Ys IX: MONSTRUM NOX (First Thoughts) - Happy Console Gamer
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- Ys IX: Monstrum Nox First Thoughts/Review (イースIX -Monstrum NOX) is the ninth installment of Ys. It will be released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 on September 26, 2019.
It will feature Adol Christin's adventure in the prison city of Balduq in Gllia, which takes place after Ys Seven.
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Well John, your review put my mind at Y's
Hahaha
Ys*
“Slow clap”
Ys words...(I’ll let myself out...)
Nice. 😎
Preordered 9 months ago ? Its like your little baby lol
I'm expecting troublesome triplets next month. I pre-ordered the Shovel Knight amiibo three pack back in 2017.
And he doesn’t remember his baby LOL
With how great Ys VIII turned out, Ys IX will have a high hurdle to meet up
Hey, thumbs up for Laura. Best girl, lol.
By the way Ys IX looks it failed in the art direction and graphics compared to Ys VIII
Hoo, Not Today! I saw you on the Sword of Biting Gale ost video!
Dam ys 8 is a masterpice for me what an amazing game
If ys 9 is even half as good as 8 i will be happy
Cannot wait
I love the Ys series, can’t wait for this to be released here in the US.
Hmmm, I just finished Ys The Vanished Omens on the Master System. I feel I have some catching up to do.
I finished the Japanese Version and it was such a blast, hope it will get a western release soon.
We're getting it in 2021! It was announced a few days ago
The environments sure seem empty. Ys VIII looked a lot better.
I agree, but we really need to see more. I'm sure theres cool stuff to come. Really dig Ys 8 so im all in for 9
Damn straight. Ys8 wasn’t a high budget game either but a low budget doesn’t mean bad art direction as well and Ys8’s environments looks beautiful while I feel the exact opposite to Ys9. All throughout the video I was thinking “I’ll get a glimpse of a big colorful outdoors environment any second now” and I never got it. I’m certainly worried.
@@AlexRN part of the reason you don't see any outdoors areas like in 8 are sorta 2 fold. One reason being you and everyone else in town are trapped Inside. (You do get out eventually. I left the town after about 10 hours or So.) and the second reason is also more to do with the location in this game. (An island lost to time where there are no people living on it vs. An actual city with society and all that brings with it)
RaifSeverence I wasn’t even talking about how barren it was, I was just saying the look of the environment is bland and boring and that won’t get fixed with more NPCs. Also the fact that it’s inside a city doesn’t mean it should look like ass! Just look at any town in, say, Dragon Quest XI if you want to see how beautiful and colorful a town can be in a game with an anime look. Ys9 just looks dreadful.
AlexRN it doesn’t really look like ass though. Although I do get why people would think it’s bland if their not into architecture.
I do find it curious as to why this game installs less data than 8 does. (7 Gb for 9 vs. 16 for 8)
This needs a western release. Great games. I was actually a little sad when I finished Ys VIII on Switch.
Ask and yee shall receive
2021
February for PS4 and Summer 2021 on Switch and PC.
@@fullmetalgamer6062 Is that confirmed?
@@syzonax Yup. The most recent trailer NISA put up confirms it.
I’m happy they made this game, but I’m really hoping they remake YS V next. They game definitely needs to be remade into something that’s worthy of the name.
I love YsV. It get an undeserved bad rep.
Falcom fairly regularly polls for insight as two what they should tackle next for certain subjects, Ys 5 remakes have been on the list of options, but it's losing out to other choices like expanding some other IPs, porting older games to other formats (that's a thing that's outsourced since they are only capable of developing for Sony hardware these days, but still something they have to commit some resources and manpower to), and making new entries in series. Ys 8 and 9 sorta beat out a 5 remake, but it does decently well in the numbers, so it's a back burner project at the most right now. Anything would be better than the PS2 Ys 5 by Taito...that was baaaaad, so was Taito's PS2 remake of Ys 4 for that matter.
Came here because a western release was officially announced not only for PS4, but also PC and Switch.
[Coury] I had no idea this was so close. Thanks for the impressions - I'll be buying this no matter what on day 1 of the US release. Ys VIII is a hard act to follow since it ended up being my favorite in the series, toppling Oath in Felghana. Looks like it follows the gameplay style of VIII, which I felt was a perfect mixture ofOath/Ark/Origins style and Seven/Celceta in a more grounded third person point of view.
I miss the blue skies of VIII in the graphics, but I'm guessing this will open up a bit to more varied environments. I am glad to see Dogi looking more like himself again though.
