Johnny, I just wanted to say that your mission of bringing Ys to the masses has definitely been a success in my eyes! As a "hardcore gamer", even I had never heard of Ys back in 2010 or so when I found your channel. But you talked about it so often and with so much enthusiasm, that it really entered my gaming awareness and became something I just had to check out. Years later, and I LOVE this series. It's so absolutely meant for my kind of tastes, and yet I had no idea about it until I hit college! Your videos were instrumental and extremely valuable in helping me find my way through this series, and I wanted to say, if bringing Ys to the masses was a mission of yours - mission accomplished! I also try to mention Ys to my friends as much as I can to help try to share the love :) no takers yet so far but hopefully someday someone will listen to me. I've also truly felt that without you, we might not have seen such a resurgence in the Western presence of Ys releases in recent years. Hell, Falcom actually linked to this review on their Facebook page tonight! So again, thank you SO much for helping to bring this series into view for so many people, and for (maybe) helping to get more of these titles released over here as well :) Until next time... Brett
Thank you for supporting Ys and Phantasy Star all these years. I love them both and you've inspired so many of us to try them out or pick them back up. Cheers!
I want you to know that your mission was accomplished. I was awakened to Y’s because of you and your channel. Without you, I may have never experienced this game.
This is the 2nd time now that you convinced me to play a game in a series I have never, ever played in my gaming life. It is now on my ever growing list of games I want to purchase.
I remember you got me into the ys series when i bought it for the psp like 6 7 years ago when i found your video when you had tge restrospective set up for the series, glad i bought it cause it brought me back to a simpler time when game play was simple but ys1 was no cake walk at the beginning
Several years ago I discovered your channel and as I was browsing your video list, I clicked on your Ys 25th Anniversary video out of curiosity. The enthusiasm you showed when talking about Ys has made me very interested in the series. I was already aware of the name Ys prior to that but I just didn't care about it. All of that changed thanks to your video at the time, I began to look up for more information about Ys on the internet and played it for myself. It really blew me away, the opening of the Turbo CD Ys I was pure 90's bliss. Right now, I'm on a marathon run of the series in anticipation of Ys VIII's release. Just beat Ys I on Steam this morning, spent the entire night trying to beat Dark Fact and right now I'm playing Ys II. Anyway, all I wanted to say is thank you Johnny. Thank you for talking about Ys on several videos, I'm really glad your channel got me into the series.
I was so thrilled to see that you played and liked Ys Origin Johnny. This was my first Ys game ever back in 2012. When I started following your channel I learnt of your love for the series in general and got into it more and more. I'm also looking forward to Ys VIII later this year :)
I’m enjoying it too! I’m playing on hard mode and I’m almost at the end! This game is great! It’s not Grindy at all really. Only had to do so a few times to beat masters only.
Ys The Vanished Omens was the first game of the series I ever played on the Sega Master System. I’m definitely going to give this one a go as I haven’t played any more of this series for years, but thinking back to the Vanished Omens brings back some happy memories. Ys IV Mask Of The Sun was the last one of the series I played on my SNES.
@PikachuchuTrain - I'd actually recommend starting with Cold Steel if you've never played Trails before. Reason being is that Cold Steel does a MUCH better job of introducing new players to the game. It's tutorial is more user-friendly and is easier to follow. I played Trails in the Sky FC first, and I stopped playing not even an hour in because the tutorial felt really confusing and overwhelming. I later grabbed Cold Steel though (cuz I love Falcom and XSEED) and it did a much better job explaining things, to the point where it all felt so simple. Then I went back and played Trails in the Sky and it made a lot more sense.
Team Rocket HQ The only connection between them is that they happen in the same world as far as I know. other than that you can play them in any order you like, I would personally recommend Trails of Cold Steel first, simply because it's newer and more appealing to new audience.
I'll do that then. Thanks for the quick reply! I'm starting to remember my first Ys game again too. Ys III on snes. I remember the debug code trick on that too. And how you could rubberband down the attack button in a dungeon and just leave it to level up. XD
zelda is a puzzle Arpg with where the fuck should i go puzzles & puzzles boss fights and time paradox story YS is just a fast paced ARPG with intense boss system that you need to dodge & survive with a pokemon style story about ash errr adol going to a new land filled with a new adventure
I literally just saw this game released yesterday and I screamed in glee because I have played only Ys on the vita. And loved playing it. The action, dungeon rpg where I can explore and find stuff was just really up my ally. And now that you confirmed me that Ys origin was worth it, picking it up today. Thank you!
you don't have to tell me twice i got ALL the Series of YS!! thanks to my first time playing YS! Ys Ark of Napshtim for Ps2 since 2004 over at Michigan thanks to that Store Family Video which got me into it! i learned so much about YS and when i found out their was more Ys Series and i went out an got All the Series. So dude you got a FAN Following.
