- Ys X: Nordics Coming on October 25, 2024 - 5 July 2024
YouTube link here About Ys X: Nordics + Wishlist today and stay tuned for exciting updates leading up to the game's release! Following their tenuous encounter at sea, the young red-haired adventurer Adol Christin and the proud pirate Karja Balta find themselves bound by fate – and the mysterious power of Mana! As they search for a way to undo the mystical ties that bind them, they soon find themselves caught up in a conflict between two factions: the seafaring warriors known as the Normans and the enigmatic and seemingly immortal Griegr. In order to save the people of Obelia Gulf, Adol and Karja must navigate the depths of their unexpected bond and the power that it grants them. Feature List Two Heroes, One Story: Bound by unexpected circumstances, the young adventurer Adol and the Norman pirate Karja must work together to determine the fate of Obelia Gulf and its people. Cross Action S…
- The fan who took the reins at a JRPG powerhouse - 24 June 2021
There are beloved boutique Japanese studios, and then there's Falcom; a true grandee about to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the company traces its beginnings back to a hobbyist shop selling PCs and Apple IIIs as well as the curious games people were coding for them, before turning to making those games themselves. The studio has stayed purposefully modest ever since, still employing just over 60 people as it continues doing what it does best: making RPGs rich in character and story, with vast arcs that can span multiple games. Fans of Falcom are a dedicated bunch, then - like Toshihiro Kondo, for example, who took over the reins from founder Masayuki Kato in 2007. Since then, there's been a gentle push towards the west that's led to new audiences discovering the likes of Ys, the brilliantly breezy action RPG, and the ongoing Legend of Heroes series and its offshoots - a series that ri…
- Daily Deal - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA, 50% Off - 19 January 2020
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- Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana update includes major enhancements and 'experimental' co-op mode - 17 January 2020
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana came to PC in April 2018, but despite a multi-month delay leading up to that release it was in rough shape when it arrived. Several quick patches followed to smooth out the worst of the problems, tapering off in June of that year, and the "mostly positive" user reviews on Steam suggests that the worst of the issues have been addressed. Today a major new update went live, courtesy of Peter "Durante" Thoman, and this one promises to go a lot farther than the others, with improvements to graphics, performance, and overall stability, plus the addition of an experimental two-player co-op mode. It sounds a little limited—there must be two or more characters in the party in order for the second player to join, spirit points are shared, the second player will not benefit from "AI cheats" like AI-controlled characters do, and there will only be limited support f…
- New Major Update and 50% Off Sale - 17 January 2020
New improvements have been made to graphics, performance/stability, and input/UI. In addition, an experimental local co-op feature has been added to the game. Check out all the exciting quality-of-life changes that are included in the upcoming game update patch: GRAPHICS Graphics Quality Improvements - Arbitrary main rendering resolution, better anti-aliasing, higher-quality post-processing effects, and a high-end super-sampling option Better Framerates - Greater gameplay smoothness with more accurate timing and animation sync at all framerates, improved frame-pacing, and high refresh rate support High-Quality Shadows - Complete shadowing revamp featuring improved standard shadow filtering without performance loss; new, higher quality filter options; resolution options; and even additional shadow casters More Depth in Environments - Implemented HBAO+ ambient occlusion as an alternative…
- Full Changelog by Durante - 1/17 Update - 17 January 2020
New improvements have been made to graphics, performance/stability, and input/UI. In addition, an experimental local co-op feature has been added to the game. Check out all the exciting quality-of-life changes that are included in the available game update patch: Full Changelog GRAPHICS/PERFORMANCE Arbitrary main rendering resolution enabled Improved frame-pacing and animation sync accuracy at all framerates Improved menu opening/closing behavior Character and enemy animations now correctly timed at 100+ FPS Support for high-refresh monitors and >60 Hz V-sync Replaced ineffective anti-aliasing blur filter with high-quality screenspace AA Bloom, refraction, and glare post-processing effects now scale with resolution Minimap rendering resolution now adapts to rendering resolution, preventing pixelated map at high resolution Greatly improved quality of menu backgrounds (replacing low-res s…
- Daily Deal - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA / VIII-Lacrimosa of DANA-, 35% Off - 18 August 2019
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- Play Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA for FREE this weekend! - 15 August 2019
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- Steam discounts all things Japanese for Golden Week - 29 April 2019
It’s the first day of Golden Week in Japan, and while that may not mean much to those in English-speaking territories, it’s one of the nation’s biggest holidays. As Valve never miss an excuse for a sale, that means that there’s some great deals on games from Japanese developers and publishers. If visual novels, fighting games or JRPGs are your thing, there’s some good stuff at slashed prices today. Here’s the official sale highlights page , you can see all the current week-long deals here , and a handful of personal picks below. (more…)
- Get 20% of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA! - 26 February 2019
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- Get Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA for a reduced price during the NISA Publisher Weekend Sale! - 15 November 2018
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- Nihon Falcom confirms new Ys game in development - 26 August 2018
Nihon Falcom has confirmed that a new Ys title is in development. RPGSite reported that in an interview with the French website ActuGaming.net, Nihon Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo stated the company is working on a new Ys game, and that it will be a direct sequel to Ys VIII. Translated from the original French, Kondo said “Regarding the Ys series, we are working on a new game. It will not be a remake but a brand new title. It will be about Adol and it will be right after the events of Ys VIII. I hope you will look forward to it.” The Ys series has been gradually trickling onto PC for the last five or six years. The most most recent entry, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, arrived on PC in April after a sequence of delays led publisher NIS America put the project on hold and replace the team who had been working on the port up to that point.  The problem, apparently, was…
