When I first tried Oath in Felghana years back, I got maybe 30 mins in before giving up because I thought the PC controls were difficult to get the hang of. When I picked it up again last week, the first thing I did was try the Mouse+WASD controls option. And oh boy - it was like playing a completely different game. I never expected a 3d action RPG to work so well with mouse controls. Other than the default magic attack key (which is middle mouse click, when middle mouse scroll changes magic ... yeah, you can imagine how easy it is to accidentally swap magic), everything else was really well done. I don't even know why the Mouse controls aren't just the default config. From the perspective of someone who has never played any other Ys game, I'm loving the game so far. The art/environments are really charming, the VA is surprisingly good, the story is decent, and the music tracks are real bangers.
It is my favorite Ys game so I'm not surprised you're having a good time with it. I think the reason for the lack of default PC controls is because it is a port from the PSP, but I don't know for sure.
Just Started playing this Game and so far I love it!! Ever since I discovered YS on the PSVita, it has quickly become one of my favorite series ever!! Awesome Video, Great Series!!
Got the game right after I watched this video and now I can safely say its in my favorites! Just five seconds into moving around I could tell I was in for a fantastic game - and don't even get me started on the soundtrack... Got so hooked that I was compelled to finish it in two sessions!
I just started on this game and find myself immediately enamored of it. I love how no-frills it is compared to other more recent Ys games - just an adventurer, his sword, and his collection of magic wristbands. No fancy party system or multiple story tracks or anything. Somehow feels both up to date and old-school at the same time. Also, yes, wonderfully difficult. I actually had to restart in easy mode, as normal was too hard for me.
Such coincidence. I've been thinking on getting into the Ys series but have no idea where to start. YT algorithm to rescue😳This could be the first game I get or will be at my top five. Thanks a lot for the insight perspective. I was just cautious on spoilers as I wanted to know more about gameplay and sound design.
Oath in Felghana was most certainly the hardest, but I think it made very good improvements upon the Napishtim system of combat. The boss in the Valestein Dungeon was the only one that felt too hard in my opinion, although I can't even imagine ever getting the achievement for beating the final boss with no damage taken. I was also super surprised by the voice acting, but it made me wish that more of them had been voice acted after seeing its remarkable quality. Watching these videos is making me even more hyped for the eventual release of Monstrum Nox! Thanks for the video Rio!
I could play nothing but Oath in Felghana for the next year and I probably wouldn't get that achievement. I am looking forward to Monstrum Nox as well, it'll be nice to discover the game along with most of the Western players for once.
I dont know if anyone has mentioned this before, but there is one other difference between the PsP and PC versions that was missed. Besides the Boost mode and Voice acting, the PsP version also added a new game plus option.
Highly agree, my dude. Honestly, I was about to pick this up on the Vita until I found out it got ported. I absolutely love this game (almost as much as Seven). Liked, subbed, and I hope you have a wonderful day!
I first played this game on Steam awhile back, and recall I got to what I think was the final boss, but nothing that I did seemed to damage it. I am currently playing through Ys I, on the PSP, and am looking forward to eventually getting back to this game - even though it's often considered the most difficult in the series, as you said. Anyway, nice review. I enjoyed listening to your thoughts and reasonings on why you enjoyed the game.
People should just play Oath in Felghana for the best rendition of The Boy who had Wings.....Seriously, that track is my favorite in this entire series.
The game looks so damn good! I wish more Ys games were readily available on more platforms. I only have a PS4 and switch. Thus I’ve only played Ys 8, Ys origin and memories of celceta. Love them all dearly! Eagerly awaiting Ys 9 next month!
Maybe someday the platform creators will realize that they could make so much if they did a virtual console on their consoles. Give the PS4 the ability to play PSP and PSVita games digitally same for Switch and a bunch of Nintendo's back catalog. Sell the games still for cheap, make millions.
I just hope Ys Oath runs better than what I've played of Ys VI on PSP... I at least also grabbed the PS2 Version of Ys VI which will by my main Playthrough anyway (but I'm Australian so our PAL Version of Ys VI PS2 doesn't have all the Anime Cutscenes so that's why I picked up the PSP one as well, plus that one has an actual Gallery Mode 👍) I have the rest across PSP/PS4 as well, done with Seven and just started 2 in Chronicles (and about half way through Ys VI PSP and Memories Of Celceta PS4) so glad I finally decided to grab this Series after all the years of hearing about it from Happy Console Gamer etc. ☺️
From what I've heard Oath PSP is fine much better than Ys VI on PSP is. I don't have firsthand knowledge though since I've played all the Ys games on PC.
