More like Ys IV: The Peak of Ys
Imagine a polished and expanded version of Ys I&II, with the strongest graphics, animation, and music of its time.
Gameplay
Needless to say, this is the best bump combat Ys. It undoubtedly combines the strengths and removes the weaknesses of Ys1&2. The combat of Ys I was pretty clunky, while Ys 2 went overcorrect and made it too easy. The dawn of Ys is just at the middle point, it feels good to control but is still challenging.
BOSS Fights
It's Amazing. Not only the amount but the quality. I really love the magic system of Ys 2, but they abused it in the boss fights. But in this game, bosses that require magic and bump combat appear in turn. So you'll never feel monotonous. Balance is also very well done, fighting the boss at different levels is like choosing different difficulties, But whichever difficulty you choose it's just fun and challenging.
Story
As we know classic Ys never get an impressive story. But even so, this game is very different. Most Ys stories have a town or city as the center, and the dungeons are spread around it. But The Dawn of Ys has plural towns, each of which can serve as the center of one of the adventures, and which you'll revisit as the story progresses. This makes for a larger and wider world map, and more characters involved in the story, which makes Ys IV feel like a real big-budget jrpg. Also there are many fan services of Ys1&2.
Graphic and Music
PCE CD is fucking incredible, even if the pixel art isn't the best, all that elegant animation and voice acting is good as hell. PC-98 is great for me, but PCE is more suitable for Ys without a doubt.
As for the OST, You must be crazy if you don't like it.
The game isn't perfect for sure, there are a few things that are aged well. The dungeon design has the same problem as Ys1&2, the non-guide playthrough is very annoying, too much trial-and-error. Besides, you have to admit escort missions are shitty.
It's also interesting that best Ys is not made by Falcom and they try to erase the existence of this game
Imagine a polished and expanded version of Ys I&II, with the strongest graphics, animation, and music of its time.
Gameplay
Needless to say, this is the best bump combat Ys. It undoubtedly combines the strengths and removes the weaknesses of Ys1&2. The combat of Ys I was pretty clunky, while Ys 2 went overcorrect and made it too easy. The dawn of Ys is just at the middle point, it feels good to control but is still challenging.
BOSS Fights
It's Amazing. Not only the amount but the quality. I really love the magic system of Ys 2, but they abused it in the boss fights. But in this game, bosses that require magic and bump combat appear in turn. So you'll never feel monotonous. Balance is also very well done, fighting the boss at different levels is like choosing different difficulties, But whichever difficulty you choose it's just fun and challenging.
Story
As we know classic Ys never get an impressive story. But even so, this game is very different. Most Ys stories have a town or city as the center, and the dungeons are spread around it. But The Dawn of Ys has plural towns, each of which can serve as the center of one of the adventures, and which you'll revisit as the story progresses. This makes for a larger and wider world map, and more characters involved in the story, which makes Ys IV feel like a real big-budget jrpg. Also there are many fan services of Ys1&2.
Graphic and Music
PCE CD is fucking incredible, even if the pixel art isn't the best, all that elegant animation and voice acting is good as hell. PC-98 is great for me, but PCE is more suitable for Ys without a doubt.
As for the OST, You must be crazy if you don't like it.
The game isn't perfect for sure, there are a few things that are aged well. The dungeon design has the same problem as Ys1&2, the non-guide playthrough is very annoying, too much trial-and-error. Besides, you have to admit escort missions are shitty.
It's also interesting that best Ys is not made by Falcom and they try to erase the existence of this game