Ys X Officially Announced (and More Ys News)
We knew it was in development, and now it’s officially been announced: the next game in the Ys series.
Ys X: Nordics will be released for the PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch in 2023.
As detailed here by Gematsu, it is set somewhat early in the series’ timeline (it seems to take place after Ys II) and follows a young Adol exploring a bay made up of numerous islands.
In keeping with this setting, you’ll have control of a ship, which you can use to explore the oceans and fight naval battles.
Now, earlier this year we discussed an interview in which the next Ys game was said to have a “completely different” system. Not only will you have a ship in Ys X, but it also features a new combat system called the Cross Action system.
There will be two combat modes, a Solo Mode in which you control one partner with a partner attacking on their own, and a Combination Mode in which you control both characters as once.
It sounds interesting, so I hope we get to see a trailer with this combat system in action.
Meanwhile, Falcom also announced Ys Memoire: the Oath in Felghana for the Switch for spring 2023, a remastered version of Ys: The Oath in Felghana with newly voiced scenes, the option to switch between classic art and new art, and a high-speed mode and other features, as detailed by Gematsu.
Localization hasn’t been announced for either game yet, so we’ll have to wait a bit to learn when we’ll be able to play them. I still have plenty of Ys games to catch up on in the meantime…
What do you think of Ys X?
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