Ys 7

[Press_Start]

Just beat the Fire Temple and dam, this game is great. :D

Though the 3-player MMO-stint kinda gave me a bit of a sour taste. Like an exploding nuclear warhead, all my doubt atomized and plumed up into a cloud of nostalgic awesomeness via the end of boss fight 1. It felt like (braces yourself) a REAL boss fight.

Not one of those hack-hack-hack kinda of deals where you hack-hack-hack and hack-hack-hack, then hack-hack-hack to an easy win. Nope, not Ys 7, it's hack-hack-hack == boss whooping ur lazy ass! It's like Punch-out 'cept with 60-foot tall monsters spewing lava, swords for gloves, and still a helluva lot of fun.

Has anyone else picked this up?

[kupomogli]

I purchased the limited edition. I'll probably wait until a price drop and pick up the regular version before I play it though.

What firmware does it require? Prometheus is a PSP plugin that allows firmware higher than the current to be played on the PSP but I'm curious. I've heard of one 6.20 game that doesn't work.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

I also bought and i had it preordered on Amazon but, for some reason, it didnt ship till Thursday! Grrr....Anyway, I played a bit of the import and liked it so I know I'll like it in English. I will also wind up buying Oath in Felghana and I & II Chronicles when they come here but those i can wait for since I have both on the PC and they already rock :)

[Fuyukaze]

Still waiting for it to arive. It shipped sometime around monday last week with my DQ9 strat guide. Sad part is I'm almost done with DQ9 and I didnt start playing that till I ordered the guide.

[sidnotcrazy]

Wow, I am so glad I looked at this thread! Why doesn't this get any press? Geeze, Thanks guy for letting me know its out! I love my psp even more now!

[poloplayr]

Played an hour or so and so far LOVING it. Just reached the first "boss" and it (they) is HARD.

[walrusmonger]

Love the Ys series and this game is a great addition, WELL worth the $$$. Buy it and beat it now before VC2 comes out :)

[megasdkirby]

Had this preordered for quite some time and managed to pick it up a few days after release.

Got the limited edition version and only been able to play a bit due to issues here at home.

So far it's good, though I need to give it time.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

Ordered it but it's going to the backlog

[blue lander]

I've only played it for a few hours and while it did start out a little slow, I'm starting to get into it. I don't think the story is quite as charming as Ys 6 was, but it's too early to judge.

The boss fights are the highlight. This is definitely a well balanced action/RPG (at least so far).

[NayusDante]

How well is this one selling? I definitely want to pick up the limited edition, but I have too much on my backlog right now. Think I'll still be able to pick up the LE for a decent price a year from now?

[LiquidPolicenaut]

FINALLY got my LE copy from Amazon and....damn!...that is one fat box especially for a PSP game! It's just as fun in English as it is in Japanese and Xseed did a fine job on it.

[Press_Start]

How well is this one selling? I definitely want to pick up the limited edition, but I have too much on my backlog right now. Think I'll still be able to pick up the LE for a decent price a year from now?

The numbers for the first week should be coming soon and probably at least one LE per Gamestop but a year isn't enough for a price drop. Look Lunar Silver Star Harmony. Came out in January, still at $40. Amazon selling for $35. Maybe wait two years or buy it from a fellow gamer in the forums.


FINALLY got my LE copy from Amazon and....damn!...that is one fat box especially for a PSP game! It's just as fun in English as it is in Japanese and Xseed did a fine job on it.

Yeah, really caught off guard how much they packed into it. The cloth map is SO nice! Almost Working Design worthy. I'm shocked Atlus didn't as far for Ys DS.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs185.ash2/44869_113244912064495_100001369596700_83511_797103 4_n.jpg

[kupomogli]

What I noticed is that the "limited edition" where it states everywhere that's selling it is actually premium edition on the box. I hope this time around the premium edition actually has limited quantities and they didn't print as many as they did of Lunar. It gives an incentive to buy the game as soon as it has come out

Anyways. For those interested in the premium edition if you are going to wait. Keep checking Amazon. I wasn't interested in Lunar until I saw the premium edition as Amazon's video game deal of the day and picked it up for $20.

[Press_Start]

Well finished the game last night.....and Falcom hits out of the park! :hail:

The story was good. The music was grand.

