Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 296 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 254 out of 296
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 296
  3. Negative: 29 out of 296
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  1. Phuz
    Nov 23, 2021
    2
    Could have been one of the better Ys games. Bad decisions made a bad game.

    So Ys 8 has a lot going for it. The soundtrack although not as good as some other Ys games is still good. The combat is fun but again not as good as those on the previous engine but this game is heavily bogged down by certain elements. The characters whilst being likeable are rather uninteresting and some are    Could have been one of the better Ys games. Bad decisions made a bad game.

    So Ys 8 has a lot going for it. The soundtrack although not as good as some other Ys games is still good. The combat is fun but again not as good as those on the previous engine but this game is heavily bogged down by certain elements. The characters whilst being likeable are rather uninteresting and some are very forced.

    The big failure is that this is an action rgp and the action is really stop start. You explore via a terrible map system and then when you get to your destination, you get called back to base. Sometimes this is automatic, sometimes it is fast travel but it always feels like an interuption. I don't like the fishing but I have no way of knowing if the treasure chests found fishing are needed, as in past Ys games chests hold items to advance in the game.

    The scenery whilst nice, I don't find to be as pleasant as SAO, Zestiria, Berseria, etc The whole base thing just feels like a waste of time. Collect ore, forge weapons etc. It is just another chore between the action. It feels like an action RPG that sidelined the action too often.

    Now when I play Ys 8 which I have been doing very slowly over a couple of years now, I often get a bored. When I played Ys Origin, I couldn't put it down. Even the grind was fun in Ys Origin and I hate grinding as a general rule.

    I am also playing Oath in Felghana and Memories of Celceta at the moment and to me they are way more fun.

    I hope they develop a new engine, or do something more fun with the new engine because this 3D open world Ys does not work as well as the top down Ys games of recent past.

    The other thing is that every new area has an intro where you walk slowly supposedly in awe at the scenery but it really just doesn't look that nice that I need to wait an extra 10 seconds. Again there are lots of little things like this slowing the action. The stories of Adol's dreams being another and worse, they are damn boring

    It is a nice production and feels good to play, with reasonably tight controls but it it is like Ys with the fun stripped out. I find it a bit bad for Ys and Tales of that the latest entries are ranking so high because these new games are pretty **** and I feel people will be put off previous games because of this.

    Ys 8 is not as good as the previous entries that I mentioned and same with Tales of Arise, it is totally boring compared to Zestiria and Berseria (again that I mentioned above).

    Even Tales of Vesperia, which was a bit of a boring slog at times is better than Arise. It just feels like these new entries are really putting a dint in the long running franchise's. If I was new to Tales of and Ys and bought 8 and Arise as my entry, I would never play another and I think that is a shame for newcomers.    … Expand
  2. PiePieper
    Nov 17, 2017
    1
    Yaaawwwnnn just another JRPG. Lazy design, lazy sound, lazy story. Writing I feel is something we've read a thousand times already. Just pass, save your money. No worth your time.
  3. nebirosity
    May 15, 2023
    2
    The combat is fun but everything else about this title is utter garbage. All the characters are one-dimensional and the story is contrived generic nonsense. Still, I tried to muscle through until the onslaught of anime **** got to be too much, those of you who enjoy sexualized children and rampant misogyny might enjoy the game but everyone else should steer clear.

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. GameGrin
    Oct 18, 2017
    90
    If you’ve never played a previous Ys game, like me, this is a great game to experience despite the long history and number in its title. Lasting just over 40 hours for me, this is a relatively easy recommendation for even none JRPG fans who prefer more mechanically driven games.
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  2. 4P.de
    Oct 18, 2017
    87
    The visuals are a little outdated but that can’t take away much from the rest of this gem, that.
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  3. Impulsegamer
    Oct 13, 2017
    80
    While obviously not without its flaws, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is one of the stronger, albeit more obscure, JRPG offerings to hit the PS4 this year.
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