@@CommRio Yeah I just booted it up to check and it runs nice (probably 30fps but I dunno, I only play on PlayStation and Nintendo so I'm used to 30fps personally 🤷) and it looks DAMN GOOD... If there is one thing I appreciate now that I rebought a PSP and most of my Digital Collection on Disc is just how good it all looks on its native hardware (They're fine on PSVita, sure, but there is definitely some Blurriness and it does district... Also I prefer how the PSP has those "Analog" or "Squishy" Buttons like the PS1/PS2/PS3 Controller as opposed to the really small and kinda just straight up shit Digital Buttons on the PSVita, the one thing I actually dislike about the PSVita to be fair 😒)
This has been my favourite Ys game as well until I've played VIII which is my actual number 1. I have to say that I still prefer the Adol centered games over the newer party based ones from a gameplay perspective. VI is also very nice but a lot rougher, wait for dash jumping. :D
I’m really excited for when I eventually get to VIII. My expectations are high. I actually recently completed playing through VI, and yes dash jumping took some time to get right (so many falls in the Ruins of Lost Time).
@@CommRio Haha, I can totally understand that. The party based games really improved over time, Ys Seven was a big letdown for me after Origin. Celceta improved some mechanics and VIII took it to a whole new level and plays more like Felghana and alike. I still hope to see a PS4 release of VI and Felghana in the near future, I would love to jump back.
True I have been going chronologically, but I'm breaking that for this one because 6 connects storywise to 3, whereas 8 is pretty set apart from the other entries. I might just go release order from here on out, but we'll see after I complete 6.
Yesterday i beat Oath in Felghana and the bosses were making me retry a few times on normal. I only beaten Ys I,II both were chronicles+ and YS origin before. Guess the final game i can play in the Ys series is Ark of Napishtim which i am playing. For more Ys games i need a better pc since mine is old. I am hoping to get a new pc this year.
@@CommRio Actually i play on PC, even though it's old i was using the GOG version of ys games i bought. Well guess i still have trails in the sky all 3 games to play. But somehow Ys was pulling me in easier.
I'm playing this game now. I've actually rage quit once because of how difficult one boss was, and pretty much every boss so far has taken me at least several tries before I beat them, sometimes a lot more than just several tries. The combat is still good so far and it's good to see some background on Dogi, so I'll keep playing. I'm starting to wonder if there are two different voice tracks though, because the voice acting I'm hearing doesn't sound very good to me. Dogi and Elena are ok, but others sound varying levels of bad to me. It's definitely overall a downgrade from the English acting in Ys 8 and 9.
So when it comes to voice acting Felghana's dub was made quite a few years before 8 and 9. Given XSeed hadn't done many dubs previously I think inexperience may have led to some inconsistency in performance. Hard to say for sure though.
The new games are nice and all but to me they dont have the heart this game does and honestly I think the combat isnt as fun. I love this game so much I preorded the Original Japanese PC Box set when it first came out. If you can ever get ahold of that I recommend it Just because the Box itself is huge beautiful piece of Artwork and you get like 8 or so music CD with the music from every conceivable Ys3 game, unused tracks and arranged pieces.
Steam in my opinion. In the past before a couple years ago PSP had voice acting and Steam didn't but now there is one gameplay mechanic that PSP has that PC doesn't but everything else visually is better on PC.
For the Vita Celceta, Dana, and Ys Origin are the ones natively ported or made for the console. Since you can also play certain PSP games on Vita that should cover 1+2, Oath in Felghana, Napishtim, and SEVEN. Basically, all the games except Monstrum Nox (PS4 exclusive for now) and 5 (never localized) are available to you on Vita or PSP, and definitely on PC if you've got one that can play them. If you're looking for another game in the style of Celceta or Dana, Seven is your best bet. If you're willing to go back to the games that used previous systems I recommend Oath in Felghana and Origin as very good games.
This was a great a review, but... The soundtrack in this game is the best in the series imo. Maybe try to re-listen to the soundtrack? The action tracks are the best ones in my opinion, especially Valstein Castle.
