/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5664807
Oath
Origins
II
7

Wanderers from Ys III on Genesis

Oath is the best /vr/ entry.

>>5664807
Ys II on Psp is very good, the fire ball spell really adds another layer of depth to the run n' bump action.
But Oath is my fav.

>>5664807
>pic related
This one

>>5664807
Books I&II PCE is cool from a historical perspective but has aged really poorly in terms of gameplay. I liked the technical showoffs they did with voice acting and cutscenes, but overall the game was pretty mediocre.
3 is a fucking disaster and deserves no respect. The only good track, from the castle, is basically a plagiarism of Ys II's Termination. Gameplay is utter shit and the scrolling makes my eyes bleed.
I heard Dawn wasn't as good as I&II but I'm really enjoying it so far. It has a lot more character than the first games, and the bosses are slightly less shitty.
Origin impressed me by making Darm Tower actually interesting, since it was a fucking slog in Ys I. The bosses were pretty challenging and didn't feel braindead like I&II. Best soundtrack out of the games I've played too. My only real complaints are the art style for the sprites and the 'tragic' character death. They really shouldn't have bothered to kill anyone off without proper development of their relationship.
Ys VIII was worse in that regard, I mean seriously, who gives a shit about the captain dying?
Out of these, Origin is definitely my favourite, but I guess that isn't really /vr/.

>>5664807
Origins and Oath.
I guess I like Origins more because you have 3 characters to choose from and the best thing is that there is no gay town with faggot npcs to hold you up.

>>5664896
The 1 and 2 remakes/ports are fine, lots of quality of life improvements and they maintain their classic charm and simple mechanics.
2 is especially good.

Yeah, I played I and half of II on PCE, but switched to Chronicles on PC after getting stuck at some point. The bosses and hit detection were so much better. In general I preferred Chronicles, but there were a few things I missed from Ys II, like this chiptune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP4RfR81Vhs
But then, some of the tracks in Chronicles are fucking amazing too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GXqY1FkjIA

>>5665047
>>5665151

Yunica and Hugo were more endearing than I expected.

Based upon what I played so far...

Origins (especially as the secret character)
Oath
Ys 1 and 2

>>5664843
>>5664819
>>5664869
>>5665027
>>5665047
>>5665151
>>5665329
fuck remake niggers

>>5664896
>aged

>>5665329
>Origins (especially as the secret character)
>Oath
>Ys 1 and 2
These are really the best, top 3, order is subjective.
But after the Oath remake the series added too many rpg elements, and slowed down quite a lot. Seven, Celceta and 8 are meh...some neat boss fights but lots of wasted time in between.

9 looks like it's going in a bad direction too, what with the giant towns and emphasis on travel/teleport gimmicks.

>>5665572
>>aged
Don't you fucken start on me with this 'akshuryally its the same code still' shit. For the last time, when people say 'aged' they are referring to the comparison between an older game and current standards. No, the game doesn't literally age in the same way your boomer body slowly decays with each passing day, but eventually you'll have to get over it.

>>5665583
> >>5665572

>>5665636
>aged

>>5665572
Remakes are 10/10 kino, shut the fuck boomer.

>>5666326
>shittier music
>shittier designs
>throws away bump combat, the thing that really set Ys apart over other ARPGs
you first tastless zoomer, don't EVEN think or recommending remake trash on this board.

>>5666424
Ys 3 never had bump combat to throw away you retarded pretentious faggot lmao

>>5666424
Bump combat is a shitty gimmick that gets boring after couple of hours. And designs in remakes are much more stylish and unique.
>shittier music
Are you baiting? You can't be this delusional

My favorite is VI: The Ark of Napishtim though I have a soft spot for both II and the console versions of III.

>>5666435
I know but they changed the gameplay for all of them to the same thing in the remakes, side scroller 3 is more fun than remake 3

>>5666446
>Are you baiting? You can't be this delusional
the remakes have worse music if anyone is delusional it's people like you.

>And designs in remakes are much more stylish and unique
lmao, with every newer remake the style keeps getting blander and blander. The original artstyles might not be perfect or somewhat generic but at least you could for one recognize Adol.

>Bump combat is a shitty gimmick that gets boring after couple of hours
How can the main mechanic and meat of the game be a gimmick? Also I for never got bored with it.

>>5666830
What are you talking about you moron, Felghana has a distinct playstyle unlike 1&2 and Celceta. Also if you think the original 3 has more fun gameplay youre properly brain damaged, games a pile of shit. The combat was essentially just filler that padded out the games length, levels were samey and uninspired, encounters were "just spam enemies lol", bosses were proper shit with 1-2 attacks and repetitive strategies, and so on. PS2 remake salvaged what it could, but Oath in Felghana is the one that turned it into an excellent game.

>>5666830
Ys I for DOS has the worst music and is the worst one in general.

>>5666884
>The combat was essentially just filler that padded out the games length, levels were samey and uninspired, encounters were "just spam enemies lol", bosses were proper shit with 1-2 attacks and repetitive strategies
That's how most games are, you seriously think the remakes are that different in THAT department?

>>5666885
Where did I specifically said anything about the DOS version?

>>5666885
PC98 DOS or IBM DOS?

>>5666918
IBM

>>5666916
Yup absolutely for a start the combat encounters are more interesting in Felghana with the enemy types and match ups being given more thought, each enemy has different gimmicks and stresses different aspects of the combat system, and the levels are more interesting to explore with platforming, traps, light puzzle elements and more elaborate geometry/layouts. Basic enemies have more more attacks and more complex AI than bosses in Ys 3. And dont make me compare Felghanas bosses to the garbage of the original, the game has some of the best bosses in video games while Ys 3's were too simplistic even by 80s arpg standards.

>>5666830
Ys 3 was so underwhelming that it nearly killed Falcom. Fuck off.

>>5664807
The meadowlark and the chim-choo-ree

>>5667516
I thought that was Ys V.

>>5666446
>doesn't actually like Ys
>let me lecture you on what the best Ys games are
Fuck off, the nuRemakes are garbage and so are you. The boss fights alone are infinitely better in the original games, not to mention the music, aesthetics, actual challenge, etc.

>>5664807
Ys IV for PC Engine, one of the greatest games ever made, and if you played I and II it's probably the greatest sequel ever in paying homage to the original games as well as coming full circle back to its roots in the end. Amazing game.

>>5668676
Did railing against zoomers give you brain damage anon? What the fuck are you even talking about. The Ys 1 & 2 remakes are far harder than the original games and the PCE remakes, and the bosses are just faster paced exciting versions of the originals. Felghana is far harder than Ys 3 and the bosses are on a whole other level compared to the simplistic 1-2 attack shit.

>>5664831
Based.

>>5664807
They're turn based RPGs so none are good.

>>5668763

Ys Origin