I'm glad it takes place following Seven story wise. That brings us one step closer to an eventual "Old Man Adol" game that I desperately want. I'm sure I'm not alone. I'd love to see a game with Adol as a more gruff and weathered adventurer. I have to be conscious of what I'm saying with that because its not like he ISN'T world weary at this point, but he still looks like a fresh faced young man. He actually looked a bit older in Seven, which was a great evolution of his older, armored style.
I definitely want a Red Bearded Adol, too bad that Falcom wanna keep Adol as young as possible to appease the market that likes younger characters over there, but who knows~
Agreed my good sir, Oath in Felghana was my favourite after Lacrimosa, and the blue skies were indeed a nice atmosphere to the game as well as the beaches. I will definitely get it day one and I’m looking forward to a video review from your channel once Ys 9 gets a western release!
@Danny Idrovo
It already has a PC Port, and we have Celceta, 8, and 9 with similar combat systems. 5 doesn't even have an official international release. 5 remake needs to come first.
It is a Falcom game, Trails of Cold Steel graphics are about the same, and the soundtrack is also amazing with the trails of.. series... Falcom is amazing at telling a story and having great soundtracks.
I had no idea this was even close to being finished.Nice!
I never had any doubts. My mind, body, and soul are ready. Ohh man I like that grapple. It looks like they brought back the Ys VIII menu system. I only need one more trophy to get my platinum trophy in YSVIII. You know this game is going to be long as hell.
I loved everything about Ys VIII and will keep an eye out for this one. But all hands on deck for Trails of Cold Steel 3!
I love your impatience lol. Just proves how much you love the Y’s series and the fact that you want to keep playing it shows that the game is very promising. Thank you for the info, sir. Can’t wait for Y’s 9 to be released in the US.
I just remembered this game existed, and I was even more amazed that it was already released in JP with exceptional praise.
But there's one thing you got wrong: It's not coming out in 2020. We're looking at a February 2021 release for PS4, and even later - mid 2021 - for Windows and the Switch.
I want to cry.
I'll always praise a dev who prioritizes 60fps over visuals, IX looks less detailed than VIII but it seems way bigger. I'm fine with the way it looks if the rock solid 60fps great gameplay is there along some cool mechanics and story.
God this needs to be localized. I can’t play an rpg that isn’t translated. The story is like 70 percent for me and what keeps me playing.
Ys VIII has such a great story too.
Andrew Thompson SAMMMMEE!
Although I always want to. Story is most important to me.
Ys 8 had a bare bones story.
Releasing in US on February 2, 2021 😁
I'm really hoping that Falcom ports it to Switch. I loved playing Ys VIII on the Switch. I most likely won't have time to finish it on PS4.
After how brilliant 8 was I'm deffo buying this.
My copy is on its way to my house right now. Its Feb 2nd 2021 and Ys 9 is FINALLY here. I cant wait. You got me into ys 8, and from there I've played origins and celceta. All are great. 9 looks amazing and I couldn't be more excited.
Found your channel 2 years ago (god time flies) because of your ys 8 review. Still need to get around to actually playing it lol but since then I’ve your channel
Y's 8 was my first time with the series and I loved it far more than I ever expected to and I am chomping at the bit to play 9. I need that North American version to come out first because I don't understand a single word of Japanese.
The levels look very empty.
Yeah, that's unfortunate. Looks unfinished.
@@zolikat4458 yes
The originator of Ys. I still haven’t played through VIII yet but I will soon
TBelly man youve been missing out big time.
Jay t I know man. Been watching Johnny for years and this is how I even learned of the series.
TBelly get prepared to have ear orgasms as soon as you step on the island, best track I’ve heard in a long time.
Sonic is the best ys 8 had amazing soundtrack I was blowned away .
Love the Ys series and really looking forward to this game. But honestly, the graphics and detail need vast improvements at this point since its so noticeable compared to other modern titles.
Ys chooses frame rate over graphics, I'd rather have 60fps.
@@wodensthrone5215 It's possible to have both. The Tales of series has taken a step forward on graphics with Tales of Arise using Unreal Engine. I'm not saying that they have to use that engine specifically. But as fun as the series is, Falcom needs to use a better engine in general. It looks like something the ps3 could have run on.
Your videos made me an Ys fan, John. Ys VIII was awesome! And while the graphics don't look quite as polished as Ys VIII, hopefully
come the North American version the story will be excellent and satisfying. Thanks for this early look :D
Gosh damnit John! Ya VIII is one of my favorite damn games and it was the first I’ve played in the series... now I’ve played the majority of them BECAUSE OF YOU!! When I saw the title of this video, I waS alike HOLY SHIT! I’m about to go get this RIGHT NOW!! Then you broke my heart with it being the Japan version lol. Now I’m so hype and can’t stop thinking about playing it, but will have to wait probably a whole year... FML
A Ys and Zelda crossover is actually one of my dream games. Happy im not alone in getting hyped over that potential.