There are certainly some good individual tracks, but everyone is going to interpret the music differently. Valestein Castle is an excellent track no argument from me there
This is definitely up there with Origin as my favorite Ys games. The soundtrack is simply amazing.
Origin is the other game currently in the discussion for my favorite so I get where you're coming from.
When I first tried Oath in Felghana years back, I got maybe 30 mins in before giving up because I thought the PC controls were difficult to get the hang of. When I picked it up again last week, the first thing I did was try the Mouse+WASD controls option. And oh boy - it was like playing a completely different game. I never expected a 3d action RPG to work so well with mouse controls. Other than the default magic attack key (which is middle mouse click, when middle mouse scroll changes magic ... yeah, you can imagine how easy it is to accidentally swap magic), everything else was really well done. I don't even know why the Mouse controls aren't just the default config.
From the perspective of someone who has never played any other Ys game, I'm loving the game so far. The art/environments are really charming, the VA is surprisingly good, the story is decent, and the music tracks are real bangers.
It is my favorite Ys game so I'm not surprised you're having a good time with it. I think the reason for the lack of default PC controls is because it is a port from the PSP, but I don't know for sure.
Its much much better with a controller :)
Just Started playing this Game and so far I love it!!
Ever since I discovered YS on the PSVita, it has quickly become one of my favorite series ever!!
Awesome Video, Great Series!!
Got the game right after I watched this video and now I can safely say its in my favorites! Just five seconds into moving around I could tell I was in for a fantastic game - and don't even get me started on the soundtrack... Got so hooked that I was compelled to finish it in two sessions!
That’s amazing!
I just started on this game and find myself immediately enamored of it. I love how no-frills it is compared to other more recent Ys games - just an adventurer, his sword, and his collection of magic wristbands. No fancy party system or multiple story tracks or anything. Somehow feels both up to date and old-school at the same time.
Also, yes, wonderfully difficult. I actually had to restart in easy mode, as normal was too hard for me.
If you haven't checked them out before the older Ys games may fit for you, especially Ys VI.
Such coincidence. I've been thinking on getting into the Ys series but have no idea where to start. YT algorithm to rescue😳This could be the first game I get or will be at my top five. Thanks a lot for the insight perspective.
I was just cautious on spoilers as I wanted to know more about gameplay and sound design.
Hey sometimes the algorithm works as much as I rag on it.
The voice acting in this game is top tier
Oath in Felghana was most certainly the hardest, but I think it made very good improvements upon the Napishtim system of combat. The boss in the Valestein Dungeon was the only one that felt too hard in my opinion, although I can't even imagine ever getting the achievement for beating the final boss with no damage taken. I was also super surprised by the voice acting, but it made me wish that more of them had been voice acted after seeing its remarkable quality. Watching these videos is making me even more hyped for the eventual release of Monstrum Nox! Thanks for the video Rio!
I could play nothing but Oath in Felghana for the next year and I probably wouldn't get that achievement. I am looking forward to Monstrum Nox as well, it'll be nice to discover the game along with most of the Western players for once.
YS Felghana is my favorite because of this very reason. It rewards skill and patience. Also, 1 level makes a huge difference as well.
My nephew got that achievement i believe on Nightmare. He's beat ever difficulty and killed that pikkard boss. He's Insane
Loved the video.
I just finished Ys I & II and was thinking of playing this one next since it's the remake of Ys III.
Oath is quite a good game, although if you want to go by the Ys timeline Memories of Celceta actually comes before Oath.
Also, the sound with alchemy eax is fantastic!
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I dont know if anyone has mentioned this before, but there is one other difference between the PsP and PC versions that was missed. Besides the Boost mode and Voice acting, the PsP version also added a new game plus option.
This was my first intro to the us series for PSP. My god I loved it. I'm glad they have a bunch of ports on steam now. I'm gonna check 8-9 soon
Highly agree, my dude. Honestly, I was about to pick this up on the Vita until I found out it got ported. I absolutely love this game (almost as much as Seven). Liked, subbed, and I hope you have a wonderful day!
Seven is a solid game as well no doubt about it. Thank you!
I first played this game on Steam awhile back, and recall I got to what I think was the final boss, but nothing that I did seemed to damage it.
I am currently playing through Ys I, on the PSP, and am looking forward to eventually getting back to this game - even though it's often considered the most difficult in the series, as you said.