- New Update 6/29/2018 - 30 June 2018
Hello everyone, Thank you for waiting patiently since the last update to the default branch. We have pushed the preview branch into the default branch and it includes the following fixes: Slowdowns caused by blur effects Fast forwarding during cutscenes / event scenes should be smoother Map shadows Additional stability improvements Additional performance improvements in various areas Additional text bugs Once again, thank you everyone for your continued support! -Sean
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 32 Report & Known Issues - 18 May 2018
Hello everyone, We have incorporated the latest preview build into the default branch. It includes the following fixes: Fixes crashes that occur during map changes due to threading issues. Added options to select internal rendering resolution. Fixed issue relating to NPC dialogue performance. Additional text fixes. Fixed Pangaea Plains (Night) 100% issue. Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Slowdown caused by blur effects. -Irregular shadows. -Text errors. Thank you for your support! Please continue to use the Troubleshooting Forum so we can track down and eliminate the remaining bugs. Read our past updates and fixes: Day 1 Fixes Day 2 Fixes Day 3 Fixes Day 4 Fixes Day 5 Fixes Day 8 Fixes Day 9 Fixes Day 10 Fixes Day 11 Fixes Day 12 Fixes Day 17 Fixes - NISA Staff
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 17 Report & Known Issues - 2 May 2018
Hello everyone, We would like to thank the community by extending the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release (until May 15). This includes Adol's Adventure Essentials DLC, Digital Mini Art Book, Digital Soundtrack Sampler and Laxia's "Eternian Scholar" Costume. We rolled out a new patch today. It includes the following fixes: Corrected lighting in caves, dungeons Fixed issues when different controllers connected (occurred with specific combination of controllers and PCs) Fixed a brief freeze when talking to NPCs Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Crashes relating to Threading -Internal Rendering Resolution configuration -Irregular shadows -Text errors Thank you for your support! Please continue to use the Troubleshooting Forum so we can track down and eliminate the remaining bugs. Read our past updates and fixes: Day 1 Fixes Day 2 Fixes Day 3…
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 12 Report & Known Issues - 28 April 2018
Hello everyone, We would like to thank the community by extending the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release (until May 15). This includes Adol's Adventure Essentials DLC, Digital Mini Art Book, Digital Soundtrack Sampler and Laxia's "Eternian Scholar" Costume. Today, we instituted a new patch. The most significant fixes include: Button prompts in tutorials should now display the appropriate input method Fixed a bug that was causing the current screen resolution to not display if the window was manually adjusted Using Stun Gong in Intercept Battles now no longer causes text to scroll unusually fast General text fixes We have reassessed our roadmap for bug fixes and determined that the slowdowns caused by blur effects should be higher priority than the internal rendering resolution issue. We believe we are closer to a solid fix for the blur iss…
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 11 Report & Known Issues - 27 April 2018
Hello everyone, We would like to thank the community by extending the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release (until May 15). This includes Adol's Adventure Essentials DLC, Digital Mini Art Book, Digital Soundtrack Sampler and Laxia's "Eternian Scholar" Costume. Today, we pushed fixes that were present in the preview branch to the default branch. The most significant fixes include: Fixed flickering issues General text fixes Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Crashes relating to Threading -Internal Rendering Resolution configuration -Irregular shadows -Text errors -Using Stun Gong in Intercept Battles causes conversation to scroll unusually fast Thank you for your support! Please continue to use the Troubleshooting Forum so we can track down and eliminate the remaining bugs. Read our past updates and fixes: Day 1 Fixes Day 2 Fixes Day 3 Fixes Da…
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 10 Report & Known Issues - 26 April 2018
Hello everyone, We would like to thank the community by extending the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release (until May 15). This includes Adol's Adventure Essentials DLC, Digital Mini Art Book, Digital Soundtrack Sampler and Laxia's "Eternian Scholar" Costume. Today we pushed a new version to the “Preview” build. You can access the preview branch by taking the following steps: 1) From your Steam Library, right click on Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA and select “Properties” 2) Go to the “BETAS” tab 3) Select the "preview" beta from the dropdown menu. This should start installing the beta version of Ys VIII (no password required) When it is determined that these fixes are stable, they will be pushed to the default branch. This newest Preview build addresses the following: Change Ally Behavior functionality that has been assigned a key by default on…
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 9 Report & Known Issues - 25 April 2018
Hello everyone, We would like to thank everyone who has been patient with our updates, we would like to inform the community that we have extended the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release as a thanks to everyone’s assistance and patience. Today we launched a new patch which integrated the joystick improvements from the preview build with some new fixes: Improved joystick control (now true analog rather than 8-directional) General text fixes Fixed an issue that was causing the OP movie video and audio to stutter Fixed an issue that was causing the touchpad/tablet service to interrupt the game roughly every 15 minutes We are still investigating the internal rendering resolution issues discussed in last week’s reports. Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Crashes relating to Threading -Slight flickering in light in Eroded Valley & Towering Coral…
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 8 Report & Known Issues - 24 April 2018
Hello everyone, We would like to thank everyone who has been patient with our updates, we would like to inform the community that we have extended the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release as a thanks to everyone’s assistance and patience. Today we integrated our preview build with the current live build after confirming its stability. This includes all previously described issues in the Day 4 report, including: -Shader optimization -Resolution list display bug -dinput8.dll crashes Not yet resolved, but to be included in a future patch: -Joystick input improvements We are still investigating the internal rendering resolution issues discussed in last week’s reports. Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Crashes relating to Threading -8-Directional Input to Analog Input -Internal Rendering Resolution configuration -Slight flickering in light in Er…