I have a copy shipping to me this week. Been on a big Falcom binge here recently (I grew up playing Ys on the TurboGrafx and have picked up each entry when I can). I’ve been trying to patiently wait for a localized version but I honestly just want to play it at this point.
Once I finish up the Trails series I’m jumping right into this.
Adol Christin is the Indiana Jones x James Bond of JRPGs. Just think about it, an adventurer with all kind of crazy journey to tell & always have romance with the waifu characters but failed to end up with for all kind of reasons LOL
You know, the first time I saw Ys IX, I'm surprised how Adol become emo character. But now I know the reason. He got shot down by a girl.
Ys 9 is a masterpiece. The series is so underrated. Ys is definitely the best action rpg
I loved Y's on my PC way back in 1987 or so. Y's 8 on the PS4 was pretty fun.
This is something I'm looking forward to and can't wait for a stateside release especially after how good 8 was and your info has made me more excited!
Even though Ys 8’s port quality (Switch) was not that great, I’m still grateful for the amazing adventure I had with it. I now dream a port of Ys 9!!
I'm just happy to see someone other than me importing their favorite franchises just to play them before they get translated. I use to do this with Pokemon and Final Fantasy before they got worldwide releases.
Character models look great, story sounds good. Looks like a darker direction from Y's 8. I had know idea this was out, now I have to wait for an English version
Giggity Giggity goo
I too had a package today I didn't know what it was from NISA online store, almost forgot the US version was finally out preordered forever ago! The Limited Collector's Edition is very nicely done, well worth the extra 40$. So happy we get another modern day Ys game after Ys VIII! Here's to many more!
As another importer,just want to say the city makes up about 30-35 percent of the entire map. (I've personally have covered about 85 to 90 percent of the city myself with about 1 more section of it to unlock.)
The segment where adol was held and questioned in the prison was great. Had some hilarious ys inside jokes
Man, imagine if Adol was framed for a crime he did commit; that would be a real mind-blower.
Ys has a special place in my heart. Books 1&2 hooked me into rpgs back when I first played it on TG16 cdrom. I even bought the anime. Falcom however seems to using cookie-cutter production techniques. Those mob battles look just like the mob battles in Dana. That prison looks like that house with the dungeons from Trails of the Cold Steel. In my opinion, Falcom is packaging truly spectacular stories in mediocre games which is unfortunate.
Nah, the stories of the Ys games never were that good. They are servicable but often recycle the same plot points (for example, Ys VIII's plot is just a variation of the story of Ys Seven, and even Memories of Celceta isn't that different). And Tokyo Xanadu has a truly terrible storyline, not to speak of the clunky and way overlong dialogues. I love the gameplay, though. And, of course, the godlike soundtracks.
@@TheContraspirit i agree that the dialogues are way to long and they are very repetitive. Each character repeating what the other just said.
The stories are often ok to good. It's just a shame that some of them just fall flat.
Rewatching this first thoughts video still gives me hope for this game. Also sad noises for everything getting pushed back now.
I'm currently playing Ys VIII on my Switch because my friend lends me the cartridge, and surprisingly I'm enjoying it so far (rarely into fantasy and JRPG genre, but not disliking them). And when I learned that there will be this title, I might be getting it also. I like the combat system, I like the raid challenge, and harvesting materials.
The graffix are good enough, if you figure they are long playthroughs, this may be longer as a trade off, you really dont want Ys games to end
Just few more days till NA/EU release! Will you have a review soon? :D
I live in Taiwan, I saw this on the shelf in the game store here.
(Games in Taiwan can be in English or Japanese- with Chinese subtitles. So, I always have to check the back.)
I thought the barren view kinda jarring at first but after each chapter I must say... It fits with the theme of the game
As long as you have been doing this I'm surprised you haven't just picked up learning how to read Japanese.
I have to a degree, but still have a bit of trouble with kanji. Its the reason I have held off importing Sen no Kiseki III cause of how text heavy it is, but I feel Ys shouldn't be so bad.
I'm sure we can all look forward to a "quality NIS-A localization & PC port."
I guess that's my most anticipated game at this time, hope there will be a western release soon. Ys VIII was one of my favourite games of the past few years and one of my favourite Ys games as well. The graphics of IX are okayish but Ys is about gameplay and music, plus I really like the story of Ys VIII. Still got to play a lot of Trails games meanwhile, Falcom games are so good. Thanks for your first impressions, Johnny!