True story, I had a renewed interest in both Y's and the original Phantasy Star games because of you and Gamesack's videos. I work a lot of hours, so it's taking me awhile, but I did just beat Y's 1 and II on PSP a couple weeks ago and am starting on Oath of Felghana.
Just started playing this game yesterday. It is a blast! I must say that this video is slowly working. They just announced a remaster of Ys: Memories of Celeceta for spring 2020 and it will have a physical addition.
Yes! The YS games are so amazing, I picked up the series with YS Origin a few years ago. For reference, I'm mostly a FF, KH, etc kinda gamer. I like JRPGs, I also immensely enjoyed Dragon's Dogma and Skyrim. YS is such a great small budget game. For any gamers that are currently bored, pick this game up!! It's a really good starting point, especially considering some of the other games are pretty difficult (especially I and II, and oath, and VI... all of them, basically). Origin's story drew me in so well and the gameplay/grinding was immensely satisfying. This guy isn't lying.
Also cannot wait for the PS4 version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. My friend already has it pre-ordered from Japan and will probably get it the beginning of June.
^that would be cool less censored/botched crap 4kids+more money for me = less money for NISA for selling unfinished broken gimped crap that has higher chance of damaging your system.
People like you gtomanga are the reason there was a massive decline in japanese games and games the west never got. Even in the Wii days where literally everyone on Wii begged and petitioned the hell out of getting 3 titles from japan that worked. Now we are getting japanese games again and stupid little fucks like you want to ruin that yet again. How about instead you just keep your god damn mouth closed, don't type, and just either buy or pass instead of putting negatives on what most of us have been waiting to get which is more and more eastern games to see the light of day.
Just bought Ys Origin on Steam for $4.99 after watching your review. I love Ys I & II on Turbo CD. I even enjoy Ys III on Turbo/Genesis. A very underrated game. Even though I have Ys IV fan translation, I never sat down to play it. Maybe I should play it!
Hey I wanted to thank you. Because of your YS videos I learned about this series, I never knew they existed. It has since been my favorite series next to the zelda series. I finished ys origins, oath of felghana, ys 8 and I just finished ys 7. Next one is ys celceta. I'm excited for the new ys 9 coming soon. Please revisit the ys series and talk about it again. Thanks for being an awesome game channel your my favorite. From Miami
The way damage is calculated in Ys games does mandate you be at least a certain level to make bosses reasonable to fight, or possible to damage at all. A point or two of Str and Defense often make the different between being effortlessly destroyed by a boss to being able to actually fight it, and then to being the one grossly overpowering everything. Outside of Hard mode or higher, one should not NEED to grind if you're killing everything in your way; the game is paced well enough to generally get you to the level it expects you to be at for any given boss. Worst is you end up at a boss a level too low just because you didn't wander as much or you skipped way too many monsters, and that is a quick grind to get back up to speed. The option to grind higher is always available but it shouldn't be required as learning the patterns and openings should be all you need once you're in that sweet spot on exp.
You and Gamesack got me into Ys series. I saw few Ys games on sale at Steam one time and bought them after remembering you guys often talking about the series. So far I've played through I & II and haven't regretted getting them.
Yo, because you did this video bigging up this game, im downloading it right now, i too am a very big ys fan, im even doing a ys 1 android version playthrough because im a hige fan of ys. Ys 1 on sega mastersystem was my 1st tv console game i ever got, you have very hyped me up for this game now. :)
Heads up, yes its months later but Y's Origins gets a physical release on PS4 by Limited Run Games this friday. They also have a physical release for Asdivine Hearts, in case you were interested.
Just finished Ys VIII on Switch, and Ys Memories of Celceta on Steam. Currently going thru Ys The Faith in Felghana on Steam. I love these games and it is because of the HappyConsoleGamer that I even tried them out.
