Game of the Month: December 2020 - Ys III - Wanderers From Ys

[geise]

Ys III - Wanderers From Ys

I think everyone saw this game coming. This is usually the time of year I sit down and play some Ys. December was usually that month I play this game. This game hands down has one of my top 5 soundtracks for the Turbo/PCE. Yeah the scrolling is crap, but once you start the game (to me) it kinda goes away. I always loved the voice acting (yes it's not great at all) but I still enjoy it! LoL. It adds to the charm I think it has. The game is decent in length but nothing like Ys Book I & II together. It's also on the easy side. Still I love giving this game a play through from time to time and think after last month's game this would be a good way to end the year. There was another game I was thinking of (action/platform) but went with this. It's going to be fun. I might also play this in conjunction with Felghana on PC this month. Will have the time for a change. Haha! Enjoy guys.

[WindyPCE]

Im in.still playing Book 2 from last month but im almsot done

[geise]

Plenty of time to get in on the action!

[Necromancer]

Woot, more Adol.  I'm looking forward to playing through this one again.

[geise]

Yeah I'm trying to think. I don't think I've played through this one in quite a while. So, it's going to be nice doing another run through this again. BTW I find it funny how most of the scrolling is assed up. However, In one part of the Ice Mountain area (sorry i forget the name) the scrolling is smooth.

[Necromancer]

The bell tower in Ys 2 has similar jerky scrolling.  It's weird if I focus on it, but it doesn't really take away from the overall game; at least they tried to get in some parallax instead of taking the easy way out and leaving it flat.   

[majors]

...I might also play this in conjunction with Felghana on PC this month.

I was thinking the same. I played a bootleg when it it came out in JP, and even with the moon runes I realized it was a remake of III back then. I had fun with Origin and it's play mechanics, so might have to finally pay for it and hit up Steam. It has been a while since I cleared the TG-16 version but I recall it was pretty short. I sold my original copy decades ago due to my disappointment with it at the time...but the music was always great to me.

With holidays upon us, having a short and sweet title to play this month might be a good thing. ...or not, depending how folks free time/travel goes this year.

Another good call Geise!

[_joshuaTurbo]

Perfect mood for the holidays!  I think the last time I gave an honest effort with this one was around Xmas '16 when we were doing that community Ys 3 disc...

It just wound up flying to Australia and never returning... 

[esteban]

OK, it's been a long time since I played through this game. I am going to try to get my daughter (9) to play this, too, because she likes a decent amount of these ancient games.

[Necromancer]

There is no try.  Chain her to the radiator until she frees Felghana from those evil bastards! 

[geise]

Lol! Damn necro.



Hi Esteban!

[esteban]

There is no try.  Chain her to the radiator until she frees Felghana from those evil bastards! 

Ha! Did I mention that she likes 2-player co-op in Horror Story? Now, at a certain point Horror Story gets too challenging for her, but, still... I think she has the skills for Ys III...

[Necromancer]

2-player Horror Story, eh?  That's awesom!

You gotta try some Magicoal with her if you haven't already.

[geise]

Do the Dungeon Explorer!

[esteban]

2-player Horror Story, eh?  That's awesom!

You gotta try some Magicoal with her if you haven't already.

I haven't! I didn't even remember that Magicoal supported 2-players.

Do the Dungeon Explorer!

Yes, I am hoping to convince all 3 kids to give it a try... the last time I played 4-5 player Dungeon Explorer is when I was only slightly older than they are now (20th Century).

thankfully, I have played Dungeon Explorer II with my brother (many years ago, but at least it was the 21st Century).