Falcom really needs to invest into UE4 or something. This looks like a vita port.
Oh well, I guess that's kinda their look nowadays.
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Ys 9: Monstrum Nox announced during Falcom's shareholder meeting (breaking)
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Oh well, I guess that's kinda their look nowadays.
The whole port begging rule makes me scared to post some times, it also seems odd considering the fact that on popular Reset Era podcasts like the Gamexplain, Kinda Funny Games or the Easy Allies podcasts Switch ports are asked about all the time.
Anyway, I hope there also comes a collection sometimes consisting of old Ys games. Some PSP ones are getting really expensive.
Ah, thank you for clarifying.
Hopefully it's the games we already don't know about.
I think it's more to do on how certain posts can sound like. Hoping a game to come out on a favourite platform is their choice, sure. However, something like "I hope a certain developer can pick this up for localization on PS Vita" is more agreeable compared with something like "Please port this game to Switch!"
Most of the older Ys games already has its definitive version out on Steam/GOG. Unless you're talking about Ys V.
people haven't posted this screenshot of the game yet;
yeah totally
yeah totally
I really like how the key artwork and the logo have an old school anime vibe. The game itself doesn't look significantly better than 8 but it doesn't bother me. Can't wait to play this in 3 years.
Edit: the artwork really reminds me of Xanadu Next actually. That's pretty neat.
Edit: the artwork really reminds me of Xanadu Next actually. That's pretty neat.
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Alright, I was probably thinking of the Vita, not PSP (I actually said last gen).
But seriously, I wish that they could at least achieve Tales of games visuals and scope. That's the minimum for a new game in 2019, especially now that they're not restricted by the Vita limitations.
Except it isn't, really.
LANGUAGE NERD ALERT
Latin's an inflected language, and as such cases and genders are really important. What they've done is literally put the word for "monster"/"omen" and "night" next to each other in English word order - great, but in Latin there's no link, implied or otherwise, between those two words.
If they wanted it to say "a night of monsters/omens", then they should have put "Nox Monstrorum". Conversely, if it's about one monster who belongs to the night, then "Monstrum Noctis" (or perhaps "Ex Nocte Monstrum" "a monster from the night"). Etc. etc.
It seems to be a bit of a trend to add some spicy Latin to JRPGs, either in the original or in the localisation, without doing due diligence. Octopath Traveller was guilty of this with its spell names ("Wind To Dance!"), and I'm hoping I've misheard some of the spoken dialogue from Kingdom Hearts 3 trailers about something Xehanort is interested in
Scala Ad Caelum
Thing is, Tales Of is also tremendously ugly, empty, and at least a generation behind.
As much as I like both franchises, they are a good decade late to the party, visuals wise (especially concerning when Eternal Sonata kicks the crap out of Berseria and was published by the same company 9 entire years before).
Let's hope that the next Tales Of finally gets the engine upgrade it needs, and that Ys 9 adds some life to its larger areas. Can't ask too much with such a budget difference though... Ys is small potatoes compared to everything else.
Once again a folly comparison, Ys8 was coded by 8 people at it's peak. Berseria by comparison was coded by 22 people.
Ys 8 was my first entry to the series and I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to this one as well.
Graphics don't seem to be a huge step up from 8, given that I assume this is being built for the PS4 from the ground up and not the Vita as well. Regardless, the graphics didn't really bother me in 8 so any improvement on that will be great.
Graphics don't seem to be a huge step up from 8, given that I assume this is being built for the PS4 from the ground up and not the Vita as well. Regardless, the graphics didn't really bother me in 8 so any improvement on that will be great.
by the way they seem to have moved from their internal engine to PhyreEngine which they already used for cold steel
the way the draw distance gets hazy is what gives it away imo. This being developed for PS4 exclusively probably will show more in how maps are set up comparable to the Night Raids added to the PS4 version of Lacrimosa of Dana, they'd rather throw more shit on a screen than tweak graphical fidelity.
Shouldn't expect Ys to look beyond a PS2 game really. Graphics aren't the main thing in the series, it's the gameplay and soundtrack! :D
Cheers for the confirmation. Touched on this earlier, but it's been too long, so I wasn't sure. I'm fairly sure you're right that they just translated two individual words and glued them together, grammar be damned.
really good news to wake up to! I hope this will get a new gameplay after the 3 games with the party system (wasn't a big fan of it)
The game's apparent female lead seems to have prosthetic left arm, left leg and at least the left part of torso. The left eye may be an implant too, going by the unnatural glow. Her right arm appears to be organic. Not sure about the right leg, but it looks different from the left one.
Bloodborne + Black Rock ★ Shooter + Gear?
Sign me up.
Probably unconscious on a nearby beach, dreaming of a blue-haired maiden and oblivious to the doom awaiting the country he's washed up in unless he gets his skates on.