I played this game a couple of weeks ago, and it's frickin' awesome! I love how the different characters and their respective stories come together with the third and final character's story. It's not a long game (All three stories took me less than 30 hours on Hard difficulty), but man, there's a lot of game and story packed in here.
Dude, its because of you that I'm into the Ys series. Knew next to nothing about it until you made the Ys collection video. It was then I decided to give Ys books one and two a go and started off my love of the franchise. So your ulterior motive worked!
I'm an old school gamer but never played any of the Ys game until recently, picked up Ys 1 and 2 Chronicles and Oath of Felgana on GoG last week and so far really enjoying them! Might have to give this one a try too
started playing memories of celceta when it first came out after seeing ur ys review video. fastforward to the present day and ive played all ys games released on the psp and vita. patiently waiting for ys 5 in the west
I've done it and bit the bullet having Pre-ordered it on Play Asia. It's the first time I've actually imported a game and I've not yet played an YS game either. Looking forward to getting it in May.
I'm so happy that you went with your ulterior motive. I, like you, have been playing the Ys series since I was a little boy. I remember very fondly playing it on the Sega Master System (I think), monochrome, and it was such a blast. I'm really happy to see someone creating content that shares my love for this series that, personally, I love more than Final Fantasy (this also extends to the Legend of Heroes games). Keep on it!
Thank you HCG for pushing the Ys series. Your Ys videos are what helped me invest in most of the games. I bought and played Ys Book I&II on the Turbo Graphix FX on the Wii virtual console and Passed it from beginning to end. That last boss gave me blisters on my thumbs for how insanely hard it was, but damn was it worth it. Its now one of my all time favorite classics and I'm now looking forward to Ys VIII coming to the west!
In the beginning of this video, this was exactly my motive for reviewing popular anime, so that people will sub and watch reviews of older anime they wouldn’t have known about otherwise
Thanks man! Been thinking about getting this for a couple days. Couldn't decide but definitely getting this now. And don't lose hope on limited run games, they did a physical copy of Xeodrifter. LOL I've always found that kind of funny. Putting a 100mb game on a bluray.
New to rig/jrpgs. So lost on how to play, level and what not. Played Ys origin on switch as my first and I absolutely loved it. Played through as yunica. Didn’t realize the whole play through the second and unlocks a third but complexly happy with the game. Easily my favorite game
Currently almost finished with ys viii per your recommendation. That game was $80 on switch!!! But definitely worth it. Planning to play through this next. Really enjoying ys. The music really makes it special.
It's because of you I started playing the YS series. I absolutely love the YS Series. You have opened my eyes to awesome JRPG/ Platform game. So I say Thank You! If wasn't for you I wouldn't have known about this series an never start playing it. An Thank You for telling me that YS Origins is out.
This is the biggest thing I can thank Johnny for. Getting me into the Ys series. Complete I & II played III. Loved Origins on PC will get it again to support the series! I've helped then spread Ys to other friends :-)
It's all your fault if now Ys is my favorite rpg saga! I heard about Ys back in the days but only few of them were localized in Europe, anyway, the first I read about was Ys: The Ark of Napishtim for PSP. A couple of month ago, thanks to your channel, I got Ys I&II, then Felghana, then Napishtim, then I'm now starting Origin, but 7, Celceta and 8 are already on my desk. I also got the Kefin English patched rom...you know, just in case. Thank you Johnny and thank you Falcom for this awesome rpg saga.
I literally just downloaded it because it was on sale on the PlayStation store. I always wanted to try this series out . This is my first try ever at the series thanks Johnny in advance
Got this, physical release, on the Nintendo Switch. Played through about three and a half times, and I'm getting started with the arena grinding so I can unlock Adol. There's only one FAQ for this on gamefaqs! People don't play this game? It's pretty cool.
It’s on sale for $8 on Switch. Haven’t really heard anything about it so I’m watching your video to see your take on it. The Y’s on Turbografx 16 cd is one of my favorite rpg’s ever.
I just finished this game yesterday. I took a break from it when I finished one of the routes. In that break, I got to finish Ys VI. Then came back to Origin three days ago, after finishing Memories of Celceta that came out recently on PS4, finishing the last two routes. So all I have left now is Ys Seven which I'm in the middle of currently.
Fantastic game. I almost didn't play it & that'd be a shame. It's almost as if the creators new you'd be grinding cause they created some awesome locations specifically to grind at such as 4:53 the circle bridge.
