Ys Origin
The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.
Ys Origin is a rpg, jrpg and great soundtrack game
developed by Nihon Falcom
and published by XSEED Games.
Released on May 31st 2012 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.
It has received 3,295 reviews of which 3,074 were positive and 221 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. đ
The game is currently priced at 3.99⏠on Steam and has a 75% discount.
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Windows
- OS:XP
- Processor:Pentium III / 1 GHz
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:64 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c
- DirectXÂŽ:9.0c
- Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
- Sound:Compatible with DirectX 9.0c
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You basically have to play the same game 3 times with different story beats to come full circle. This is not entirely bad, as these story beats make more and more characters feel realized, especially the Main Characters (of course, it's Falcom we're talking about here). So while people speak of repetition, and if you don't care too much about getting that Nightmare achievement, I would humbly recommend this as an immersive setting, based on the power levels of the characters: 1. Play as Yunica first on Normal mode. 2. Play as Hugo second on Easy or Very Easy mode. When you reach the GFire boss, you should be able to scrape out a win. To me this difficulty and outcome feels canonical based on Hugo's power level. 3. 3rd chara, Easy or Very easy as well.
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A really nice Action-RPG. Takes about 11 hours to play through. This was my first time playing one of the Ys games. I'd assumed that they were JRPG's like Final Fantasy , Dragon Quest and the like but this is closer to Secret of Mana or Zelda in that they are more action-orientated. Structurely it isn't like those, as this game takes place in one large muli-level tower. There isn't a sprawling map, it's very linear. You'll frequently meet forks in the road that never go too far to keep track of. Combat gets a bit spammy and can sometimes devolve into just spamming your attack, flailing your weapon but I found it fun in its simplicity for the most part. You also get some special attacks that you can use consistently and are quite important for dealing with specific enemy types. I played through the game on Normal (default) difficulty, and while that was a little on the easy side, I still found the challenge engaging and sufficient, I didn't stall anywhere for very long. I might go a difficulty level higher next time I try a Ys game. You have the option to grind XP if you are struggling, but I never found myself needing to do this on Normal difficulty. I made sure to kill everything on every screen and collect every item, which kept my character at a sufficient strength. The story is well done, I thought. I mean, It's anime aimed at teenagers with a larger than life fantasy plot but the writing wasn't annoying me like most other anime would. It has some of the sillyness and cliches that come with anime but it at least tries to take itself seriously and doesn't get frequently silly (fair share of cliches though). The one thing I did know about Ys before playing, was it's music. I accidentally stumbled upon some Ys MP3's decades ago and I've been listening to music from the series since. While the music isn't flawless or anything, it's energetic, moody, fun, romantic. It's livelier pieces almost remind me of some of the Shmups from the Genesis. This series is somewhat known for their tunes, many of which reappear across multiple Ys games, usually redone with new versions. So yeah, good solid action-RPG! I enjoyed it enough that I'm certainly going to be exploring more of these Ys games.
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Ys Origin provides decent action-RPG fun with great boss battles and an excellent soundtrack â however, the âthree routesâ-system might prove to be a turn-off for some players Ys Origin is an interesting game in the Ys franchise for many reasons. For one, even though itâs the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ys_(series)#Games]tenth game in the franchise , itâs actually the first one in terms of the in-game timeline â a prequel set 700 (!) years before the events of Ys I & II . This could mean that Ys Origin makes for a great entry point to the franchise and indeed, itâs usually recommended to [url=https://www.digitalemelas.com/index_ys.php]play it either before or after Ys I & II for story reasons. Iâd personally recommend playing Ys I & II first, however: Theyâre still [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dreamylotus/recommended/223810/]holding up greatly and itâs more fun to catch the references in Ys Origin that way. Another reason why Ys Origin is an interesting game in the franchise would be that itâs the only Ys game with multiple story campaigns â or âstory routesâ, if you will. Ys Origin has three different playable characters (each with their own story route), out of which only two (Yunica, Hugo) are unlocked as soon as you start up the game. Beating the game either as Yunica or Hugo unlocks the third playable character and their story - which is actually the only canon one, as the Yunica and Hugo are âwhat ifâ-scenarios that mostly serve as an introduction to the various characters and their motives. As such, I recommend playing the third characterâs story route only after youâve beaten both Yunicaâs and Hugoâs story campaign, since youâre missing out on interesting character developments and world building otherwise. That said, there is a catch with this âplay through all three story routesâ approach - especially if youâre the type of players that prefers engaging with new content instead of revisiting previous locations/puzzles/bosses: About 80% of the content in Ys Origin is shared amongst the three routes, since theyâre all set in the exact same location â the Devilâs Tower with itâs many floors. This does mean that while beating all story routes. youâll