Ys I & II - The Ultimate Retrospective Review of the Birth of an Action RPG Legend
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
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Ys is an action RPG series from the legendary developer Falcom. Here's a retrospective review of Ys I & II Chronicles which is a remake of the first two entries. Join Adol as he collects the 6 books of Ys and tries to defeat the demons that are plaguing the land of Esteria.
Find out why this is such a beloved series and considered a bit of a cult classic JRPG series. I take a look at the complete story, the characters, the gameplay.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Ys I & II Retrospective Review
03:41 Story Intro to Ys I
09:15 Entering Minea and Sara's Quest
14:01: Boss difficulty & Meeting Feena
26:58 The Abandoned Mines
34:08 Darm Tower
44:31 Dark Fact Boss Battle
51:01 Ys II Story Intro & getting magic
01:04:05 Ice Ridge & Alter Magic
01:09:07 Burnedbless & Colony of Lava
01:15:56 Ramia Village & Start of Shrine of Solomon
01:22:01 Escapees are turned to stone
01:30:16 Core of Ys, Darm Final Boss Battle & Ending of Ys I & II
01:35:04 Retrospective Analysis - The Story
01:41:42 The Gameplay mechanics - bump combat
01:56:02 Ys Music/Soundtrack
02:06:36 Outro
02:09:07 Preview of the Ys I & II ports and remakes video - Ігри
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You really are great to sleep to though. It's reminds me of watching a VHS I have to rewind the next day to continue from where I fell asleep.
23:05 .. this boss came back to life in the new YS 9 game … It was just soo crazy to see it in 3d with the same attacking mechanics 😭
I know this is a bit late, but I'll say this anyway. Ys Origin is the game you want to play first after 1&2. It's a prequel that takes place hundreds of years back, and it explains pretty much everything in Ys 1&2, why you go certain places, why certain items are where they are, the characters, why a lot of things happen and more.
Ys 1&2 is like walking through that ruined city and wondering just what happened to it 1000 years ago. Ys Origin puts you in that prime and shows you what happened.
The rest of the Ys series follows up with Adol's adventures in other lands and only carry over a couple of plot points from the first 3 games (Ys 1&2+Origin), they're mostly their own stories.
Looking forward to it!
My only complaint is that there weren’t enough Dark Facts! 😂 great retrospective - not knowing anything about these games, I feel much more familiar with them now!
Also, kudos to Brent for his 📖 reading! Although his voice is so close to mine I almost spit out my drink while watching during the first book, confused how Jordan had gotten a recording of me 😂 🦘
Dream reading the book of Ys 😂
Glad you enjoyed the readings. I wasn't aware that the books, in game, are read by an "old woman." I wish I would have given Jordan an old woman voice option. 👵 😂
I found the best way to deal with the escort missions is to level up the person you're escorting. For Feena, you have to freeze the enemies using i believe it was a mirror, then walk her into the enemy to kill it. With Tarf, damage the enemy till it's almost dead then get Tarf to hit it with his slingshot. Once he levels up a bit, he kicks ass.
I considered that but didn’t fancy the grind
One thing I don't think you touch on, is that the animated intro sequences were actually done by Makoto Shinkai very early in his career. He's since become one of the most popular anime film directors of all time. Like, Miyazaki big.
Had no idea. Not much of an anime guy. But thanks for bringing it up
Played lots of Ys games but just got into these. This is the best video hands down on ys1 and 2. Gonna check out the rest of the channel for sure. Very entertaining to watch and well done video!
Thanks a lot Rich 😊
I love that you say Ys the exact way the game's creators say it ❤
Fantastic video. Would love to see more Ys videos! Such a great series. Origins was the first I played but 8 really made me fall in love with the franchise
Looking forward to doing Origins at some point
I've played Ys 3-8. Your coverage of 1 & 2 has motivated me to give them a shot as they're not as antiquated as I thought they would be.
Seeing the evolution of the series as you go from Ys 3-5, then 6, then 7-9 has been fun and educational for me. There was practically no bloat in 3-7 but man, 8 was padded out. Haven't played 9 yet but assume it's more of 8.
Hope you have fun with them!
