If you are playing in numbered order, this one feels a bit rough. Although there isn't anything exceptional I can point out, Amongst the Ys games, in this one there were a lot more instances where I wasn't really into it, the game starts off slow with the limited skills and, likely because I bumped up the difficulty this time around, there were many instances of damage sponges to prolong the combat. By the mid point, I was in the groove, but after act 2 begins, there was too much option. Skills would rarely be learned as I would get a new weapon before I could finish, characters were left in the dust after picking some favorites (like Ys IV, but with much more severe repercussions) and you are forced to run through the same map over and over.
I was surprised with how well this game is reviewed in the context of the series as this only above Ys V in my honest opinion not bad enough to skip but there's no reason to push yourself with this one. Just enjoy the casual gameplay