Category: ARPG

  • Ys III on the PC Engine CD

    Post-Stream Review by NeoKakarot

    NeoKakarot is a fanatic of JRPGs, anime, and DOTA with an especially soft spot for games by Nihon Falcom. You can follow Neo’s work via YouTube or Patreon.

    Video Review

    Writes Neo:

    Ys III: Wanderers From Ys is a strange game for the Ys series.

    It’s a sidescroller action game the only of it’s kind for Ys.

    I ignored this game for many years, but recently I played through it on my stream.

    In this video I go over why I didn’t play Ys III initially, why I played it, highlights of my stream for the game, what I think of Ys III and then also just some dumb comedy sprinkled in.

    The video is below, so check it out!

    Stream VOD

    Wrote Neo last week in a community post on his YouTube channel:

    As for Falcom stuff if something comes along which sparks me to make a video I will make it . . . and I’m going to start a PC Engine version playthrough of Ys III pretty soon here.

    Soon afterward, in another community post, Neo wrote:

    So in the previous post I said I was gonna play the PC Engine version of Ys III and indeed I did.

    The playthrough of the game was finished in under 6 hours and it was some very fun old school fashion side scroller action!

    I don’t know why it took me so long to play it but I’m glad I did!

    For players who wish to check out the stream VOD of the complete playthrough, see below.

    So, what do you think? Have you played Ys III? If so, which version of Ys III do you like the most?

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  • Ys IV: Unmasked Released

    You can follow clymax’s projects via FFVC or YouTube.
    For the Wanderlust family of mods, click here.

    The Ys IV: Unmasked mod has been released courtesy of clymax.

    This mod is unofficial and is unaffiliated with Nihon Falcom.

    Like all of clymax’s rando mods, it’s a self-randomizer, so just simply reset the game to play a new randomization.

    A release build for Romhack Plaza is being considered, or you can get early access to the dev build on Game Jolt.

    Development Build: Features

    Chest items are now randomized.

    Currently, duplicates can still be rolled.

    Experience boosted to 16x.

    Gold boosted to 16x.

    All destinations of fast travel now unlocked at start. Wings also given at start.

    Passive MP regen added at a rate of 1 MP/sec. The MP increases aren’t shown on the screen yet.

    You now deal a minimum of one damage to enemies, including bosses.

    You now start with the Necklace of Radiance.

    Chest relooting added as a backup mechanic for Pure Chaos runs.

    You can now turn off random chest items by setting Sound to MONO.

    So, what do you think? Which platform do you think has the best version of Ys IV? Where do you think Ys IV ranks in the series? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Ranking Entries in the Ys Series

    Tier Ranking by NeoKakarot

    NeoKakarot is a fanatic of JRPGs, anime, and DOTA with an especially soft spot for games by Nihon Falcom. You can follow Neo’s work via YouTube or Patreon.

    Writes Neo:

    [I]n this video I go over my personal ranking of the cannon games of the Ys series in order from my least favorite to most favorite with some clips of my streams in-between. There is also some “special” conversations that occur to spice things up a bit!

    The video is below, so check it out!

    So, what do you think? Agree or disagree? Which entry in the Ys series would you rank as the highest?

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  • Intro to Ys Series for Ys Newcomers

    Ys Series Overview by NeoKakarot

    NeoKakarot is a fanatic of JRPGs, anime, and DOTA with an especially soft spot for games by Nihon Falcom. You can follow Neo’s work via YouTube or Patreon.

    Writes Neo:

    The Ys series is a master class in action JRPGs. This is a remake of my video with the same name . . . . There are a few differences other than the audio considering there’s been changes with the Ys series since then and a shift on my opinions as well.

    The video is below, so check it out!

    So, what do you think? If you are new to the series, which Ys game would you like to start with? If you’re an existing Ys player, which entry have you enjoyed the most?

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