the most insane fast paced fun. All the other times they reinvented the gameplay system the first entry felt very weak to me but X busted through the door with full power and full fun. Only real issue gameplaywise i had was boss healthbars felt a bit too inflated at times.

The exploration in this game is probably the best part about it. Just cruising through areas with the hoverboard or using the hook for swinging simply filled me with unmeasurable joy.

The story is also very great for what it tries to do. There wasnt a time where I felt bored or thought it was meaningless and there was a good amount of great moments for all of the main characters sprinkled into it. The "cast of misfits" that you collect during your adventure wasnt as unique as IX's but it was still a fun ensemble nonetheless especially with the main group.

The side content is basically the exactly same as VIII and IX so I dont have much to comment on that.

The presentation for the game is very good for the limits that it got burdened by from being on the Switch aswell. None of the areas looked ugly. The music was also very good for being a modern Falcom OST. Every single area and event theme was basically perfect with the few weaker tracks being mainly boss ones.

TLDR: I absolutely loved this game and i cant wait to see where they go next with Ys or whatever other non Kiseki title they are working on

Reviewed on Sep 29, 2023


4 Comments


8 months ago

10 years in the joint made you a fucking PUSSY

8 months ago

Damn I can't believe you beat it already. Props. I'm really enjoying it so far too, feels like every major hope I had is being fulfilled

7 months ago

it doesn't even sound like this person played the game to me because barely anything happens in the first like 2-3 hours LOL, most of it was cutscenes and moving around, and the gameplay that WAS present was like............. just a normal level of fast I'd expect from a decent action game, nothing crazy. So far, I wouldn't even say every hour of this game is fast-paced fun, nevermind every second.

Point being: take with a grain of salt, especially if they "beat" the game this fast. I've played like, every Ys game including some Japanese-only ones and a number of them multiple times and even to me this just sounds like a fan trying to stan something they like

7 months ago

SHOCKING NEWS: THE VIDEOGAME HAS SETUP AND THE START ISNT AS FASTPACED AS THE REST OF IT