basically play through âmostly the same gameâ thrice, once with each character. The only thing that does actually change between the routes, the remaining 20% of the content, are different character dialogues during the gameâs events â as well as a few bigger differences that occur during the third âcanonâ route. Now, while the location stays exactly the same, I do have to mention that each of the three characters does play differently â Yunica is a melee-based character while Hugo attacks with ranged magic for example. And while ânew dialoguesâ might sound like only a few words have been changed, they are actually worth seeing in this case, since the different characters handle certain events quite differently. For example, while all three encounter a certain magical sword in the same room during their journey, what they actually do with it is quite different. And lastly, as you progress through the Devilâs Tower multiple times, youâll do it faster and faster with each new character, since you now know how to tackle each floor optimally. But I canât deny that it can be a bit tiresome to progress through the same rooms three times, especially if youâre not taking long breaks between each route. It also doesnât help that some of the character skills are basically serving the same purpose in order for the puzzles to work â for example, the âwindâ skill, acquired by all three character, might take a different shape â whatâs a long dash for one character is a magical shield that allows for floating for another character â but ultimately it serves the same purpose: allowing the characters to cross large gaps. This streamlined progression between the story routes â especially since puzzles are always solved the same way â can make the game a bit tiresome if you play through all three routes in just a few days, especially if youâre the type of player that prefers different story routes to offer an entirely different experience as well (new locations, lots of new bosses/enemies, etc). This is a shame especially because Ys Origin does play quite well â combat is a lot of fun and exploring the tower for the first time and solving the various puzzles makes for a really great experience. I was especially happy to see how straightforward of an experience climbing the tower actually was: if you take your time and explore each stage to the fullest, youâll most certainly obtain all of the various items and rarely have to backtrack because you missed something. While normal enemies wonât pose much of a challenge for the most time, the various boss fights are not only the highlights of the game but are also going to test your skills â even on ânormalâ difficulty, I rarely managed to beat a boss the first time around, although I never felt like the fights were unfair â I simply had to figure out the right openings to attack and then the fights usually progressed smoothly afterwards, improved immensely through the truly excellent soundtrack of Ys Origin . The progression in Ys Origin can be slightly off, however. While the flow of item/skill/equipment upgrades is very nice, Ys Origin also features a levelling system, which requires you to reach certain levels if you actually want a chance at beating the various bosses in the game (youâll only find these recommend level ranges in guides like [url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/935850-ys-origin/faqs/64636]this GameFaq one however). This can lead to situations (on higher difficulties) where you actually have to grind enemies in order to gain more levels for a bit â which can happen quite fast if youâre the type of player who prefers not fighting every single basic enemy all the time. I feel like the level system is only holding Ys Origin back â while it serves as means to beat a boss simply because youâre over-levelled, it punishes those who are already familiar with the basic enemy encounters (during their third playthrough for example) and just want to get past them as fast as possible in order to reach the next key item. However, in the end, if you like action-RPGs even slightly, you really canât go wrong with Ys Origin â unless youâre not a fan of the âthree story routesâ approach, that is. The story offers some great character moments, the music is excellent and the gameplay a lot of fun â from fighting to exploring and solving the various puzzles. Since this is a game from 2006 however, the graphics are serviceable at best, especially the backgrounds during outdoor scenes can be quite rough, with clearly cut textures at the edges. It's also a shame that this version of Ys Origin doesnât come without some technical issues â the game crashed on me during the end of a boss fight once and I highly recommend adjusting the deadzone settings using the gameâs configuration tool if youâre playing with a controller, as theyâre way too sensitive by default â you might find your character acting without your input even with a controller thatâs not having any drifting issues in other games. Lastly, the gameâs cutscenes did not work for me at all (even with the full K-Lite codec pack installed) until I manually installed [url=https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters]LAVFilter , which fixed the problem. Apart from these technical issues, the game ran just fine however â and I seriously recommend giving it a try, as it's a yet another great action-RPG from Nihon Falcom, even despite a few issues.
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Works great on the Steam Deck OLED even though it says unsupported. I loaded it in configuration mode, changed the display setting to 1280x720, and has been working great! Highly recommend this game to fans of Y's series or action oriented RGGs.
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Don't let the "unsupported" flag talk you down. It runs well on Steam Deck. There's a popul saying that controllers aren't supported, but the Deck buttons all work fine.
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Developer
Nihon Falcom
Publisher
XSEED Games
Release
31 May 2012
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