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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana US + EU Demo
- Thread starter Glitter and Gold
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They fixed it.
After:
This still isn't an amazing translation, but it's sure as shit better than SHIVERING VASE which is Google Translate tier and I assume they just randomly google translated certain things for the original demo they showed off, and then fixed it later with this demo.
The Jaws of Merciless Terror would probably be the best TL but whatever.
They did, but it's still not faithful to the original JP, which is strange considering most other boss titles seem to be very direct translations of the JP ones. The new English title is Merciless Herald of Sorrow, whereas the JP is more like Merciless Jaws of Terror. I guess they decided to change directions on translating boss titles after falling flat on their face with the initial attempt at this one.
Glitter and Gold
Banned
Yes
Like I said, I don't think they actually tried to TL that boss name. I almost guarantee a lot of the stuff in that early demo was machine translated and thrown in there because they were strapped for time.
The JP PS4 demo, yes. Originally the Vita demo was actually kinda huge, you could play aaaall the way up to the end of this dungeon, prologue and what not included. They let you use the save file for the full game if you decided to purchase it after finishing the trial, too.
CielTynave
Member
Am I supposed to be able to climb on those vines in the upper part of the coral area? Not seeing any sort of button prompt but it shows up on the mini-map.
It had to be. From what I've seen, this demo is exactly the same as that one, except with the boss title and character status pages fixed - that is, the dialogue is the same, although it was never the real issue.
Sweet, thanks! I've actually played both those demos so I was just wondering if there would've been anything I haven't already seen. Will still probably download it and give it a shot to check out the localization at any rate.
Sinh_Magnus
Member
You need a special item that you get later.
There's continuation in a mild manner. It builds to the overall series experience, but they're very much separate stories. It's basically a different chapter of Adol's adventures.
It's similar to Metroid in that the series has always had traversal mechanics in that vein - you get the special item, you can proceed to the next area or backtrack to a previous inaccessible area.
Think Zelda, but instead of Link being a new Link everytime, Adol is the same Adol that you've seen in previous games. The stories you go through are actually retellings of the stuff that the character, Adol, left behind in journals that he wrote while adventuring throughout the world.
So, yeah, sometimes you'll see a reference to a place or continent that you may or may not have visited when playing other games, or a familiar face might show up, but these are all pretty minor references for fans and do not impact the actual stotytelling in any way. The stories are all self-contained and you can enjoy them just fine, with the exception of Ys Origin, which is a prequel to Ys I & II and best played after those. But with VIII there's no worries on that front, so dig deep into it and enjoy this fantastic game
Sinh_Magnus
Member
So, yeah, sometimes you'll see a reference to a place or continent that you may or may not have visited when playing other games, or a familiar face might show up, but these are all pretty minor references for fans and do not impact the actual stotytelling in any way. The stories are all self-contained and you can enjoy them just fine, with the exception of Ys Origin, which is a prequel to Ys I & II and best played after those. But with VIII there's no worries on that front, so dig deep into it and enjoy this fantastic game
Heh, I went for Ys I & II after beating Origins. Was quite the change
. Loved making the connections though.I have been watching some artwork for VIII, is
Griselda from Celteta in this game, or is that her sister or something like that?
Heh, I went for Ys I & II after beating Origins. Was quite the change
I have been watching some artwork for VIII, isGriselda from Celteta in this game, or is that her sister or something like that?
To answer your question (minor spoilers for Ys VIII, do not read if you want your experience completely spoiler-free!):
Yeah, that's her alright. She's one of the castaways you'll rescue throughout your adventure in Seiren Island.
And yeah, I guess you could do Origin -> I & II as well. It'd be a fun puzzle to work things out the other way around, too. But I guess it'd be worth revisiting Origin afterwards just to see the scenes again with the knowledge you get from the first two games :V
Sinh_Magnus
Member
Nice, thanks.
As for Origins, yes, I plan of replaying it again to do that. I didn't have much choice the first time; Origins was my first game of the series.
ricen-beans
Member
So on Vita it runs better than Celceta AND looks better? Do you know if it's native res on vita?
If this is the case I'll get on vita. I have too much on PS4 right now.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Ah Inferno is exactly what I was looking for from this series <3
Think Zelda, but instead of Link being a new Link everytime, Adol is the same Adol that you've seen in previous games. The stories you go through are actually retellings of the stuff that the character, Adol, left behind in journals that he wrote while adventuring throughout the world.
So, yeah, sometimes you'll see a reference to a place or continent that you may or may not have visited when playing other games, or a familiar face might show up, but these are all pretty minor references for fans and do not impact the actual stotytelling in any way. The stories are all self-contained and you can enjoy them just fine, with the exception of Ys Origin, which is a prequel to Ys I & II and best played after those. But with VIII there's no worries on that front, so dig deep into it and enjoy this fantastic game
Thanks, i will give it a shot.
