Ys X: Nordics - review by Basement Brothers (for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch) - Ys 10 by Falcom

From PC-88 to PS5. The jump almost feels surreal. I have been closely following the channel's many grail games videos, but this review feels like a giant step forward into next level. Keep'em coming boss!

Always love your reviews of modern Falcom games. I liked Ys IX quite a bit, so hearing that you liked X more than that entry makes me excited to play Nordics when it comes out in English in 2025 😅

I have been playing Ys games since Books 1 and 2 came to the Turbo-CD in 1990 and blew me away with it's red book audio and top notch voice acting and cinemas! My friend's jaws hit the floor when they saw it! Anyhow nothing makes me happier than Falcom still being around alive and well after 40 years. I'm looking forward to Nordics and will get it when the English version comes sometime next year! Thanks for the review my friend!

How many floppies does this game take?

Modern? Blasphemy I say. I shall now show my disappointment by watching the whole thing.

Dr Flair! I played him in the fan translation of Dawn of Ys, so I look forward to the English voice actor for this game in how he portrays him. For whatever reason, I mainly based my rendition of Flair on Mayor Grady from the Turbo version of Ys 3, it just came to me to do it that way when thinking about the character before recording. I also did the narration based on Alan Oppenheimer's narration from the beginning of Ys 1 and 2. However, they sped my voice up to match it closer to the speed of the narrated parts, so my voice is higher. I do really wish they would have asked me to re-record my lines faster!

I preordered my copy from Amiami and am still waiting for it. They had restructuring done during its release so shipment was delayed. I’m excited to play it as this will be my first new Ys game that I play upon release. Last year, it wouldn’t even have been on my radar but then I discovered this channel and have been hooked on it since. (I’m going to try Trails someday)

Missed opportunity to call it Assassin's Ys ;) Love the review though, thanks!

Mine is still on the way in the mail, international shipping and all. Can't wait to start playing! Looks so fun!

NISA just confirmed the western release for Ys X Nordics for this fall 2024!

I was waiting for your review and I'm glad it's finally here. As a big Ys fan, this game being more in line with Ys VIII sounds very promising: I thought Ys IX was a couple of step backwards for the franchise in most areas. The blocking system introduced in Nordics seems interesting too. All in all, I can't wait for the western release. I gotta say only two things bum me out: first and foremost, I checked out japanese sales and they're VERY low after what I thought was an upwards trajectory. Before anyone tells me I shouldn't care about sales when judging a game's quality, I do not. I do, however, very much care of this franchise's financial success because it directly impacts the next installment in every regard. My best guess is many ppl didn't care for Ys IX after loving VIII so that impacted Nordics' reception. The second thing that bothers me is the constant jumping back and forth in Adol's life between games. I'd like for the franchise to move forward and take advantage of all the world building and returning characters. I do not get the point of having every Ys game happen in the same universe and to the same protagonist when it has little to no impact in any regard. This is even more surprising considering Falcom has the most inter-connected franchise in the history of RPGs.

Great, thanks for doing this! I've been looking for an english review of this.

Excellent review! You told me everything I wanted to know about the game!

Can't wait to play this in 3 years when NIS finally decide to localize this.

ys storyline is quite confusing but so interesting Picture a scenario where they assemble all their past companions from previous games for one last adventure alongside Adol to save their world. In the end, Adol sacrifices his existence for the world's survival, and he fades away, with no one left to remember him and the sacrifice he made.

I'm gonna hold off on watching this review until I beat the game when it comes to America, but hopefully you enjoyed it! I'm still kind of peeved that everyone on the dev team denied a playable Dogi, though.

Been playing thru the Ys series and ohhh man I can’t wait for this one. Most underrated video game series of all time

Cant wait for this to come west ive been playing Ys since the Master System version of I & its always been one of my favorite series in all of gaming

Ys X really seems to be a distillation of the 2013's, it seems to be a mix of Assassin's Creed Black Flag, a game so beloved in Japan it even had a manga by a famous artist and of course, Metal gear Rising; the blocking this time is much closer to the action parry of Raiden with all the systems in place, especially the reversing of some attacks. While not as innovative as Ys of old, the tag system is pretty unique so far and seems to be a true evolution to what Zwei tried to do. Certainly much more enjoyable than Ys 9, hope they keep this formula and get Adol and Dogi as a pair for the Kefin remake, in this style of combat. A shame they keep locking away Adol's old armours though, not so much a fan of his casual clothes look, especially when they take the time to render the Cleria armour in beautiful detail at times.

I can't say I've enjoyed any of the party Ys games as much as I&II, OiF, or Origin, but VIII was definitely my favorite of the bunch. Good to hear that X is looking more in that direction than say IX or Celceta.