Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

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User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 322 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 268 out of 322
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 322
  3. Negative: 27 out of 322
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  1. Kee
    Dec 28, 2018
    4
    Poor optimizing. The frame is not stable and it makes me irritating. From Chapter 4 when the village has developed. Even I satisfied to play it with 30 frames but some dungeons have frame drops very frequently. So I've sick and tried to play this game. It really shames why the company doesn't make it possible to offer the game with the perfect frames for me. even that game's contents werePoor optimizing. The frame is not stable and it makes me irritating. From Chapter 4 when the village has developed. Even I satisfied to play it with 30 frames but some dungeons have frame drops very frequently. So I've sick and tried to play this game. It really shames why the company doesn't make it possible to offer the game with the perfect frames for me. even that game's contents were excellent.… Expand
  2. Nintendist
    Jun 30, 2022
    0
    this game is not good. really the worst soundtrack and the story is not fun it all
  3. lucinhagamer
    Aug 26, 2022
    0
    a very cheap game with no good quality gameplay. the improvements are so boring
  4. DrZomboid
    Jan 25, 2022
    3
    Low budget game plus looks extra awful on Switch
  5. chosen0ne
    Feb 25, 2022
    3
    I can't get past the terrible dialogue and writing. The game feels like a lame, poorly-written anime that is too horny. The camera feels janky and the combat feels hollow. Ys Origin had much better action, though it similarly suffered from horrendous storytelling. I wouldn't recommend this unless you consider yourself a weeb and a fan of the action RPG genre.
  6. GRAFAIAI
    Sep 1, 2022
    0
    this game is very very boring with no good content the gameplay is very empty

Awards & Rankings

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#68 Best Switch Game of 2018
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#29 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018
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#44 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Oct 29, 2018
    95
    Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA is just a joy, and I'm so thankful that I took a chance on it. [Issue #36 – November/December 2018, p. 87]
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Sep 23, 2018
    70
    YS VIII for Nintendo Switch a lazy port from Sony’s consoles. Despite the use of dynamic resolution scaling (DRS) and halving the frame-rate to 30fps, both of these aspects suffer and fail to deliver in the heat of the action. Besides these technical issues, the experience is the same of the original release and this game offer a lot to old school RPG lovers.
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  3. Cubed3
    Jul 26, 2018
    90
    Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana does have some light, frustrating moments that await the pure completionists out there, but that comes with the territory. It is a fully realised artistic masterpiece, both visually and even more so in the audio department, and deserves a place in any serious Switch player's collection. To crown it all, everything is tightly packed into one cohesive package that, at retail, requires no additional download and even comes with some neat little bonuses.
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