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Platform: PlayStation 4
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- Feared protectors: play as any of the six notorious monstrums, each with their own unique gifts that grant abilities such as scaling sheer walls or detecting hidden objects to protect the city from shadowy creatures
- The world within the walls: explore the massive city, Accept quests to aid the townsfolk, and enter the grimwald nox to vanquish the threats to balduq
- Strength of the night: familiar mechanics such as Flash move and Flash guard allow you to outmaneuver your foes, while new additions such as gifts and boost mode further augment your ability to fight
- Pact Edition details: the gift of extra items awaits you in the Ys ix: Monstrum nox pact Edition! Get a taste of the mysteries & battles ahead with the melodies of the macabre soundtrack Sampler, Monstrum memoirs mini art booklet, & reverse cover sheet
- All these plus a reverse cover sheet are included in the pact Edition. Get your copy and unshackle the treasures within!"
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Platform:PlayStation 4 Renowned adventurer Adel “the Red” Christin and his companion dogi arrive at balduq, a city annexed by the Roman empire, only for Adel to be detained before setting foot inside. While imprisoned, he meets a mysterious woman named aprilis who turns him into a monster, a being with supernatural Gifts and the power to exorcise monsters. Now, Adel must ally with his fellow monsters to fend off the fearsome threats emerging from a shadowy dimension called the grimwald nox, as well as unravel the mysteries of the monster curse, and the truth behind the unrest within balduq.
Release date: February 2, 2021
Pricing: The strikethrough price is the List Price. Savings represents a discount off the List Price.
Product Dimensions: 6.69 x 5.31 x 0.98 inches; 4.11 Ounces
Binding: Video Game
Rated: Teen
Item model number: 8-624
Item Weight: 4.1 ounces
Manufacturer: NIS America
Country of Origin: USA
Date First Available: July 24, 2020
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Platform: PlayStation 4
Take it from a longtime Ys fan: this is the best entry in the series. Movement is the name of the game. The first Ys, released in the ‘80s, didn’t have a jump button nor a dedicated attack button. With Ys IX, you can run, jump, climb walls, warp between points, and glide. These movement options allow you to traverse the city in a quick manner, whether you’re sprinting across roads or leaping between rooftops. The effect on dungeon design is huge, in that dungeons are no longer constrained by flat terrain. You can ascend pillars in an abandoned waterway, and glide back and forth across ravines as you ascend a gorge. Treasure is tucked in concealed locations to further encourage exploration using these new movement options. Movement, however, does not play a role when it comes to most boss fights – which are still fought in flat, closed-off arenas. Combat remains largely untouched when compared to the modern party-based Ys games. Dodging an attack at the last second confers a moment of invulnerability, whilst parrying an attack ensures critical damage from attacks for a moment. The windows to pull off these defensive actions still feels too large, though that appears to be by design since – on the higher difficulties – getting hit more than twice will kill you. While these mechanics are balanced on the harder difficulties, they eliminate almost any semblance of challenge from combat on the lower ones. However, given the six difficulties to switch between, players are provided with plenty of options to find a level of challenge that suits them. Sidequests are a cut above the usual fluff. There is a lengthy sidequest chain involving the exploration of a prison, and each chapter allows you to descend further, tackling new traps and platforming challenges as you progress. One quest has you inadvertently assisting a Peeping Tom in finding a new location to spy from, and another has you investigating the disappearance of a family only to discover that they stumbled into another realm where they are being assaulted by monsters. Completing sidequests almost feels compulsory since they grant you a resource needed to unlock new parts of the city, so their improvement over the sidequests in Ys VIII is appreciated. One of the most notable issues with Ys VIII was the slow pacing. Too often did you return to your base camp to hunt down and speak with every party member, or your field exploration would be interrupted by a bombardment of cutscenes, or you’d endure a 20-minute Dana flashback that did not advance the plot. Ys IX is more rigid in its structure, in that once you leave your base at the start of a chapter, you partake in combat or sidequests to open a section of the city, you get introduced to a new plot point, a character joins you, and you enter a dungeon. Though predictable after a while, the game keeps a consistent rhythm, and the cutscenes don’t feel like an overt waste of time. The colorful cast of characters and competent English voice acting is also a substantial improvement from Ys VIII. Perhaps the one blemish with this entry comes from the soundtrack, which stings harder than it should because Falcom’s composers tend to produce some of the finest music in the field. Some tracks have bizarre instrument choices, like the saxophone dueling with the electric guitar in the fast-paced rock song titled “Norse Wind,” or the wobble bass and percussive claps present in the jazzy “Marionette, Marionette.” The guitar work (both synth and real) often sounds like noodling, as can be heard in the overplayed “Welcome to Chaos.” The mixing on “Feel Force” and “Lacrima Crisis” (among plenty of others) has the guitar track dialed to 11, overpowering the rhythm section entirely. Too many up-tempo tracks suffer from poor mixing. Fans of the series will find plenty to love with Ys IX, but if you’re a newcomer I’d suggest starting with one of the older titles - especially Ys VIII. This entry makes more than several references to prior games, though nothing that affects comprehension of the driving narrative. However, it’s the speed of exploration and combat that might spoil newcomers and deter them from enjoying the older entries. Regardless, if you’re a fan of real time RPGs, Ys IX has the gameplay chops to entertain players of all skill levels.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2021 by Niko