Got a new physical Switch copy for £23 in UK. I've only ever played VIII (and it was great), excited to check out this game and possibly more of the series after.
One of my favorite games of all time, YSly in top 3. It was my first Ys and great introduction to the series. Despite not knowing anything about Ys, I wasn't lost and then when I played 1&2 (after Felghana), I had fangasms when I saw how actions of characters in Origin had impact on the future.
i just bought it on the european store after seeing your video.i was in need of something different after 50 hours on Nioh and not close to the end.It's going to be my first Ys.
Grinding helps for sure but, for example, in Oath in Felghana it's very possible to beat tougher bosses by just skill and pattern-memorization. Learning the boss fight should be the number 1 tip.
I'm a huge Ys fan too. I have the Japanese PC version of Ys Origin as well as Oath In Felghana and Ark of Napishtim. I've played through all three and enjoyed them all. Oath is my favorite and Origin is probably my least favorite of the three though it's a great game as well. I may have to go back and play through it again though since I've only beaten it with Hugo Fact. I didn't know there was a secret ending. Thanks for the info, Johnny!
I downloaded this a few years ago after I beat Ys VIII but am just now getting around to playing it and I'm loving it so far. The graphics might be outdated, but to me it's a perfect callback to PS1 RPGs/Action RPGs.
"So anyone new to the Ys series, you can YSILY pick up this game and play it"
Oh boy do I love puns. :')
So does that mean Ys 49 in roman numerals? =p
YetikidX68k this game good for new ppl to the series
That'd be WISE........... -_-
Nah, play 1 and 2 before origin, you'll thank me later
Johnny,
I just wanted to say that your mission of bringing Ys to the masses has definitely been a success in my eyes! As a "hardcore gamer", even I had never heard of Ys back in 2010 or so when I found your channel. But you talked about it so often and with so much enthusiasm, that it really entered my gaming awareness and became something I just had to check out.
Years later, and I LOVE this series. It's so absolutely meant for my kind of tastes, and yet I had no idea about it until I hit college! Your videos were instrumental and extremely valuable in helping me find my way through this series, and I wanted to say, if bringing Ys to the masses was a mission of yours - mission accomplished! I also try to mention Ys to my friends as much as I can to help try to share the love :) no takers yet so far but hopefully someday someone will listen to me.
I've also truly felt that without you, we might not have seen such a resurgence in the Western presence of Ys releases in recent years. Hell, Falcom actually linked to this review on their Facebook page tonight! So again, thank you SO much for helping to bring this series into view for so many people, and for (maybe) helping to get more of these titles released over here as well :)
Until next time...
Brett
Wow Brett thank you!!!
Thank you for supporting Ys and Phantasy Star all these years. I love them both and you've inspired so many of us to try them out or pick them back up. Cheers!
Did he just admit to putting subliminal messaging in his videos to push pf and ys?
#evilconsolegamer
Limited Run just announced a physical release will be on sale tomorrow. Your wish has come true lol
also now available for preorder from Play Asia
Haha I was about to comment the same thing :)
Limited Run is ass
@@CJP.-pq3kr Ys is a niche series so its understandable
You sold me with the “grinding is fun in this game “. Glad I was able to get a deep sale on the switch .
I love how much you enjoy talking about video games. It really makes me glad to watch your videos. Thank you.
I want you to know that your mission was accomplished. I was awakened to Y’s because of you and your channel. Without you, I may have never experienced this game.
Years later and I own the limited run copy of this. Just beautiful
Thanks for introducing me to Ys! (books 1 & 2 are legendary)
This is the 2nd time now that you convinced me to play a game in a series I have never, ever played in my gaming life. It is now on my ever growing list of games I want to purchase.
What was the first?
Just started it today! December 5th 2019
I remember you got me into the ys series when i bought it for the psp like 6 7 years ago when i found your video when you had tge restrospective set up for the series, glad i bought it cause it brought me back to a simpler time when game play was simple but ys1 was no cake walk at the beginning
"Kim can you grind for me?" Too Satanic Johnny!
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I’m dead 😵🤪😂😂
Thank you Johnny for getting me into Ys!