And the bosses were.....EPIC! Well....more old-school goodness, like how in Popful Mail (another great Falcom title) you get trounced by the bad guys if you didn't watch their attack pattern or carefully planned ur timing right. It feels like I'm playing a SNES RPG. :D

Though Ys I&II is still king in my book but now I'm psyched for Oath in Felghana and I&II Chronices.....in a few months. Ah....but I want right now! /Homer

[kupomogli]

Press Start. Are you going to do a Ys7 review now?

[Press_Start]

Press Start. Are you going to do a Ys7 review now?

Most likely do another retrospective after Oath in Felghana and I&II come out. Right now my plate is somewhat full with current projects.

[erehwon]

Is this a good place to start with Ys? I've never played anything in the series. I'd prefer to start off with Ys 1&2, but I'm tempted to pick up the LE bundle.

[Press_Start]

Is this a good place to start with Ys? I've never played anything in the series. I'd prefer to start off with Ys 1&2, but I'm tempted to pick up the LE bundle.

Seven's is the oddball of the bunch. Well, 2nd most after III. The biggest difference is there are 3-player teams like in Secret of Mana as opposed to Adol fighting alone. Synthesizing is a new thing. Harvesting material from outside, building weapons/armor. Also, you can learn new moves from the weapons themselves. But the boss battles are still awesome.

Still I&II (for the Turbografx imo) is the best entry in the series by far.

[erehwon]

Seven's is the oddball of the bunch. Well, 2nd most after III. The biggest difference is there are 3-player teams like in Secret of Mana as opposed to Adol fighting alone. Synthesizing is a new thing. Harvesting material from outside, building weapons/armor. Also, you can learn new moves from the weapons themselves. But the boss battles are still awesome.

Still I&II (for the Turbografx imo) is the best entry in the series by far.

Yea, I'd like to find it for the Turbografx, along with a system, but that is an expensive option. The only chance of me being able to afford that is to trade my laseractive for the system or find it at a garage sale.

[Press_Start]

Sales for the first week in. And the number is.....17,000?!

Well, not bad. Persona 3 Portable sold 22K. Hexyz Force 10K.

Yet not good. Lunar Silver Star Harmony sold a surprising 40K in the first week. Probably the nostalgia factor was a big boost. Seeing as Lunar is a remake while Ys 7 is a new title. Maybe we'll get bigger numbers when Felghana and I&II Chronicles come near the holiday season.

Any one beat the game yet?

[kupomogli]

Because of how bad piracy is on the PSP, I wonder how many people downloaded Ys 7 in the first week. Sadly it's probably more than the sales.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

So far so good just past the fire altar

[XYXZYZ]

I love Ys.
I hate handheld gaming.
Ys 7 is PSP only.
Fuck.
That is all.

[kupomogli]

Premium edition is $29.99 at Amazon. Regular version is $19.99.

http://www.amazon.com/Ys-Seven-Premium-Sony-PSP/dp/B003PHUAGO/ref=sr_1_151?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1300474323&sr=1-151

[Lady Jaye]

The price drop happened right after I got my copy at the original MSRP at EBGames (a couple of weeks later, in fact). Managed to get the price adjusted by some shenanigans (heh, if EBGames offered a price match policy in Canada, I wouldn't have had to do that).

Well, I finished the whole game, and I really loved it. I since bought Oath of Felgana and we got Ys I and II on PSP this week for cheap (after trade-in for that crappy Risen game on 360).

[Emperor Megas]

What I noticed is that the "limited edition" where it states everywhere that's selling it is actually premium edition on the box. I hope this time around the premium edition actually has limited quantities and they didn't print as many as they did of Lunar.I'm a little confused; why would you want there to be less copies available?

[kupomogli]

I'm a little confused; why would you want there to be less copies available?

XSeed is stating the copies are "limited editions" rather than what it's labeled as "premium edition." If it's really a limited edition as they say it as than I'd rather have fewer copies. Keep the standard versions available so everyone can play the game, but if you're going to describe your premium edition as limited then make it limited.

[heybtbm]

I've had the three Ys games in my Amazon cart for months. When I saw Oath in Felghana and Y's Seven were down to $20 I picked them both up.

In the last two months my PSP RPG backlog has jumped to 5 games. I haven't bought 5 PSP games in the last three years combined. Not to mention DQ6, which I'm dying to finally crack open and start.

[duo_r]

I am backlogged too. I want the Ogre Battle game that came out but I know it will collect dust.