9 is 8 but like 15 hours shorter, has wall running and a bunch of Easter eggs and in jokes. Raids are handled SIGNIFICANTLY better than 8. In many ways it’s better than Ys 8 but it’s also got a pretty grey and bland main hub surrounded by flatlands with nothing interesting in them, the plot is kind of weird and at times difficult to follow and the start of the game is reaaaaaaaally slow
that's funny you say that since it seems like ys 8 is the most popular/acclaimed one nowadays
@@the9thinning1 Doesn't mean there aren't flaws in the game.
8 is a good game and a couple of steps up from 7 presentation wise. The story and gameplay continue the strong foundation of its predecessors. I'm a fan of the series.
Now, I haven't played 8 in many a year so I can't point to specifics but the older games weren't noticeably padded and grinding was kept to a minimum. 8 though, definitely left the impression that the game had overstayed it's welcome.
Definitely need to get this game after watching this video! Thanks for more great content.
thanks for this awesome review and explanation video
Wow, I never knew you could do a side-quest with Luta.
I replayed the games recently and that healing cape in ys 2 was really a pain to find, I knew it was in that area but couldn't find it anywhere. when my HP is very low I need to warp to village and lose my way all over again to finally reach the place where I was before, and I did that a lot of times and still hadn't found the cape, then I finally decided to search online for it. I think could have made it little more obvious.
great video btw and keep up the good work. this video was so enjoyable that I watched the entirety of it and I hope you upload more ys retrospectives once you play more of it.
edit: oh wait there really is a kangaroo emoji 🦘 I didn't knew it existed until now.
Thanks bud! I do plan on getting to the other Ys games eventually. Maybe later this year!
The Alter Magic is neat!
Reminds me of a Shin Megami Tensei game where you can to talk to deamons and whatnot and have worldbuilding
57:35 that made me laugh harder than it should 😂
Thanks Jordan , I can't wait to tuck into this video tonight. Having picked up a PSP and a handful of Y's games on the Switch ....... I am a little lost where to start .
This is probably the best one to start with :D
1+2 if you’re okay with some old mechanics
8 if that does bother you
Childhood memories right there. Still remember playing Ys 2 Eternal on PC more than 20 years ago. Best opening song ever imho.
I had no idea the remake had the original soundtracks on there. I only played turbografx version on the Wii. I'm definitely going to have to play this version soon.
TurboGrafx version is a really nice one, but this definitely is the best way to play.
DOGI!! THE BEST CHARACTER!!
THE ONE THAT BREAKS WALLS BY PUNCHING THE HECK OUT OF THEM ALL!
You definitely don't feel like a youtuber who should have the amount of subscribers you have. Sheesh, these longform videos are straight fire, you are definitely gonna be big
Thanks! Appreciate comments like this 😊
Great video man, love the YS series.
Glad you enjoy it! Hope I can get to III in the future
Awesome video man. I'm hoping they put English on that on Ys game, I'm sure you know the one
God of Resin has chosen this as his p-i-c-k of the week (channel crossover) 🙇♂️
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@A Bit More Jordan when do u think u might do,Xzenogears & the legend of dragoon?
Not sure when. They’re on my list but not for the immediate future. May take a few years
Are you going to go through the whole series? This is fun to watch.
Eventually! This video didn't do particularly well, but I'm intrigued enough to keep going. It's just slightly lower priority atm.
Nice, I just got this for the DS!
Hope you enjoy it. I played the DS version for an hour or so for the bonus video on patreon. Got to be honest, I didn't like it. But I hope you can play it and enjoy it. Maybe it's better if you haven't played this PSP version.
Hey man, cool videos. What kind of accent is that? Welsh? I might have imagined you mentioning you're from the UK. You're an interesting dude with the same interest in games as me. Much love from the USA.
I'm northern English but I've lost most of my accent having lived away from the UK the past decade. I had to learn to speak more clearly so people could understand me.
@@ABitMoreJordan Cool man, may I license the use of the term "shit-housery"? Or is it now part of the public domain
It’s free for public use 😅
Ys and the legend of heroes are just top tier
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I got it to work decently in mednafen emulator and it wasn't that hard to set up and the performance was really good and it didn't had these scan lines
I also used a controller to play it
Sure you're talking about the original PC-8800 release? That's not the same as the PC Engine.
Shoutout to the Chinese in the 23rd century for inventing ink
I love Nihon Falcom Games. 😊
Also lunar 1 & 2 ps1 retrospective?
🦘 I never liked bump combat, so I haven't played these, though I've been aware of them for ages, thanks to the music.