First video that gave me the answer to the questions I had regarding this game. Thanks, now I can buy it without regret.
Great to see your review. As a fan of the series, I value your opinion. Looking forward to the game myself too.
I like how Ys 1 took you less than 5 minutes to get out of prison and this is a whole game!
Ys or "Y" "S" lol...is the reason Johnny made this channel and the reason why I stumbled upon this channel! Hail Ys! Must say, action anime esque RPGs are my top fav type of rpgs. Love fast pace combat.
Never played any of these games but your enthusiasm has sold me on this one. Thanks buddy got the digital deluxe on the PSN just in time to get the 20% off offer 😊
Ur new to ys?
I've been thinking the same thing since forever!!! Zelda X Ys. It needs to happen someday. As for which Link (timeline), they could match with Adol's adventures.
- Ys I & II, Memories of Celceta = A Link to the Past/Link's Awakening
- Ys: Oath in Felghana; V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand; VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana = Ocarina of Time/Twilight Princess
- Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim; Seven; IX: Monstrum Nox = Skyward Sword/Breath of the Wild
Now I gotta see Adol and Link have a conversation.
Adol: ...
Link: ...
Adol: ...
Link: Waa! Eagh!
With the graphic like this, I am confused why Falcom not port Ys IX to switch
I think because whatever engine Falcom is using is so inefficient, I needs a PS4 to run it.
Only thing i can think of is that they don't have the man power or budget to do multiple versions at once
bobbywrtm even Ys 8 on switch are not handled by Falcom, instead it was outsourced to NIS
Falcom doesnt have good editors or a third studio to charge the work for it...
Besides what other reasons mentioned above, the switch version of ys8 didn’t sell well in Japan (although it sells ok in North America), which makes Falcom think their main audience are still mainly on PS. I really hope ys9 finally makes to the switch! But probably at least in more than a year or two
So is Adol running around solo again for the entire game, or does he get full party again to go with him? Because frankly I've missed the classic style of having Adol go it solo, so I wouldn't mind if it was back to just him for this one.
I agree! I love Adol solo! BUT I think he has to switch characters eventually! But we will see!
I really liked Ys VIII which I think was my first Ys :). But I'm still skeptical about Ys IX even after watching your video and hearing more about your first impressions ^^'...
Inside the city, it reminds me about THE FIRST Trails of Cold Steel that I did on PS4 some weeks ago...! At least, Ys VIII was happening on an isle and it was more about travelling you know... In Ys IX, you see what you saw in thousands of other games 15 years ago, so... ^^'
Plus, in your video, we can see the characters popping as you are walking... So technically, they really need to do something :$. I'm not used to pay so much attention about all of that but it will be 2020 when it comes out here...! I hope the relationships between characters and the music will be entertaining enough to make us forgive the technical issues :$
My friend from japan played it and said the characters are amazing and just as good as Ys 8 and the music is par with 8.
a lot of jrpgs have been taking influence from darker fantasy like fromsoft games and the witcher recently . Im loving it.
Is Ys 8 the latest one then, chronologically?
No. Chronologically it's Ys origin-1-2-4-3-5-8-6-7-9
I have the fondest memories of playing Ys: The Vanished Omens (which I believe is basically Book I) on the Sega Master System as a kid, and I wanna jump in on a modern one, but it’s kind of intimidating for some reason.
John, do you prefer to play games like this on the PS4 or the Switch? There’s a lot of multi platform games coming out (Trials of Mana, Dusk Diver) and I never know how performance and resolution is going to be on the Switch so I always want to go for the PS4 versions even though I’d prefer to play them on the switch.
Awesome to see the double jump from the start. It took quite a while to get that in Ys 8.
It has been a long time since I played Ys 8 though. I could be wrong.
Get ma boi Adol in smash already
Oh man i want this game so bad is there europe release date yet
Excited to hear your thoughts on Indivisible HCG. Much love ❤️
Indivisible is awesome so far. Great 2d art and the battle system is simple and fast.
Just a few months ago I saw a gameplay video of this and thought it looked like alpha footage. Now the game's out and looks exactly the same. I mean I'm a fan of the series, I know falcom aren't known for their graphics, but that city doesn't even look good stylistically, it looks placeholder.
Time for the English review Johnny
Ys and every falcom like trail in the sky and trails of cold steel games is some of the greatest games in story and style
Was about to rush and order had me all excited. Guess its back to CS III wait and prentend I never saw any of this haha.
