Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

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8.3

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  1. lord_batman
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    This latest installment of Ys manages to lose its identity by removing a huge part of what made its predecessors fun. That is, exploration and fast paced gameplay.

    The poor originality of the game becomes obvious very quickly while it reuses the same formulaic design for every single chapter of the game where you have to break into jail yet again while having a new character that joins    This latest installment of Ys manages to lose its identity by removing a huge part of what made its predecessors fun. That is, exploration and fast paced gameplay.

    The poor originality of the game becomes obvious very quickly while it reuses the same formulaic design for every single chapter of the game where you have to break into jail yet again while having a new character that joins your party. You are never really looking forward the next chapter nor are you ever wondering what is going to happen next making the long dialogue unappealing on its own.

    It doesn't take long to realize you are locked into small zones (Within the same city) that gradually expand as story progresses while you're basically forced to constantly do unrelated boring fetch quests to actually progress with the game.

    What made Ys fun is the fact it didn't drag forever to get into the action, story and exploration. Recent Falcom games seem to suffer from the same modern Legend of Heroes syndrome where instead of the main cast moving towards story progression, the story always magically comes to you as you do unrelated mundane quests. Maybe one day Falcom will learn that the world doesn't revolve entirely around the main protagonist.

    As an Ys fan myself, I can say with certainty that this is the worst title by far. It seems like Falcom lacked budget while porting their graphic engine to Unreal and decided to give us a half-assed game hoping to recoup the money it cost them. I'm very disappointed and I hope Falcom can do better in the future.    … Expand
  2. Ratingss
    Sep 29, 2021
    4
    "yawn what a snoozefest"- says a character in game
    Couldnt define this game better, its a departure from the adventure of the other older YS games and more of a generic fetch quest "rpg" game with too much useless babbling and doing the same wave defend mission over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...

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  1. CD-Action
    Sep 1, 2021
    85
    Due to outdated technology, low budget and a slight old school feel, Ys IX gives the impression that it got stuck in time a couple of years ago. It has a lot going for it though, including an interesting multi-layered story, enjoyable exploration of a pretty large city of Balduq, and fun combat that has you mowing down crowds of enemies in real time. What’s important, despite connections to the previous games of the series, you don’t need to be familiar with them in order to follow and appreciate Monstrum Nox. [09/2021, p.39]
  2. PC Invasion
    Jul 6, 2021
    85
    A better version of a great game with lots to do and intrigue abound. Ys IX is another winner for the venerable series and it has a better port than the last go-around launched with.
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  3. The Mako Reactor
    Jul 6, 2021
    95
    Ys IX: Monstrum Nox on PC is easily the definitive way to experience one of Falcom’s most ambitious games and one of the best action RPGs you will play this year.
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