I played a bit of Ys 8 on Vita, but it wasn't until I played Ys Origin on Switch that I really fell for the series.
I loved Ys 9, perhaps because I don't have much baggage with the series?
As always, thanks for taking us on this journey with you!
I cant' wait to play Origin. Looks amazing! 🦘
You know, I wish the modern Ys games had more to do with the central lore of the Universe like the first too. Like all the stuff about demons and Goddesses and shit, now they’ve got nothing to do with anything that Ys one and two establish they’re just anthology stories about Adol whack hijinx that have absolutely nothing to do with anything and make the games feel like they don’t even take place in the same world. Which makes no sense at all.
Pity they don’t go further with that concept 😔
I feel like you're kind of missing the point of the series. Sure, the game *is* named Ys because of the land of the first two games, but even since the very first one, the point was always about Adol's adventures rather than the story of a single land. The manual for the original PC88 version even mentions his traveling journal, about all the lands he explored and even about his death while trying to climb a mountain. Games III through V have a bigger connection to the land of Ys because they were not developed by Falcom themselves, so I think it's pretty safe to say it was never their intention to stick with Esteria in the first place. I do understand your frustration over there not being more games taking place or directly having to do with the first two games, since they're very iconic and a lot of nostalgia value to them, but especially nowadays with all the in-universe lore build up, we've come to realize Ys and even the Goddesses themselves are but a small fragment of what the whole world of the series has to offer, and it would be too much of a waste to stick with a single country that's already got 3 games expanding on it's lore.
I bought 1&2 cause I always try to play games in order even when you dont have to and damn I just cant stand the combat system of walking to guys and trying to angle it. Hopefully listening to this will get me intrested
Who else didn't save before the first boss and had to start over?
Not from the beginning but I certainly lost a fair amount of progress haha
As a brazilian I must confirm that SEGA eon the console wars here, and we, in fact sleep with our Master Systems and Mega Drives.
I knew it!
Any chance of doing a video on Deadly Premonition?
I know its not really in the spirit of this channel but i think you'll like it
Also i could not find a kangoroo emoji so i leave to you a 🐨
So that australia does not gt so discriminated
Would probably be a fun one to do. Not sure when I could get to it though
@@ABitMoreJordan Its not a very long game but having a job and being a parent myself I understand
Lol, how does this chanel have so little subs.
The algoritm just presented it to me, so maybe that is about to change. Good luck!
🤞 I think it’s just because I released a video the algorithm likes, so this one has been blessed a little bit too 😂
Cool video. Kangaroo 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
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Obligatory kangaroo emoji comment. Love your content!
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🦘 absolute legend!
I prefer the Legend of Heroes series, action rpgs can be pretty fun, but with the amount of battles they have it usually ends up bein more of a endurance exercise, but havin said that Xy's games are a lot better than the Tales Of games.
I'm looking forward to getting into the Legend of Heroes series some day.
Ys is a series I've always wanted to get into. I have 8 and 9 but haven't jumped into them yet. Like you mentioned in the video, I've always felt like I wanted to start from the beginning. Thanks for taking the time to make these as always, really appreciate it. 🦘
I love the richly detailed 32/64-bit era pixel art style! And I totally know what you mean about classic chiptune OSTs: Often imitated, rarely matched.
Despite some caveats these games seem to have held up remarkably well for their age (the remastered facelift probably didn't hurt either). 🦘
🦘 loved every minute, was good to see Adols original adventures. Still exploring the other side of the island on Ys 8 but already thinking which game to get next. Ys 9 or Ys Origins. Can only afford one at the moment (Dark fact) 🦘
Thanks a lot Mark! Origins is supposed to be another great one. I'd choose that first 🦘
Origins is awesome
Love your videos, Bro. I look forward to ( Let's Get Physical ) ever week. I don't mean to bother you, but the PLAYASIA 5% Code SWTV23 is NOT WORKING!!!!!! Thank you for your videos and your honesty.
Should be working now :)
@@ABitMoreJordan Cool... Thanks for getting back to me. By the way watched your ( Ys ) video, loved it!!! I'm going to watch your ( Silent Hill ) video tonight. Thanks again.
🦘 Damn I did it again
Thanks a lot! 🦘
Good things come to those who wait I was looking to learn more about Ys after picking up 8 a little while ago to fill me in a bit before playing so this video is an automatic like from me! 🦘
Thanks for stopping by and watching all the way 😊 🦘
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