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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.