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(More customer reviews)As an over twenty-year veteran of the Ys series, I have to say that this game is awesome!
First the packaging: I bought the limited edition which comes in a rather large box with the UMD game case, Ys book, CD, and the cloth map. I love the book, all of the pictures are full-color, some I have seen before, but many I have not. There are no words, just pictures. The cloth map is really cool too, suitable for framing if I could find a frame big enough. My only complaint is the with the CD. The content is the music from the game, which is great. The cover art, however, is where they could have done a much better job with it in my opinion. It comes in a standard jewel case, the artwork on the front and on the CD itself is rather childish, and is also found in the book. The insert opens up into a list of the songs, 27 in all, and a short poem. There is no rear art at all. For a limited edition set such as this, they could have made it look a lot better with more dynamic art.
On to the game: While I have only played it for about four hours, so far I love it. The music is simply phenomenal, like the other games in the series. The load times are nothing like what they were in the PSP version of Napishtim. This game was made exclusively for the PSP, so load times are nice and fast. The story fits in with all of the other games in the series, if you have played any of the others, then you know what I'm talking about. The battle system is totally different, nothing at all like what you would find in Felghana or Napishtim. You start off with Adol and Dogi, and others join along the way. This is the first time in the series that you ever travel as a party, in all of the other games it is just Adol traveling around. All characters have very different battle styles. Adol uses the traditional sword and shield, and Dogi uses gauntlets. You also have to shift between them quite often (which is accomplished by pressing the circle) because there are some monsters that Adol can't hurt but Dogi can, and vice-versa. There is also a special power associated with each weapon which is used by pressing the R, and whichever other button you assign the power to. It's kind of like how the magic works in God of War: Chains of Olympus. Other features include being able to craft items with materials found along the way, such as iron ore, monster skins, or bones. I haven't used this at all yet, so I can't really comment on it. Also, weapons and items are bought in town, or found along the way, just like in the other games.
As I originally stated, this game is awesome, well worth the money. I'm not prepared to call in the best in the series yet (that honor is reserved for Felghana), but that opinion may change once I finish it. If you're a fan of the series, you're sure to love it. If you're a fan of action RPG's in general, then you'll probably love it as well.
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