I don't think it's native res on Vita, but, well, it's still a much nicer game to look at and doesn't look like there's vaseline applied all over the screen. There's framedrops and what not still, but Celceta really took the cake in that department, especially for a game that looked so poor. VIII is a lot better in that regard and is miles above graphically.
Here's a video from some random dude playing it on the Vita. It's footage from one of the very first boss battles, so not spoiling anything too bad for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euOED2tl_9c
I had a blast with the game on Vita last year and I think it's a very special experience on that platform, so I definitely think it's worth playing if you love your Vita and portable gaming as a whole. It's missing on some content, but, well, assuming you'll like the game about as much as I did, you can always replay it later on PS4 and get the shiny 60 FPS experience + new content on a 2nd playthrough. Not too bad, haha.
Here's some screenshots I took back then, showcasing the huuuge amount of stuff you could see from the top of a random mountain, lol. As usual, be aware that the game actually looks better than this on the Vita's screen -- the screenshot function never seems to take some very pretty screenies for some reason.
CielTynave
Member
As much fun as the combat for this series is I wish regular enemies on normal difficulties were a bit more challenging than ripping up a sheet of cardboard.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
Is there Pro support on this game? It looks really clean on my TV.
I was already sold on the game, as I love whatever I have played of the franchise. This demo makes me feel more confident on buying it.
I was already sold on the game, as I love whatever I have played of the franchise. This demo makes me feel more confident on buying it.
They still go down rather fast on Nightmare and Inferno, but you sure as hell don't take them lightly in Ys VIII. Especially at the start, everything basically 2KOs you (at best). If you play it without using healing items it becomes quite a lot more challenging. If you think the game's easy, adding these self-imposed challenges is a good way of spicing it up. I can only play Ys nowadays like this, no food, no healing items and Nightmare/Inferno, lol.
Sounds good. I peaked into the import impressions thread and the only thing that has me worried is that it seemed like the game has some padding to it. The only other Ys game I've played is Ark of Napishtim and I finished that after 20-ish hours, but Ys VIII is apparently 40 hours?
50 hours sounds like the sweet spot if you want the platinum.
It's got a lot more story than Napishtim, and there's a much, much bigger world to explore, too. So those end up taking a lot of your time, which explains the 50 hours for a plat. I actually took even longer, but then it was in japanese and I had to battle my way through it, which didn't help.
That said, unless you're like completely off-put by 'fantasy RPG stories', I don't think you'll dislike what Falcom did here. The story's simple, but the cast of characters is by far the best out of all 3 party system Ys games, and the twists on the 2nd half of the game are actually pretty neat and further develop the whole Ys lore in ways that I think most people did not expect. I can safely say I enjoyed my time with the game's plot/characters, so uh, yeah, take that as you will, I guess? haha.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
By the looks of it, it's either CBR or Native with little to no AA. It looks super clean tho, so whatever they are doing its working.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Really enjoyed the demo guess I'll do a no damage run later tonight
Are you playing on a 4k tv? I don't think there is any downsampling on a 1080p screen.
Cool thanks for the info. And I dig fantasy RPGs stories as long as they're told well and the characters are charming. I'd be mostly in this for the gameplay anyways but padded games annoy me to no end. Would rather have a game that's too short than a game that's too long.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
I am. It looks super crisp and detailed at 4k.
BigEmil
Junior Member
It could be that since the game isn't too demanding and well optimised they used higher amounts of stronger AA possibly, looks pretty clean even on my 1080p TV with base PS4
J_ToSaveTheDay
Member
Loved this demo. After the Destiny 2 PC beta ran super silky smooth on my laptop last night, I decided to cancel my PS4 pre-order and threw it on Ys VIII instead... And just gonna get Destiny 2 on PC in October.
Abstrusity
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CielTynave
Member
You can do it in the demo too, I ended up moving attack to square, jump to X, lock on to L2, dodging to R2, items to triangle, switch to circle, and adventure gear to L1. Felt a lot nicer to play for me that way.
The main issue I had with the dialogue in the JP version was occasional over-repetition of some points, but the localization is definitely on the stiff side.
Alex_Mexico
Member
Is this demo up on the NA PS Store yet? I can't seem to find either Ys8 or Knack 2 demos! I can see Danganrompa V3 tho. What gives, GAF?
I couldn't find it on the PS Store either and just used the link in the OP.
Alex_Mexico
Member
Yeah that's weird. I had to use the mobile store to download both Ys8 and Knack 2 demos. Not the first time it has happened.
Fix this, Sony.
EDIT: why the hell do I have a 15GB update for Overwatch qued up? Holy shit that's too much!
Tyrant Rave
Banned
You can only find it through the web store right now