3 Years Later: Limited Run Heard You!
Several years ago I discovered your channel and as I was browsing your video list, I clicked on your Ys 25th Anniversary video out of curiosity. The enthusiasm you showed when talking about Ys has made me very interested in the series. I was already aware of the name Ys prior to that but I just didn't care about it. All of that changed thanks to your video at the time, I began to look up for more information about Ys on the internet and played it for myself. It really blew me away, the opening of the Turbo CD Ys I was pure 90's bliss. Right now, I'm on a marathon run of the series in anticipation of Ys VIII's release. Just beat Ys I on Steam this morning, spent the entire night trying to beat Dark Fact and right now I'm playing Ys II. Anyway, all I wanted to say is thank you Johnny. Thank you for talking about Ys on several videos, I'm really glad your channel got me into the series.
I was so thrilled to see that you played and liked Ys Origin Johnny. This was my first Ys game ever back in 2012. When I started following your channel I learnt of your love for the series in general and got into it more and more. I'm also looking forward to Ys VIII later this year :)
Just got it for the Switch because of this review. Enjoyed every second of it. Thx!
BTW, I didn’t grind that much and I didn’t play on easy mode.
I’m enjoying it too! I’m playing on hard mode and I’m almost at the end! This game is great! It’s not Grindy at all really. Only had to do so a few times to beat masters only.
Ys The Vanished Omens was the first game of the series I ever played on the Sega Master System. I’m definitely going to give this one a go as I haven’t played any more of this series for years, but thinking back to the Vanished Omens brings back some happy memories. Ys IV Mask Of The Sun was the last one of the series I played on my SNES.
Came to watch cause its getting a switch release from Limited Run Games today :D
You totally called it in this vid hehe xD
Just ordered mine :D
Same!
Yuppp
Hey HappyGamer, just wanna say, like ur stlye! Subscribed. Happy to have found your channel, all the best and stay awesome
Now you have to play, Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2. Trust me you won't regret it.
Or start with Trails in the Sky 1 - 3, then continue with Cold Steel 1, 2 and (yep) 3. ;-)
@PikachuchuTrain - I'd actually recommend starting with Cold Steel if you've never played Trails before. Reason being is that Cold Steel does a MUCH better job of introducing new players to the game. It's tutorial is more user-friendly and is easier to follow.
I played Trails in the Sky FC first, and I stopped playing not even an hour in because the tutorial felt really confusing and overwhelming. I later grabbed Cold Steel though (cuz I love Falcom and XSEED) and it did a much better job explaining things, to the point where it all felt so simple. Then I went back and played Trails in the Sky and it made a lot more sense.
Is Trails In The Sky related to the Cold Steel series? And which order should I play them in? I have some of the games just wanted to make sure first.
Team Rocket HQ The only connection between them is that they happen in the same world as far as I know. other than that you can play them in any order you like, I would personally recommend Trails of Cold Steel first, simply because it's newer and more appealing to new audience.
I'll do that then. Thanks for the quick reply! I'm starting to remember my first Ys game again too. Ys III on snes. I remember the debug code trick on that too. And how you could rubberband down the attack button in a dungeon and just leave it to level up. XD
Ys > Zelda. bring it haters!
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games You've been sniffing too much solder fumes again.
zelda is a puzzle Arpg with where the fuck should i go puzzles & puzzles boss fights
and time paradox story
YS is just a fast paced ARPG with intense boss system
that you need to dodge & survive
with a pokemon style story about ash errr adol going to a new land filled with a new adventure
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games What are you doing here Riggs LoL
Ys > Zelda
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games. OOT. BOW.
I literally just saw this game released yesterday and I screamed in glee because I have played only Ys on the vita. And loved playing it. The action, dungeon rpg where I can explore and find stuff was just really up my ally. And now that you confirmed me that Ys origin was worth it, picking it up today. Thank you!
Glad to see Ys getting some love! Its been a few years since Ive played one but love the series.
you don't have to tell me twice i got ALL the Series of YS!! thanks to my first time playing YS! Ys Ark of Napshtim for Ps2 since 2004 over at Michigan thanks to that Store Family Video which got me into it! i learned so much about YS and when i found out their was more Ys Series and i went out an got All the Series. So dude you got a FAN Following.
True story, I had a renewed interest in both Y's and the original Phantasy Star games because of you and Gamesack's videos. I work a lot of hours, so it's taking me awhile, but I did just beat Y's 1 and II on PSP a couple weeks ago and am starting on Oath of Felghana.
Just started playing this game yesterday. It is a blast! I must say that this video is slowly working. They just announced a remaster of Ys: Memories of Celeceta for spring 2020 and it will have a physical addition.
