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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana |OT| Two Systems, Two Heroes, One BIG HOLE
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I am going to say no since the PS4 version has been out in Japan for almost four months.
Edit: Ignore the PS Plus thing and the two items on the bottom of the Vita list (themes)
I'll post the DLCs I have for both versions and let you and other judge.
The Silver Armor for the Vita version was included with the Japanese Premium Box. The Silver Armor for the PS4 version is pre-order bonus from Amazon Japan, retailer Geo, Falcom Online Shop and PS store. The ダブル購入者特典セット is for those who double dipped on the games. It just an extra set of the accessories that let you change attack attributes (slash, strike, pierce) for your party members.
At least Japan got the Ys VIII avatar pack for free while NISA/Falcom/Sony/whoever are charging $6.99 for it!
TranceKuja
Member
Huh, intro video was kind of underwhelming. The music didn't really go anywhere or match the visuals. It's strange because Ys-openers are usually awesome. Looking at you, Origin.
LegendOfAB
Neo Member
Agreed. Seven's was life. I also really liked Felghana's (it immediately got me in tune with the game, all those years ago..)
Heck, Celceta's wasn't bad either.
It's been stuck in my head for ages. Nananna~
Toadthemushroom
Member
On Vita at least, I found mapping camera re-centre to the same as whatever button you have used for lock-on works a treat too. Great for when you want to turn around 180 degrees and immediately need to see ahead of you without swinging the camera round.
Lightning Lord
Banned
Sucks. I hope they do ultimately break away from this exclusive nonsense since I don't plan to get the Vita version (maybe if it goes on sale in the future... maybe). I've been having a good time playing the game so it's a shame to have to nitpick on something so silly but I'm a sucker for cosmetic DLC.I am going to say no since the PS4 version has been out in Japan for almost four months.
Edit: Ignore the PS Plus thing and the two items on the bottom of the Vita list (themes)
I'll post the DLCs I have for both versions and let you and other judge.
At least Japan got the Ys VIII avatar pack for free while NISA/Falcom/Sony/whoever are charging $6.99 for it!
Thanks for the breakdown.
Sinh_Magnus
Member
There's no way that the exclusive vita dlc is as it is because you can get it ingame in ps4 version, doesn't it?
I have the Item Collector trophy (100% Item Collection Rate) on my playthrough and didn't get any of those swimsuits or pirate costumes. I wouldn't get my hopes up on the DLC costumes being unlockable in the PS4 version unless those are some super duper well-hidden secret in NG+ and don't count towards the item collection rate (DLC stuffs don't).
YankeeDonB
Member
Just bought but can't start yet - power from Irma JUST restored and letting the little guy play Lego something or other for a while in celebration...
Yes, they are. Ditto with defence and health ones.
mullet2000
Member
What's the consensus on the best difficulty if you've played YS games before?
Thanks!
Honestly, Inferno if you want a challenge. It will not be THAT bad if you use healing items. I refuse to use them and am doing fairly well despite getting rekt on bosses.
Anything below Nightmare will be a cake walk for any Ys veteran.
Glitter and Gold
Banned
I put Flash guard and skills on R1, dash and roll on R2. Frees up left two triggers for whatever you want to take off the face buttons.
I also swap jump and attack
Glitter and Gold
Banned
Fair points but in practice I haven't really run into any issues yet. On the field I don't think it matters at all and in boss fights the only time I really use skills is after a successful flash guard anyways. The CD period isn't really that long in this game and there doesn't seem to be a counter hit state this time around so the risk I feel is minimal.
Same thing with dash/ roll.
That said I'm playing on Normal currently. Harder difficulties it may matter more.
Haha, I've been there. It's not too bad though, but it definitely is a step up in difficulty from anything before, especially the first few attempts where you're getting used to it.
That said... I'm going to spoil these cause I want people to be surprised about as much as they can, but tips:
It's very, very easy to abuse Flash Move with this boss. I'm not sure if you caught up to it by now, but you can usually Flash Move on an attack after you've already Flash Moved it once. When he uses his close range thread attack on you, for instance, you can Flash Move it, hit him a lot, then go back into range of the threads when he's about to send his second and third 'combos' and Flash Move it AGAIN, allowing you to deal a ton of damage each time. It's also the best possible time to hit him, I'd advise you to focus on dodging throughout the rest of the fight, don't be too greedy when the threads are covering the entire screen and stuff.
