Necro's game clears and mindless musings

[Necromancer]

I've never seriously tried to play Ys, but I can't imagine I will like the "bump into things" combat.

It never bothered me because it's not really that simple.  There's more strategy than just ramming enemies willy nilly, and you rely heavily on magic wands in the second half anyway.

[seieienbu]

I've never seriously tried to play Ys, but I can't imagine I will like the "bump into things" combat.

It's definitely worth a serious attempt at playing the games; I hope you'll try Ys again.

[HailingTheThings]

I've never seriously tried to play Ys, but I can't imagine I will like the "bump into things" combat.

Just like in real life, its very fun. Seriously, its fun. Seriously. Fun. Its. Seriouslyyyy. Do it. Fun. Yes.

[spenoza]

I bump into things all the time, but only I get hurt. Ys is clearly an unrealistic game.

[schweaty]

my only complaint with Y's was the pre-boss grinding.  but there werent many 90s RPGs that didnt require some grinding.  everything else was epic.  play this game!

[esteban]

Clear #45 - Ys Book I & II

The Bad: they're minor complaints, but the only things I dislike are the goofy background scrolling in the bell tower and that some of the voice work is a bit muffled.

The Ugly: NA

Are you talking about the awesome orange scrolling clouds at the epic tolling of the bell?

Surely not.

[Necromancer]

Are you talking about the awesome orange scrolling clouds at the epic tolling of the bell?

Surely not.

The clouds look good, but the ground and mountains below move choppily like some stuff in Ys III.

P.S. - Don't call me Shirley! 

[esteban]

Are you talking about the awesome orange scrolling clouds at the epic tolling of the bell?

Surely not.

The clouds look good, but the ground and mountains below move choppily like some stuff in Ys III.

P.S. - Don't call me Shirley!

That's the climax of awesomeness, racing up the tower before the bell tolls.

Holy crap. I love that part of the game.

Such pure greatness, and sadness, when the bell tolls.

[Necromancer]

Yarr, that's an awesome scene. 

[Necromancer]

Clear #46 - Ys III



It's not as good as Ys I & II and I prefer overhead gameplay to this one's side view, but it's still thoroughly enjoyable and a must have in every collection.

The Good: good voice work (not as good as Ys I & II but way better than stuff like Final Zone II), fantastic music, fast paced action, and cool environments (I particularly like the clock tower).

The Bad: it's rather short, some of Elena's lines are rather trite and silly (Demanicus is person too!), and the choppy scrolling isn't very attractive.

The Ugly: NA

[poponon]

How long did it take to clear? Did you grind a lot?

[Necromancer]

Because I often pause and wander off to eat, read the paper, watch tv, etc., I have a hard time estimating time spent on games.  It's pretty short, though, like maybe three or four hours.  Not much grinding is really needed; I only did it for a little bit if I was very near leveling up just before a boss and at the very end to replenish ~70 ring power points before fighting Demanicus.

[poponon]

huh, I started playing this a while ago but I tend to get obsessive with grinding. Spent a bunch of time grinding the first cave to buy some of the best gear in the shop. Only 3 or 4 hours though! I've got to get back and finish it up

[seieienbu]

what time is it again?

...probably time for another drink.

[poponon]

Went back to finish this game up today, just got to the last boss and realized i pretty much require the protect ring. dammit