Anyway, nice review. I enjoyed listening to your thoughts and reasonings on why you enjoyed the game.
The final boss is not kidding around it is true, although no damage at all is odd. Best of luck on Ys 1, will you be proceeding to Ys 2 afterwards?
@@CommRio Yeah, I plan to play all of them (even the Japanese exclusive ones) eventually.
People should just play Oath in Felghana for the best rendition of The Boy who had Wings.....Seriously, that track is my favorite in this entire series.
The game looks so damn good! I wish more Ys games were readily available on more platforms. I only have a PS4 and switch. Thus I’ve only played Ys 8, Ys origin and memories of celceta. Love them all dearly! Eagerly awaiting Ys 9 next month!
Maybe someday the platform creators will realize that they could make so much if they did a virtual console on their consoles. Give the PS4 the ability to play PSP and PSVita games digitally same for Switch and a bunch of Nintendo's back catalog. Sell the games still for cheap, make millions.
@@CommRio you’re exactly right! It makes no sense why they haven’t done that.
Good news! Remake announced for Switch to be released in 2023!
Hopefully it will come to the West as well. It would be great if more people could play Oath in Felghana
I just hope Ys Oath runs better than what I've played of Ys VI on PSP... I at least also grabbed the PS2 Version of Ys VI which will by my main Playthrough anyway (but I'm Australian so our PAL Version of Ys VI PS2 doesn't have all the Anime Cutscenes so that's why I picked up the PSP one as well, plus that one has an actual Gallery Mode 👍) I have the rest across PSP/PS4 as well, done with Seven and just started 2 in Chronicles (and about half way through Ys VI PSP and Memories Of Celceta PS4) so glad I finally decided to grab this Series after all the years of hearing about it from Happy Console Gamer etc. ☺️
From what I've heard Oath PSP is fine much better than Ys VI on PSP is. I don't have firsthand knowledge though since I've played all the Ys games on PC.
@@CommRio Yeah I just booted it up to check and it runs nice (probably 30fps but I dunno, I only play on PlayStation and Nintendo so I'm used to 30fps personally 🤷) and it looks DAMN GOOD... If there is one thing I appreciate now that I rebought a PSP and most of my Digital Collection on Disc is just how good it all looks on its native hardware (They're fine on PSVita, sure, but there is definitely some Blurriness and it does district... Also I prefer how the PSP has those "Analog" or "Squishy" Buttons like the PS1/PS2/PS3 Controller as opposed to the really small and kinda just straight up shit Digital Buttons on the PSVita, the one thing I actually dislike about the PSVita to be fair 😒)
This has been my favourite Ys game as well until I've played VIII which is my actual number 1.
I have to say that I still prefer the Adol centered games over the newer party based ones from a gameplay perspective.
VI is also very nice but a lot rougher, wait for dash jumping. :D
I’m really excited for when I eventually get to VIII. My expectations are high. I actually recently completed playing through VI, and yes dash jumping took some time to get right (so many falls in the Ruins of Lost Time).
@@CommRio Haha, I can totally understand that. The party based games really improved over time, Ys Seven was a big letdown for me after Origin. Celceta improved some mechanics and VIII took it to a whole new level and plays more like Felghana and alike.
I still hope to see a PS4 release of VI and Felghana in the near future, I would love to jump back.
Weren't you doing them Chronologically? Because VIII happen between III and VI (technically, between V and VI, but V is super famicom exclusive)
True I have been going chronologically, but I'm breaking that for this one because 6 connects storywise to 3, whereas 8 is pretty set apart from the other entries. I might just go release order from here on out, but we'll see after I complete 6.
@@CommRio VI also connects with I & II and IV.
@@Javifaa Exactly so I'd prefer to do it when 3 and 4 at least are games I've recently finished.
Nice video! The last boss of Felghana is in my opinion the best final boss battle of the series. The music of this battle is one to listen too.
Well it's unfortunate that it may be all downhill from here for final bosses, but it was a worthwhile experience.
I think it'd be awesome if there was a crossover game between Us and Zelda.
Nice to think about it even if it is unlikely to ever happen
Yesterday i beat Oath in Felghana and the bosses were making me retry a few times on normal. I only beaten Ys I,II both were chronicles+ and YS origin before. Guess the final game i can play in the Ys series is Ark of Napishtim which i am playing.