Anyway, I love this boss. It's the closest thing to a YsF/YsO boss in the party system that I can imagine, and I think it's a blast. Good luck!
Anyway, I love this boss. It's the closest thing to a YsF/YsO boss in the party system that I can imagine, and I think it's a blast. Good luck!
leesmapman
Member
Anyone from Europe who ordered the CE from Nisa Europe and gotten any confirmation on the shipment yet? I haven't heard anything and tomorrow it should arrive...
UK here. Ordered PS4 collector's edition from NISA Europe and got shipping confirmation email today. Should have the game some time tomorrow.
Well done! He just broke my no item nightmare run 😞
It's so satisfying when you manage it huh? Look forward to some more fun bosses later!
I just finished the last boss myself just now, rounding of my Solo Adol, Inferno, no healing run. Of course now I have a couple of post game bosses to deal with....
How far are you?
phant0m
Member
My Amazon copy got here release day, and I only ordered it last week. Niche japanese games are like that at GS. I remember my local GS only got 1 copy of Shadows of the Damned when it came out, and it was X360. No PS3 copies in 25 miles.
Anywho, really loving this game so far. My first Ys, and I really like the visual style, combat, and music. There's been a lot of story, which is fine, but I wish more of it was voice-acted.
What're the other must-plays of the series? Oath and Memories?
Lightning Lord
Banned
I'd say Oath followed by Origin, personally, although if you want more like VIII then Seven and Celceta would be the logical choice.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
All of the modern stuff and remade stuff
So ys1+2, ark, oath, origin, seven celceta
If you want to be picky do 1+2, oath, origin, seven
7 is really good, though it might seem outdated compared to 8. Celceta is okay, but not a must play. Oath is probably the best non-party Ys game, and Origin is similar. For something even more different, look up Chronicles on Youtube and see if it interests you.
Oath in Felghana and Origin are widely regarded as the other two best games in the series. All of the games on Steam/GOG, as well as Memories of Celceta, are worth playing. I'd probably recommend playing I and II, then VI (Ark of Napishtim), then the others in any order. (Certainly play I and II before Origin at least.) There's also V on SNES, the only older game in the series to still lack a modern remake, although the original verson has a fan translation, and a remake's been teased.
My personal series ranking is:
VIII
Origin
Oath in Felghana
Seven
I+II
VI
Celceta
V
ULTROS!
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I like this game a lot. I'm still in chapter 2 but I'm hooked. Glad by doubts have been erased.
I like this a lot more than Celceta.
Plus I love the town building mechanic in this game.
I like this a lot more than Celceta.
Plus I love the town building mechanic in this game.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
It's all crack
I haven't played VIII or V yet but otherwise your ranking similar to mine.
Some days I like Oath better, some days I like Origin etc.
I feel like Felghana might beat out Origin for bosses, but I think Origin's got better music and far better story, and the level design is about equal.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I like origin more just for the 3 different characters and approaches to things plus I feel the 3rd character was them perfecting combat in that engine
Considering his previous post, the world is about to open up for him, as he had JUST finished chapter 2. It's one of my favourite parts of the game upcoming next, so I hope he enjoys it, lol.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Been glued to this every moment I can pull out my Vita. Some of the dialogue does break up the exploration a bit too often and the script is evidently a too-on-the-nose to the original Japanese, but everything else is delivering.
With a shift to current gen I hope Falcom focuses on improved collision detection, physics and animation in the next game. That would be amazing.
With a shift to current gen I hope Falcom focuses on improved collision detection, physics and animation in the next game. That would be amazing.
J_ToSaveTheDay
Member
Just curious, are there actual full costume changes available within the game without purchased DLC later on? The first sets I got from the Tailor were all just recolors, and I was a bit bummed by that. I tend to enjoy when stuff like that is included in the game, though I don't personally want to spend money on DLC to have access to actual model changes versus just color palette swaps.