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No homos in my vidya
Is this the updated version? They just released DLC for this game (Baker girl side story) dungeon crawler Add-On. Also there is an updated translation thats much better than the first one. Actually probably just buy the game its cheap and awesome
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nubmaycry
It contains the DLC.
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ohioguy1967
This is an outstanding game. If you liked Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night be sure to check this out.
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gunslingerxg
I second this. played this quite far and if you like Ys too, this is a good linear adventure game with nice progression and adequate amount of grinding (if you ever wanted to OP the heck outta this game)
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ohioguy1967
Which Ys game would you recommend? I've been wanting to try one of those for a while now.
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gunslingerxg
what kind of Ys do you want to experience?

if you are going for some easy and simple one, Ys Seven is the way. if you are looking for a little bit of challenge, either Ys Origin or Ys I & II would be my choice since they are still true to their old Ys
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Lufia123
Personally I regard Ys 8 as the best in the series, though I haven't played any of the remakes as I've played each game around when they got released. I didn't like Ys Origin, it's kinda like that optional 99-floor post-game dungeon we see in so many games, and combat is just mindless button mashing. But a lot of people seem to think otherwise. I guess it depends on your experience with video games; having played about 2000 games, my standards aren't the same as for your average player.
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gunslingerxg
well sorry for being average, It was just based on my experience that has played Ys I in the SNES version and see how much difference of progress in the game. Yes, I also haven't played VII because my pc can't handle it and thus my comment and as I said, I only recommended Origin because It stays true to Ys series, which is a good way to know how the series works and also a reason to why I did not recommended the newer ones since they might not be able to taste what an average player like me would feel
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ohioguy1967
Thanks for the input guys. I found a copy of the GOG version of Ys VIII. I also grabbed Ys VII. I installed VIII it looks really good, I'm about to install VII and see what that looks like.
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Lufia123
Have fun. I forgot to mention I played Ys 8 on Hard (or was it Nightmare?) because I read that Normal was too easy, so you might want to try that. Getting a good challenge gives you an incentive to explore and farm materials and use strategy. You can change the difficulty at any time if you struggle. I remember doing so for the first mini-boss as my options were kinda limited at that point.
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Lufia123
Ys Origin is a spin-off, hence why it has no numbering. As such, I don't know how you can see it as a good representation of the series. It's a tower-climbing game with gameplay similar to that of Zwei, another series by Falcom.

I've played Ys 1 on the Sega Master System back in the days; it never came out on the SNES. Had a blast, despite being a Hydlide clone, but mostly because I enjoy finding items by examining random spots. I wouldn't recommend it to the newer generation of players.

I've played Ys 7 on PSP and thought it was forgettable. Maybe the PC version is better, I'll never know.

I've played Ys 8 and Ys 9 on a 2011 laptop with a garbage GT 525M graphics card. Just how old is your PC?
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Eiyer
All of them, really, but the originals are so amazing. You can play the updated version of the originals so it's not as old to you, but 1-5, and Ark of Napishtim...omg....
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Lufia123
Uh? Bloodstained is a metroidvania. Astlibra is a linear action RPG where you alternate between watching cutscenes in town and then exploring a somewhat straightforward dungeon where most of your time is spent on farming materials to buy equipment and maxing out their proficiency (basically Falcom's Ys 8 + Xanadu Next), and you can't leave until you beat the boss.
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ohioguy1967
Well, I felt like the gameplay is very similar, but you're correct it's more of an adventure as opposed to a metroidvania.
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Chronobrrj
Hmm... Interesting... I LOVED Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
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Dazed.N.Confused
There is English support via the English interface and English subtitles.
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Korax
Hasta la libra, baby.

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SaberPrototype
The game doesn't start when I click on run, it will show up in task manager for a few seconds, and then disappear.

Is this crack working?
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SpunkyMcGoo
Anyone on linux? I installed it through lutris but it won't launch. Other releases from this scene group work fine.