Comments on: Ys Seven for PSP: Video tour

By: DutchCanadaMan

DutchCanadaMan — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:31:49 +0000

No problem I can wait for some quality Legend of heroes games! And I believe you about the text, that must be a huge job! Props to the person who is translating it! Also thanks for the quick reply, 2011 cant come soon enough!

And I am sure I speak for lots of fans out there that we all really appreciate you guys are translating and releasing these awesome games!

By: Tom Lipschultz

Tom Lipschultz — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:28:58 +0000

We are, yes. The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki trilogy, under the name “Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.” No release date yet, though, as these games have a CRAZY amount of text in them. The first of the three games, for example, has about 20x as much text as Ys: The Oath in Felghana!

Our best estimation is sometime within the first half of 2011 for the first chapter. As for the second and third chapters… yeah, they’ll be a ways behind that!

Sorry I can’t give you more exact information.

By: DutchCanadaMan

DutchCanadaMan — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:03:59 +0000

Hi Tom, I just saw the news and will be buying this game for sure, looks really great! I do have one question, as a super fan of the Legend of Heroes games already released, do you know when the new ones will be coming to the Us?

I believe I saw on ign that you guys were translating and publishing a couple of those also for us?

By: daverhodus

daverhodus — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:56:24 +0000

I love the fact that there are no voice overs. There is less of a chance to mess them up that way.

When I get my PSP Go this will be the first game I get.

By: JongJungBu

JongJungBu — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:48:44 +0000

Thanks for the answer, Tom.

I’m not that pro with the “claw” type of PSP grip that many people seem to use to play games such as Monster Hunter or Metal Gear Solid to move and camera control simultaneously. Though I play all of those games as well. But I tell you, it’s a relief playing something where I don’t have to move the camera too, which is an entirely separate [and fatiguing] action for me! :D

By: Tom Lipschultz

Tom Lipschultz — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:23:35 +0000

The best kind: fixed camera all the way! No mucking about with camera rotation in this game at all — nor in any of the OTHER Ys games, for that matter!

By: JongJungBu

JongJungBu — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:19:24 +0000

Never played an Ys game before. Looks pretty awesome. After visiting worldofys.com and hearing all of that in-game music, I’m sold! I think I need to get the LE too so I can have the soundtrack to-go.

Are there any camera controls (such as rotating the view around) or is it a fixed tracking type camera?

By: ZephLaeliash

ZephLaeliash — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:38:46 +0000

Oh thanks for explaining that to me. I didn’t realize that there were such differences.

In that case, I’ll try to view it as a fresh RPG and discard my previous experience with the title as handled by a different company. I’ll check out the site see what the gaming community has to say about it upon release, and if its all good then I just might buy it. Like I said, I’m a huge RPG fan, but I also have a tight budget so I have to be careful with my purchases. Thanks for clearing up the misunderstanding though, it definitely makes me feel more hopeful about it!

By: Tom Lipschultz

Tom Lipschultz — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:25:44 +0000

FYI, the DS versions of Ys I & II were developed by a company called Interchannel, who licensed the original games from Falcom. And Interchannel was NOT faithful to the original games, opting instead to alter the combat system, graphics, pacing and general atmosphere entirely, giving them a VERY different feel from ANY other version of Ys I & II.

In other words, Ys I & II on DS were interpretations of Falcom’s games, rather than Falcom’s own titles. And while a lot of people did love the way Interchannel interpreted them, just as many people did not. So please, don’t let Ys I & II DS taint your opinion of the series — nor even of Ys I & II, as our upcoming “Ys I & II Chronicles” is a very, VERY different experience. One which Falcom themselves created.

Plus, Ys SEVEN is a completely different game altogether. Nothing about it — gameplay, story, music, pacing — is the same as Ys I & II in any way.

Sadly, there is to be no demo for Ys SEVEN, but I’d say if the videos you’ve seen here and on http://www.worldofys.com look good to you, you WILL like the game. What you see is what you get: If it looks awesome to you, it’ll be just as awesome when you get your hands on it.

By: colstripcapn

colstripcapn — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:10:35 +0000

I swore I left a comment on here a few hours ago, guess it got deleted. That makes me a very sad panda :(