Yes! The YS games are so amazing, I picked up the series with YS Origin a few years ago. For reference, I'm mostly a FF, KH, etc kinda gamer. I like JRPGs, I also immensely enjoyed Dragon's Dogma and Skyrim. YS is such a great small budget game. For any gamers that are currently bored, pick this game up!! It's a really good starting point, especially considering some of the other games are pretty difficult (especially I and II, and oath, and VI... all of them, basically). Origin's story drew me in so well and the gameplay/grinding was immensely satisfying. This guy isn't lying.
Never played Ys , but this gameplay reminds of Alundra for the Psx.. such good game.
I will give it try.
ys series much ancient compare to alundra ( and much less puzzles(but boss fight is real puzzling)
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA 2017 excited for it on PC
Also cannot wait for the PS4 version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. My friend already has it pre-ordered from Japan and will probably get it the beginning of June.
if it ended up being botched & censored by NISA
ill ether skip it or just pirate it out of spite.
hope the game fails then so they will never localize more of the franchise out of spite
^that would be cool
less censored/botched crap 4kids+more money for me
=
less money for NISA for selling unfinished broken gimped crap that has higher chance of damaging your system.
People like you gtomanga are the reason there was a massive decline in japanese games and games the west never got. Even in the Wii days where literally everyone on Wii begged and petitioned the hell out of getting 3 titles from japan that worked. Now we are getting japanese games again and stupid little fucks like you want to ruin that yet again. How about instead you just keep your god damn mouth closed, don't type, and just either buy or pass instead of putting negatives on what most of us have been waiting to get which is more and more eastern games to see the light of day.
@happyconsole gamer - yo, Limited Run Games is releasing this sometime this year bro!
Just bought Ys Origin on Steam for $4.99 after watching your review. I love Ys I & II on Turbo CD. I even enjoy Ys III on Turbo/Genesis. A very underrated game. Even though I have Ys IV fan translation, I never sat down to play it. Maybe I should play it!
Your plan worked. I was watching the Dotemu trailer for the Switch port and youtube recommended this.
Hey I wanted to thank you. Because of your YS videos I learned about this series, I never knew they existed. It has since been my favorite series next to the zelda series. I finished ys origins, oath of felghana, ys 8 and I just finished ys 7. Next one is ys celceta. I'm excited for the new ys 9 coming soon. Please revisit the ys series and talk about it again. Thanks for being an awesome game channel your my favorite. From Miami
I'm not sure about the grinding tip, I think it is more about learning the bosses patterns, that way it is more rewarding
The way damage is calculated in Ys games does mandate you be at least a certain level to make bosses reasonable to fight, or possible to damage at all. A point or two of Str and Defense often make the different between being effortlessly destroyed by a boss to being able to actually fight it, and then to being the one grossly overpowering everything.
Outside of Hard mode or higher, one should not NEED to grind if you're killing everything in your way; the game is paced well enough to generally get you to the level it expects you to be at for any given boss. Worst is you end up at a boss a level too low just because you didn't wander as much or you skipped way too many monsters, and that is a quick grind to get back up to speed. The option to grind higher is always available but it shouldn't be required as learning the patterns and openings should be all you need once you're in that sweet spot on exp.
You and Gamesack got me into Ys series. I saw few Ys games on sale at Steam one time and bought them after remembering you guys often talking about the series. So far I've played through I & II and haven't regretted getting them.
This is probably the shortest (depend how you look at it) but its also the best
Yo, because you did this video bigging up this game, im downloading it right now, i too am a very big ys fan, im even doing a ys 1 android version playthrough because im a hige fan of ys. Ys 1 on sega mastersystem was my 1st tv console game i ever got, you have very hyped me up for this game now. :)
Heads up, yes its months later but Y's Origins gets a physical release on PS4 by Limited Run Games this friday. They also have a physical release for Asdivine Hearts, in case you were interested.
im eventually going to pick this up after I finish ys 2 and ys 7. Honestly I love how Darm Tower looks in 3D
Just finished Ys VIII on Switch, and Ys Memories of Celceta on Steam. Currently going thru Ys The Faith in Felghana on Steam. I love these games and it is because of the HappyConsoleGamer that I even tried them out.
FWIW you're the reason I gave the Y's games a chance. I really enjoyed the ones I've played. Definitely gonna pick this one up at some point.
