It’s one of those older series I always looked at with a curious gaze without daring getting into it, is there any benefit from playing the older ones in terms of story/lore ? or should I just pick one that looks good and run with it without fear of missing elements ?
Ys 1 was pretty fun and short. It uses bump mechanics for combat which was fun. The final dungeon is like half the game and you are already max level when you enter so the challenge was pretty good. The random lore snippets gave me a sense of wonder the whole game. Ys 2 was more complex in its mechanics and it seemed to randomly get super hard so I gave up on that one.
Ys 8 is a great entry point which got me hooked on the series. Each game is self-contained, however Ys 9 does reference previous games more as an easter egg/fan service than actually affecting enjoyment of the story.
I’ve been doing the story path, and it’s really not necessary, though I appreciate it a bit. So far I’ve played 1, 2, Origin, Felghana, and Celceta, and there’s really not a lot of carry over from game to game. The most important is the first three, but even then you’ll still enjoy it if you play Origin first since the gameplay is still solid regardless.
I will say the final boss in Ys 1 isn’t worth the effort (I beat it, but it took hours), so if you get there and get annoyed, just watch the ending cutscene and move on to Ys 2. Absolutely do not play Ys 2 before Ys 1 though, that’s mostly for gameplay reasons.
While there are references to older games, they are not necessary for the enjoyment of the game. You will not miss much even if you don’t get the references.
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It’s one of those older series I always looked at with a curious gaze without daring getting into it, is there any benefit from playing the older ones in terms of story/lore ? or should I just pick one that looks good and run with it without fear of missing elements ?
Ys 1 was pretty fun and short. It uses bump mechanics for combat which was fun. The final dungeon is like half the game and you are already max level when you enter so the challenge was pretty good. The random lore snippets gave me a sense of wonder the whole game. Ys 2 was more complex in its mechanics and it seemed to randomly get super hard so I gave up on that one.
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Ys 8 is a great entry point which got me hooked on the series. Each game is self-contained, however Ys 9 does reference previous games more as an easter egg/fan service than actually affecting enjoyment of the story.
oooh, got some reading to do
I’ve been doing the story path, and it’s really not necessary, though I appreciate it a bit. So far I’ve played 1, 2, Origin, Felghana, and Celceta, and there’s really not a lot of carry over from game to game. The most important is the first three, but even then you’ll still enjoy it if you play Origin first since the gameplay is still solid regardless.
I will say the final boss in Ys 1 isn’t worth the effort (I beat it, but it took hours), so if you get there and get annoyed, just watch the ending cutscene and move on to Ys 2. Absolutely do not play Ys 2 before Ys 1 though, that’s mostly for gameplay reasons.
While there are references to older games, they are not necessary for the enjoyment of the game. You will not miss much even if you don’t get the references.