Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
Ys IX - Monstrum Nox does not reach the level of masterpiece that is Ys VIII - Lacrimosa of Dana, but it is still a solid, great fun adventure to dive in, and a good stopping point to look back, reflect on how far the series has evolved before the next stage.
For newcomers, I think you should wait for sales, for the price to properly reflects its quality, as you pay more than VIII yet receive lesser. But Ys fans? Well, it’s up to your generosity whether to hit it now or later.
Final Score is 8.5/10 – Great
– Real player with 200.1 hrs in game
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I cannot not recommend this.
1- It’s a Falcom Game and all their games are labours of love.
2- It’s the next installment of the Ys franchise and Ys is the Gold standard for Action-Adventure Games. That means it’s got fast-paced combat, exploration and a ton of quality of life stuff to keep you from getting bored.
3- The Falcom Sound Team jdk have another fantastic music score, check out their Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz7eke4JGlbtc11_6mmA7ew
As for things more specific to this game in particular:
– Real player with 94.9 hrs in game
Apprentice Knight-Iona
Its a very good fame acording to price, lenght, graphics and gameplay,
Add it level maps and a boss rush or any kind of good postgame and could be a lot better
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
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Short and simplistic action-RPG but enjoyable nonetheless.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Luminous Plume
Story:
The plot is more about the main character’s personal growth than any grand adventure about saving the world. In fact, the protagonist already technically got involved in saving the country, but couldn’t handle the mistakes he made in the process and basically stagnated. The concept is nice, but I feel like there’s not enough closure for the main antagonist or late game interactions with the only village. Instead, the postgame is mainly closure for the secondary antagonist, who turns out to be similar to Raven in many ways.
– Real player with 18.3 hrs in game
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Luminous Plume is quite possibly one of my favourite action games to date. Mixing the classic art based combat of Tales with something faster and more fluid in the vein of Ys, the game delivers fast, satisfying, responsive combat which makes it an absolute joy to hack and slash through. With challenging boss fights and a fairly brutal difficulty, which may start to relent near the end, the game offers players a chance to test their skills, especially on the nightmare mode. It also features beautiful art and environments that make the game just as good to watch as play, and an electrifying and unforgettable soundtrack by Aoki Katsumata, Luminous Plume delivers an outstanding experience, and is well worth it’s price.
– Real player with 12.3 hrs in game
Spartoi Meadow
The missing link between the PS1 and Dreamcast®, it really feels like some an obscure 2006 Indie game you would find on some random site. I really like that aspect of it.
Pretty bare bones but it’s not intolerable, combat feels okay despite how simple and loose it feels. Its not the best but it works.
Bosses are annoying since they spam their attacks too often and they seem balanced around your partner distracting them for a bit.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
Tl;dr:
Part hack&slash ARPG, part visual novel/interactive movie with a slow burner of a story. All wrapped up in Falcom’s usual rock-solid presentation, although this particular game is rather guilty of recycling stuff from Trails of Cold Steel in particular.
Long version:
First things first:
While this bears Xanadu in the title, it doesn’t have much to do with Falcom’s previous Xanadu games. About the only thing they have in common is that supernatural dark forces are encroaching on the world, and that they’re making a push again after X amount of time. You won’t find a fantasy kingdom here, you will not be chasing 4 crowns and a magical sword, and this game doesn’t even mention Galsis - you get another mystical monstrosity as the main antagonist instead.
– Real player with 117.3 hrs in game
While reviewing this game, I’ll divide it in two parts: the “OG version” and the “Ex+ version”.
Short version: If you played any Ys game excluding Ys 1 and Ys 2, then you pretty much know what you’re getting yourself into. If you haven’t played an Ys game before then check that series out. Tokyo Xanadu Ex+ is an upgraded version of the original that adds some nice stuff and some bad stuff. Overally pretty fun and enjoyable.
Long version:
Tokyo Xanadu originally released on the PSVita , made by Falcom and it’s a fun ARPG with fast paced combat mixed with a bit of Persona elements.
– Real player with 101.3 hrs in game
Adventures of Sadukar - Chapter I
Cool adventures good content
– Real player with 13.9 hrs in game
BECKONED
BECKONED is a single-player adventure, driven by progressive role-playing combat mechanics.
The story follows a boy (Taujh) searching for a crystal pendant which could contain his lost memories. Accompanied by two others (Enelh and Leign), they scurry across the landscape of Devanis while being swept up in a whirlwind of trouble. Mastering their surroundings and choosing to help a land riddled with fear, they must reclaim the pendant before its lost for good and maybe then, Taujh will finally know who he is. Release date and price is TBA.
Cosmic Cube
WELL THIS GAME IS BUGGY I CANT PICK THE DOCUMENT OR THE BOOKS IN THE LABS AND THE MONSTER’S ARE WAY TOO STRONG FROM THE BEGINNING ALSO THE LEVELLING SYSTEM DOES NOT SEEN TO WORK. BUT I WILL REFRAIN FROM A PERSONAL RATING TILL AFTER ITS OFF EARLY ACCESS THAT HOW BAD IT IS RIGHT NOW SO I HOPE THE DEVELOPER FIXES THESE PROBLEMS.
– Real player with 3.8 hrs in game
Cosmic Cube reminds me the time I enjoy various side-scrolling doujin games from DLsite. The game is now in early access and only support two languages (Japanese / Chinese) for user interface.
Cosmic Cube is very simple anime action game with R-18 content (pretty much reason for purchase). You play as female protagonist that somehow reminds me of Skyfire character without ears and break in secret lab filled with robot enemies and Bane’s lost brother.
The combat is similar to side scrolling brawler genre, but pretty straightforward. Here’s keyboard control because the game does poor job on in-game explanation basic mechanics.
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game
Shrine’s Legacy
Restore the Sword. Reunite the Elements.
Shrine’s Legacy is a SNES-like action adventure RPG where you’ll wield elemental magic to explore the nooks and crannies of Ardemia and battle a rising evil. Play single player or with a friend in co-op!
Shrine’s Legacy lets you harness elemental Gemstones to cast spells in real-time both to defeat foes and remove obstacles! Meet intriguing characters along the way as the two heroes journey to restore the Sword of Shrine.
Superstar Hero
I enjoy the game but at some points, things can be not overly clear on what to do next. Overall i like the game
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
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– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game