It was thanks to you that I bought Y's Chronicles+ Books I and II on Steam... I beat them in a week! :D
Thank you!! :D
I played this game a couple of weeks ago, and it's frickin' awesome! I love how the different characters and their respective stories come together with the third and final character's story. It's not a long game (All three stories took me less than 30 hours on Hard difficulty), but man, there's a lot of game and story packed in here.
Dude, its because of you that I'm into the Ys series. Knew next to nothing about it until you made the Ys collection video. It was then I decided to give Ys books one and two a go and started off my love of the franchise. So your ulterior motive worked!
I'm an old school gamer but never played any of the Ys game until recently, picked up Ys 1 and 2 Chronicles and Oath of Felgana on GoG last week and so far really enjoying them! Might have to give this one a try too
You sold me during your new game stuff 29 vid, this video solidified that. I don't have a PS4 but will get it on PC!
The aesthetics alone look amazing alongside the whole concept
started playing memories of celceta when it first came out after seeing ur ys review video. fastforward to the present day and ive played all ys games released on the psp and vita. patiently waiting for ys 5 in the west
I've done it and bit the bullet having Pre-ordered it on Play Asia. It's the first time I've actually imported a game and I've not yet played an YS game either. Looking forward to getting it in May.
I'm so happy that you went with your ulterior motive. I, like you, have been playing the Ys series since I was a little boy. I remember very fondly playing it on the Sega Master System (I think), monochrome, and it was such a blast. I'm really happy to see someone creating content that shares my love for this series that, personally, I love more than Final Fantasy (this also extends to the Legend of Heroes games). Keep on it!
Thanks to this channel, I found Ys and got hooked with it (for both Ys and this channel =) )
Thank you HCG for pushing the Ys series. Your Ys videos are what helped me invest in most of the games. I bought and played Ys Book I&II on the Turbo Graphix FX on the Wii virtual console and Passed it from beginning to end.
That last boss gave me blisters on my thumbs for how insanely hard it was, but damn was it worth it. Its now one of my all time favorite classics and I'm now looking forward to Ys VIII coming to the west!
This sounds great dude! I always enjoy your enthusiasm for these games and the Phantasy Star games as well.
Glad you enjoyed this! I enjoyed the steam version a good while back, it's such a fantastic series.
English/Asia version is up on Play Aisa. PS4 and Vita. Got both versions pre-ordered for May. I was praying for Limited Run Games as well haha!
Thanks for the review. Limited Run just announced a physical release on Switch. I will be picking it up.
Just got this game and will be my first Ys game
Me too. I got it for $7 on the eshop after seeing Johnny recommending it
Been on the fence about this one but its now on sale for £7.99 here in the UK, so its a no brainer! Cheers man.
I just started yesterday and I am living it so far.
This will be my first Y's game and I'm pretty excited to finish this one.
In the beginning of this video, this was exactly my motive for reviewing popular anime, so that people will sub and watch reviews of older anime they wouldn’t have known about otherwise
You can preorder the physical versions on PlayAsia, got mine preordered for Vita. It has an english option so no worries.
Another person pushing my second favourite series of all time, another like given.
Thanks man! Been thinking about getting this for a couple days. Couldn't decide but definitely getting this now. And don't lose hope on limited run games, they did a physical copy of Xeodrifter. LOL I've always found that kind of funny. Putting a 100mb game on a bluray.
keep building that Trojan horse! I found your show a few years ago searching for any Phantasy Star coverage and have been watching ever since.
You are the reason I found out about YS. The 1st game I played was Oath of Falgona on PSP and I got hooked on the series.
New to rig/jrpgs. So lost on how to play, level and what not. Played Ys origin on switch as my first and I absolutely loved it. Played through as yunica. Didn’t realize the whole play through the second and unlocks a third but complexly happy with the game. Easily my favorite game
Currently almost finished with ys viii per your recommendation. That game was $80 on switch!!! But definitely worth it. Planning to play through this next. Really enjoying ys. The music really makes it special.
Sometimes I think I am old, then I realise this guy has played Ys longer than I have been alive
It's because of you I started playing the YS series. I absolutely love the YS Series. You have opened my eyes to awesome JRPG/ Platform game. So I say Thank You! If wasn't for you I wouldn't have known about this series an never start playing it. An Thank You for telling me that YS Origins is out.
your channel inspired me to pick up books 1 and 2 for psp a while ago. normally dont get into rpgs but im gonna start it up now!