Platform: PlayStation 4
So far, my first impressions are that this is a great, fun game. This is my third Ys game, the first two being Origins and VIII, and because I loved those games so much, it’s obvious that IX is right up my alley. The plot oddly reminds me of Gantz, and it is definitely holding my interest. If I had to level any criticism, it would be the introductory formula didn’t really go over well with me. I was so excited to encounter gameplay in the first moments of the game, but then it is immediately followed by nearly an hour of cutscenes with some interactive bits. Some people may not enjoy this, I was one of them, but the gameplay is so fun that I can’t knock it too much.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021 by Jor
Platform: PlayStation 4
5 star for the game. 1 star for the lies I was given with the product photo. The game contents are in perfect condition but I didn't get an artbook. That flimsy thing on the left with the characters' descriptions and stuff is not an artbook. That soundtrack being attached to the game case. What? I was expecting it's own case?? Like in the picture??? I guess...
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Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2021 by Mark Pham
Platform: PlayStation 4
I have been playing the Ys series of games for years now. I have seen the changes as each game is made. So far at the time of this review I have around 25 hours of the game played through. I will summarize my thoughts so far on the game and they probably won't change. I won't get into every detail of the game but just cover some of the things that have really stood out to me like my title is asking - getting better or worse? First off when I saw this game advertised I wasn't sure what to think of it. I knew the series but the title didn't sit with me that well. I was still very interested and like I have before I asked my father (I'm 41, he's 68 and we sometimes share games like we did with Ys VIII) if he wanted to go in half on it. He agreed so we did. After playing some of it now I am actually a little embarrassed to actually share this with him. The Good or Better: The packaging was great. I think more games publishers need to include some extra content (mini cd's + art book) especially at the $60+ price tag. The story so far overall isn't bad. I like how there are some mysteries that I cannot wait to see solved. The loading time is decent. The graphics are the same as the last game but I still like it. The different areas are nice. You've got your towns, dungeons, caves and fields, etc. The battle mechanics and the different abilities both in battle and in the field are fun and interesting to use. Switching between characters is nice. I like most of the characters. I like the different playability settings. I always start out on normal but maybe I will raise the bar later. The music is always awesome. Falcom Sound Team jdk never fail in their tunes. So glad a sample cd was included in the package. The time to beat the game will be just about enough for me (under 80 hours I guess). The Bad or Worse: The abilities you use are great but I never remember what I am using. There is so much going on during the battles that I find myself mashing the buttons and it usually just works (remember to unleash your super power at the right time). Some of the characters make me feel uncomfortable. The worst characters for me are Saradhi (the supposed doctor) when they show her at one point practically naked (they show the back side of her with her crack exposed and front just covering the nips (I guess Dana in VIII was about the same but not as bad)). Hawk who swears a lot and has childhood issues so he grows up as a jerk and also more than once calls White Cat "Pussycat" or Pussy willow", seriously! And there's the awkward gay elephant in the room Chante who winks and calls you darling and whatever (thankfully you can skip scenes). So these are my thoughts on the game and everybody has an opinion. I love the Ys series and this game has more positive than negative for me. I guess you just can't avoid what society accepts as normal today and I guess they will just include it in their games. Yes I have more issues with some of the characters and that's my BIG negative for the game but it won't stop me from finishing this one. Will it stop me from buying future titles? Maybe, I don't know. I am not trying to take the fun out of this for me or anyone. Form your opinion and decide for yourself what you think is acceptable.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021 by Karm
Platform: PlayStation 4
Ys is an action RPG with fun map exploration and combat, and really always has been, and it works. The combat, the party swapping, and music make this game 5 stars alone. Fast paced action with party swapping to match the enemies weakness is great and the supporting characters are some of the coolest designed we've seen in a while. That dark gothic tone of this game certainly is a change from the last entries beaches and beautiful landscape, making the world look dull at times, but that's very minor. The story is ok, but I don't think Ys really ever had a good story in my opinions. Its always just been Adol's adventure, which is good enough. Lastly, the visuals are ok but the game engine is showing its age as the graphics aren't all that good. *Played on PS5*
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Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2021 by Brandon