Ys X: Nordics

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• COGconnected

  Nicola Kapron · Nov 21, 2024

  7.2

  All in all, Ys X: Nordics is a fun action-RPG romp with vikings, frantic combat, and a truly entertaining silent protagonist. If you can figure out the parry system, it might even be a good game. I’m still docking it points for making me swear at my Switch so loud I scared my cat.

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• Multiplayer.it

  Simone Pettine · Nov 07, 2024

  7.5

  Ys X: Nordics non è un titolo che intenda stravolgere la serie di riferimento, ma sicuramente rispetto a Lacrimosa of Dana e Monstrum Nox propone delle idee singolari. La progressione alterna l'esplorazione (a terra) di villaggi, pianure e dungeon con intere sessioni per mare, in cui la nostra imbarcazione può affondare le navi nemiche e abbordarle, fino al prossimo porto. Il combattimento, dal canto suo, rinuncia alla complessità garantita da un party dal numero elevato di membri e insiste sulla sola alternanza tra i due protagonisti, che però possono combattere letteralmente insieme grazie a un nuovo sistema di gioco che approfondisce ulteriormente l'azione di base. Certo, non è che questi aspetti siano del tutto esenti da difetti, come pure appare più che obsoleto il comparto grafico-tecnico della produzione, più vicino alla scorsa che all'attuale generazione di console. Considerato però in sé, complessivamente Ys X: Nordics è più che discreto, divertente e, cosa non scontata, perfetto anche per i nuovi arrivati.

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• Pure Nintendo

  Kirk Hiner · Nov 01, 2024

  7.0

  I credit Falcom for continually tweaking the action JRPG elements of the Ys series, this time introducing naval battles and restricting melee combat to just two characters. Not everything works in Ys X: Nordics, but the open exploration and streamlined combat compensate for the elements that frustrate.

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• Digitally Downloaded

  Matt · Oct 30, 2024

  8.0

  Ys and I will never be best friends. I love storytelling in my RPGs, and Ys is quite firmly committed to making me press buttons instead. More than ten games into the series and I still wish the developers did something, anything, to make Adol interesting enough to be a frontman that has more entries now than most of the absolute greats of fantasy literature. He’s no Thomas Covenant or Pug, that’s for sure. Still, despite this dispute between myself and the series, I can appreciate what so many others live and why this has become such a cult favourite over so many iterations. No other JRPG property does extreme-paced action as well as Ys, and with Ys X, that quality is supported with a sense of wonder and adventure in the exploration that makes it very difficult to put down.

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• IGN Benelux

  Gerard Olsder · Oct 29, 2024

  8.5

  Ys X: Nordics is de beste Ys-game van de laatste jaren. Het verhaal is toegankelijk en vermakelijk, de game ziet er kleurrijk uit ondanks de wat simpele designs, daarbij draait de game op zowel de PS5 als de Switch ontzettend soepel. De game zit boordevol verschillende soorten gameplay die allemaal uitstekend in elkaar overlopen. Van het rondvaren met je schip en het verkennen van de wereld tot het verzamelen van een voltallige bemanning. Fans die Ys IX: Monstrum Nox iets te duister qua toon vonden, kunnen Ys X: Nordics met een gerust hart oppakken, want in Ys X schijnt de zon helder aan de lucht, is de zee heerlijk blauw, en vecht Adol Christen samen met zijn nieuwe Schild-zuster Karja alsof zijn leven ervan afhangt. En op de hoogste Nightmare-moeilijkheidsgraad is dat natuurlijk ook zo.

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• Shacknews

  Lucas White · Oct 28, 2024

  7.0

  The story and characters are on point, and the way the core mechanics try to act as a mirror for the themes is fascinating! But there’s some connective tissue missing that could’ve made things really sing. Meanwhile, the ship customization and combat is cool and rewarding in the long run, but the agonizingly slow pace of progression there really hurts the drive to care and engage long enough to see the payoff. Will these systems see iteration and come into their own, or will Falcom try something else next time? I’m curious to see if Adol can become a talented sailor one day.

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