This is the biggest thing I can thank Johnny for. Getting me into the Ys series. Complete I & II played III. Loved Origins on PC will get it again to support the series! I've helped then spread Ys to other friends :-)
There is a physical version on playasia....
More good news! Ys:VIII is being officially localized !
store.nisamerica.com/preorders/ysviii
yeah let's hope it will be a good port!
I came here looking for a review of a game that I like and found a fellow Ys fan. Subbed.
I just bought this game for PC and I already am addicted!!
Thanks for the shout out
God the sound track on this.
I will purchase to support i agree the series needs way more love :) great video :)
I'm with you and I've been pushing ys on to all my friends for years!
Limited Run is finally releasing this game! Thanks for the review man. I’m happy we’ll be able to get it physically now.
It's all your fault if now Ys is my favorite rpg saga! I heard about Ys back in the days but only few of them were localized in Europe, anyway, the first I read about was Ys: The Ark of Napishtim for PSP. A couple of month ago, thanks to your channel, I got Ys I&II, then Felghana, then Napishtim, then I'm now starting Origin, but 7, Celceta and 8 are already on my desk. I also got the Kefin English patched rom...you know, just in case. Thank you Johnny and thank you Falcom for this awesome rpg saga.
You can preorder the physical disc on limited run games now.
I literally just downloaded it because it was on sale on the PlayStation store. I always wanted to try this series out . This is my first try ever at the series thanks Johnny in advance
Got this, physical release, on the Nintendo Switch. Played through about three and a half times, and I'm getting started with the arena grinding so I can unlock Adol. There's only one FAQ for this on gamefaqs! People don't play this game?
It's pretty cool.
It’s on sale for $8 on Switch. Haven’t really heard anything about it so I’m watching your video to see your take on it. The Y’s on Turbografx 16 cd is one of my favorite rpg’s ever.
I played Y's on the DS it's pretty great. Good job on the review man.
I just finished this game yesterday. I took a break from it when I finished one of the routes. In that break, I got to finish Ys VI. Then came back to Origin three days ago, after finishing Memories of Celceta that came out recently on PS4, finishing the last two routes. So all I have left now is Ys Seven which I'm in the middle of currently.
Fantastic game. I almost didn't play it & that'd be a shame. It's almost as if the creators new you'd be grinding cause they created some awesome locations specifically to grind at such as 4:53 the circle bridge.
Surprisingly this was one of my favs in the series. Much like Ys Oath of Felghana.
This game has fantastic music and the grinding felt fun in this game.
Jesse Jay this game gonna b a good start for new ppl to the series
7:10 "I really hope that Limited Run does a physical copy of the game."
Now they are doing it for Switch.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of DANA Limited Edition is also available for pre order for the ps 4 and vita in the west from the NISA store.
Got a new physical Switch copy for £23 in UK. I've only ever played VIII (and it was great), excited to check out this game and possibly more of the series after.
One of my favorite games of all time, YSly in top 3.
It was my first Ys and great introduction to the series. Despite not knowing anything about Ys, I wasn't lost and then when I played 1&2 (after Felghana), I had fangasms when I saw how actions of characters in Origin had impact on the future.
i just bought it on the european store after seeing your video.i was in need of something different after 50 hours on Nioh and not close to the end.It's going to be my first Ys.
I bought Ys Book 1 & 2 immediately after watching this video. Nice work Johnny!
This is my first Ys game, really enjoying it so far.
man now i have 2 pick this 1 up. i never even heard of this ys game. great vid
Grinding helps for sure but, for example, in Oath in Felghana it's very possible to beat tougher bosses by just skill and pattern-memorization. Learning the boss fight should be the number 1 tip.
I'm a huge Ys fan too. I have the Japanese PC version of Ys Origin as well as Oath In Felghana and Ark of Napishtim. I've played through all three and enjoyed them all. Oath is my favorite and Origin is probably my least favorite of the three though it's a great game as well. I may have to go back and play through it again though since I've only beaten it with Hugo Fact. I didn't know there was a secret ending. Thanks for the info, Johnny!
Hey man. Thanks to you and your review of this game. I ended getting on PS4. Thanks!
I downloaded this a few years ago after I beat Ys VIII but am just now getting around to playing it and I'm loving it so far. The graphics might be outdated, but to me it's a perfect callback to PS1 RPGs/Action RPGs.