I think the current title can be really clumsy, but kind of valid Latin if the intended meaning is "a monster that is night itself".
Example (Plautus Amph. 1070): Atque illam geminos filios pueros peperisse conspicor.
Literal translation: And I see that she has given birth to twin sons, boys.
Two nouns in the accusative case sitting right next to each other, with no conjunction. It's not a list of different items. Filii and pueri refer to the same beings here, and one of the nouns acts like an attribute of the other one.
They didnt say it was a direct sequel, just taking place sometime after it in the timeline.
This was a pleasent surprise. Loved YsVIII and I hope they improve on that formula, it doesn't look that great graphically speaking but that was expected. Hope it runs well on the systems is released.
I don't remember any of that happening in YsVIII?
I mean, the bath scene was pretty cringey but that's all it was. I hope we don't start forgetting what "rape" actually means (which would be rather offensive).
I don't remember any of that happening in YsVIII?
I mean, the bath scene was pretty cringey but that's all it was. I hope we don't start forgetting what "rape" actually means (which would be rather offensive).
Very nice to see a new numbered Ys game so soon. Usually they alternate between a new game and a remake. I'm fine either way.
I am maybe 3/4 of the way through VIII. Will finish it soon I think, got distracted by other games like The Last Remnant.
I think Falcom is developing games with the goal of turning a profit from the japanese market alone. Wouldn't Falcom lose more money if they started to develop with UE4 and later only selling ~100k during week 1 in Japan which is what their games tend to sell?
I am maybe 3/4 of the way through VIII. Will finish it soon I think, got distracted by other games like The Last Remnant.
I think Falcom is developing games with the goal of turning a profit from the japanese market alone. Wouldn't Falcom lose more money if they started to develop with UE4 and later only selling ~100k during week 1 in Japan which is what their games tend to sell?
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Fantastic news. Ys VIII was my favorite in the franchise so I have huge hopes for this new one. Really curious how they try to evolve the party based Ys formula.
Just, please, improve the storytelling. Ys Origin and Ys VI Ark of Naphitism have relatively simple, but satisfying stories. They just need to do that sort of thing on a larger game/narrative. It's a bit deflating how such an oustanding game as Ys VIII ends up feeling a tad empty due to how poor the main storyline ends up being by the end.
Just, please, improve the storytelling. Ys Origin and Ys VI Ark of Naphitism have relatively simple, but satisfying stories. They just need to do that sort of thing on a larger game/narrative. It's a bit deflating how such an oustanding game as Ys VIII ends up feeling a tad empty due to how poor the main storyline ends up being by the end.
You probably want to check out Felghana or Origins then, since their artstyle has aged better. They're phenomenal games too, which helps.
That said, you're zipping around so quickly in Ys that you don't really notice the visuals in that sense.
Ys 8 was part of the trifecta of amazing 2017 JRPGs with Berseria and P5. I can't wait. Hopefully the wait won't be as long this time for the west.
I also hope they ignore that stupid ass "twist" from 8, which they likely will.
I also hope they ignore that stupid ass "twist" from 8, which they likely will.
Hopefully with late generation ps3 graphics at least
Edit so graphics are still bad can Sony just help them with that pls
Edit so graphics are still bad can Sony just help them with that pls
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Reminds me that I have to play Ys 8. Where does it rank both in terms of the overall series and amongst the 3D/post-VII Ys games?
I'm pretty sure they've already referenced the twist on the game's site: https://reddit.com/r/Falcom/comments/a7juwc/ys_9_monstrum_nox_official_website_live/ec3j6ao/
While it is true that they could be in apposition as you suggest - like saying "Cicero consul (est)" - traditionally they'd be in the same gender, as filios and pueros are in your example. I'd be more comfortable with using belua instead of monstrum as a result, although monstrum is such an ambiguous word (I'm certain I've read more than one article about its use to describe Pallas's baldrick in Aeneid X!) I guess we just don't know what it's supposed to mean.
This actually bothers me less than "Lacrimosa of Dana" did; lacrimosa is not a noun......
They might but don't expect it to look anything beyond PS3 standards.
Mild "Is this coming to platform X" or "have they talked about any ports?" isn't anything that is going to get you banned. "WHY AREN'T THE CUNTS AT SEGA BRINGING BAYONETTA 2 TO PS4 & XB1?!?! RAAAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!11!11111!1!!!!" whining is.
This is getting silly. We can't even discuss possible platforms now without getting a warning?
Changing engines won't change how the game looks. Falcom gets away with what they're doing by carefully budgeting. They're an AA studio who self publish. They need to put out something new a year to survive.
He is in the game. This is probably going to be like ys viii where in your dreams you play as the other character.
Ys VIII was a vast improvement over the bad Seven and Celceta and was legit one of, if not that, best Ys games.
Here's hoping VIII wasnt a fluke
Here's hoping VIII wasnt a fluke
Probably not considering how well received recent casts have been.