For more Ys games i need a better pc since mine is old. I am hoping to get a new pc this year.
I'm assuming based on the games you've listed you're playing on PSP in which case you can also play Ys SEVEN if you want before getting the new PC.
@@CommRio Actually i play on PC, even though it's old i was using the GOG version of ys games i bought. Well guess i still have trails in the sky all 3 games to play. But somehow Ys was pulling me in easier.
By the way how Dogi and Adol got to know each other?
dogi broke adol out of prison in ys i. im pretty sure they hadn't met before that
Ys OOF and Origin are best.
They definitely top my list for now
Definitely my favorite in the series so far.
It was the same for me until I played 8
@@CommRio Ys 8 didn't beat this for me.
its funny bc in the original ys 3 adol is not a silent protagonist BUT he is the only main char that isnt voice acted 💀
Huh I didn't know that, learn something new every day.
I like this game, it's dope. Im so stuck on the second boss XD.
Forgot what boss that was.
@@CommRio she throws Frisbees of air both vertically and horizontally
@@MrWubly Ah yes I remember that one. Yeah you gotta have good timing in that battle.
@@MrWubly lol shes rly hard
I completed this boss third try, pretty hard I'm not going to lie
I'm playing this game now. I've actually rage quit once because of how difficult one boss was, and pretty much every boss so far has taken me at least several tries before I beat them, sometimes a lot more than just several tries. The combat is still good so far and it's good to see some background on Dogi, so I'll keep playing.
I'm starting to wonder if there are two different voice tracks though, because the voice acting I'm hearing doesn't sound very good to me. Dogi and Elena are ok, but others sound varying levels of bad to me. It's definitely overall a downgrade from the English acting in Ys 8 and 9.
So when it comes to voice acting Felghana's dub was made quite a few years before 8 and 9. Given XSeed hadn't done many dubs previously I think inexperience may have led to some inconsistency in performance. Hard to say for sure though.
The game is amazing its a shame theirs no voice acting i n the pc version like the psp
They actually added the voice acting into the PC version. That’s the version I played
@@CommRio really when I play their wasn’t anything voice acting like the psp
@@EVERYWHERE_MAN it was added back in February 2020, so if you played prior to that it wasn’t in yet
@@CommRio oh it make sense I played before that
The new games are nice and all but to me they dont have the heart this game does and honestly I think the combat isnt as fun. I love this game so much I preorded the Original Japanese PC Box set when it first came out. If you can ever get ahold of that I recommend it Just because the Box itself is huge beautiful piece of Artwork and you get like 8 or so music CD with the music from every conceivable Ys3 game, unused tracks and arranged pieces.
I do like some beautiful artwork, but I don't doubt it would be very expensive to get it now.
I was wondering, which system is better for this game, Steam or PSP?
Steam in my opinion. In the past before a couple years ago PSP had voice acting and Steam didn't but now there is one gameplay mechanic that PSP has that PC doesn't but everything else visually is better on PC.
i only finished memories of celceta and i just bought lacrosma of dana, i also have a vita so do you reccommend any other ys games?
For the Vita Celceta, Dana, and Ys Origin are the ones natively ported or made for the console. Since you can also play certain PSP games on Vita that should cover 1+2, Oath in Felghana, Napishtim, and SEVEN. Basically, all the games except Monstrum Nox (PS4 exclusive for now) and 5 (never localized) are available to you on Vita or PSP, and definitely on PC if you've got one that can play them.
If you're looking for another game in the style of Celceta or Dana, Seven is your best bet. If you're willing to go back to the games that used previous systems I recommend Oath in Felghana and Origin as very good games.
This was a great a review, but... The soundtrack in this game is the best in the series imo.
Maybe try to re-listen to the soundtrack? The action tracks are the best ones in my opinion, especially Valstein Castle.
There are certainly some good individual tracks, but everyone is going to interpret the music differently. Valestein Castle is an excellent track no argument from me there
Awesome game but i can't get past the start ffs 😆
Oh dear what difficulty are you playing on?
Ps2 version ?
No PS2 version just PSP and PC
oh come on! whos the first disliked!?
Hey even dislikes give the video more attention (although I prefer likes)
The soundtrack is "solid"? Come on, it's probably the best in the series
I understand people think that and it’s definitely good but personally I prefer Seven’s and Origin’s.