by OL » Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:37 pm
Well you should fucking play them already.
The great thing about Ys is that even though the games generally have really good stories, they never get in the way of the real point of the games; that is, killing monsters to a rad synth-rock soundtrack. The games are really old-school in the simplicity with which they're designed, and it's always a breath of fresh air compared to the generally overly-complicated RPGs these days (though I still like those too). Plus, it has fucking excellent boss battles. Constructing great boss battles is like a lost art these days, but Falcom are still masters of it.
And I don't know what it is about it that I like so much, but something about its medieval fantasy setting really appeals to me. Normally medieval fantasy is kind of a turn off for me (mostly when it's very LOTR-ish in style), but I absolutely love it in Ys.
Having finally gotten back into the series more recently, it's become sort of like my new Zelda (sort of like how you view Okami, Ryudo). I still love Zelda, of course, but Ys just feels kind of... cooler.
Or something.
That Xseed/Falcom deal still ranks as probably the best news I've heard all year. Even though I haven't gotten to playing it yet, I'm so glad I finally have Ys Seven, and I'm even more glad that we'll be getting Oath in Felghana in a couple months. And getting Ys Books I & II for PSP a few months after that is like getting a cherry on top. It'll be great to finally play a better version of them (since I've only gotten to play the Master System and DS versions thus far).
Here's hoping Falcom find it in their hearts to make PSP remakes of Ys 4, Ys 5, and Ys Origins (especially Origins), and Xseed bring them over.
I will literally jizz my pants on the spot.
EDIT: Oh, and I just preordered the Oath in Felghana Limited Edition. Fucking sweet.
EDIT 2: And I just ordered the Ys anime, finally.
You fucker, Ryudo. Making me think about Ys all suddenly, and making me get all dorky about it.