Y's games always look so last generation, or like a mobile game. But thanks to the music, gameplay, story, and definitely some nostalgia, I still enjoy them overall. The PSP games will always be my favorite though.
To anyone that reads this I have a question: As someone who is just getting into this series, should I wait for this game to get a western release, or should I just get Ys VIII? I want to get whatever game has more content or better mechanics.
Definitely play YS VIII. Only just started a week ago and the gameplay is too good to pass up! Lots to do and each character feels so unique to play as and switch around mid combat. Brilliant soundtrack too. VIII is a great place to start this series :)
Johnny,
I'm gonna have to demand a new Ys retrospective from you.
I loved playing Ys Origins years ago, and Ys 9 looks rather good.
I'd love to get a Lore dump from you encapsulating the series, as well as a Series Timeline.
Since 1989, that must have been pretty hard to import back then. Did you have to go to a speciality importer shop? How’d you do it before the Internet?
luckily there were some shops in my local malls that carried them :)
@@HappyConsoleGamer That’s great luck. Around here there was an import shop that didn’t actually carry anything, you placed an order with them and for a fee they’d have it shipped to the shop for you to pick up. They went out of business when online shopping became a thing.
Add another 2 to 3 years before it hits PC. Oh well got something to look forward to.
i love Ys! can't wait to hear your full review on this game
How did Dogi let Adol get captured.
Going to try to keep my expectations neutral, but it's tough because Ys VIII was so good. I listen to that soundtrack all the time, and the story, setting and characters just hit me in a way I haven't been hit by video games in a very long time. Gonna be tough to top that.
Thanks for the review! Can’t wait for the US version
I`m a musician and i can say that best music in jrpg game is in Xenoblade series of the games
Ys 8 on Switch was my first Ys game, and I loved it. I'm hoping for a Switch port of 9, but Falcom don't seem all that interested in doing one, at least from what I've read.
Lol Lacrimosa sells a lot in the switch
@@Telesmana Never said it didn't o_0
It looks a lot like the same engine that Cold Steel III and IV use. I like the graphic style, and for the most part it will hold up over time.
Just been having my nieces play y's oath of felgana on vita, they love it. Didn't even know this game you're playing existed!
Thanks for the video. Unfortunately not one of those dual language Asian releases, yet as a fan of the series, I'm tempted to import...
I was hoping the success of Ys VIII would allow them a bigger budget for better graphics. My wife is Japanese and has finished the game, she was a bit underwhelmed sadly. My Japanese is good and I was planning to play the game but her reaction made me just want to play something else :(
Let's gets that English version review! Loving the game so far myself.
I just played the quickest Demo for this game that I've played before.. Downloaded the demo on PS5.
I've never played one of these games before, but from the few minutes I had with the game.. I could already tell the combat was a big plus for me.
I'll have to see more from this game before making my mind up.
Not sure I'd spending AAA money on this title.
Ys is my favorite AA game series.
Adol and Doggi are back! I really liked Y's 8 and I hope some characters come back even if only for a cameo.
Im soo hyped for this i love the ys series and 8 is a masterpice soo amazing
i bought it twice when it lauched on vita then my switch
If 9 is half as good as 8 i will be happy
John, how do you have time to play all these games?
No sleep necessary if you smoke meth
Don't do Meth do Math kids
Soooo excited for the US release, thanx for the news HCG!!!
I care mostly care for gameplay. While music/Story second.
Game looks like fun, but wonder how long for a US release? Or if we getting it?
Thanks for the video and the effort you put in all your videos. I usually get super excited about any game you talk about just because of all the passion you have for them. And I agree with what you said, the story matters a lot to me too. But the graphics look super out dated! I think they should up their game when it comes to graphics. I played ys 8 on my vita so I was ok with that but getting this on a ps4 is kinda eh. Keep the good work, you are one of the nicest people on UA-cam. And I love the way you talk about video games. Have a great time.
Ys is such an awesome series, i really hope it comes out in the West. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't seeing how pretty much all previous games have... still would be nice to have official confirmation and an approximate date. I agree the environment looks a bit bland so far, but if the gameplay is up to typical Ys standards and the music is as amazing as it has always been i can live with that. And i can always just buy it on Switch and play in handheld mode instead of PC or PS4 on a big screen.
You convinced me to pick up Ys 8 on switch, I loved that game, so thank you man. I can't wait for this to come to the west. Hopefully it gets a switch version also.
Also what up with the title for that first track, Cloaca Maxima?!
Awesome quick look, thank you.
What I like about YS series, it gets better every release
I demand this come over here. It really looks amazing, I know this would be really amazing. I can't wait to hear the soundtrack!