Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

I've played this game twice. Once I beated in during the launch month and the second one, just now, in 2026. Because I want to marathon the whole Ys series. This game is really good. I would say for combat gameplay, this is better than ys 8 but not in big way. Just that the skill are more fun for me and the boost gauge forces player to be more aggresive because it will be emptied if there is no attack in a certain minutes. So you will be spamming those skills and extra. I like it. For the dungeon and exploration, I would prefer this game over ys 8. Because of the verticality and gifts. But this game do lack in the underwater segment unlike ys 8 which underwater is an included gameplay. I would say, this game do not have fishing which I like back in ys 8. For story, this game and ys 8 is a tie for me. Both are fun and engaging. One thing better for this game over ys 8 is that the main characters in the party for this game is better than ys 8. But none can compete with Dana's story. She is the best in ys 8. But the main party in ys 9 is so much stronger than ys 8. I do feel there is development in all of those characters. I like the banter between Jules and Credo. Really feel like friends. Jules and Anemona are my fav among them. Jules trying to find goal and resolution while Anemona trying to understand her existance. Credo being the only 'rude' character is good too, creating this fun party interaction, just like Aaron or Ash from Trails series. I always like this kind of character. It does feel like the end of journey and sad for leaving the town, just like I felt during the ending of ys 8, leaving Dana alone. Such a good immersion, at least for me. All in all, really fun game

10/10

Очередной шедевр от фалкомов

Good and fun game. If you are coming from YS 8 you will be right at home. Unfortunately, raids are back, with different name but similar format, lots of mechanics from 8 are back actually. The new part is that you and your characters have like a superhero secret identity with special powers. Story wise, very anime as usual, but it a good way I guess, world ending event that you have to fight. Slightly shorter than 8 I think. What I didn't like is how buggy your companions become while exploring, they keep getting stuck trying to climb up a wall, or keep jumping into a cliff. Visually might feel outdated considering this game came out on 2019, but that is a personal take, Totally recommended IF you like anime cliches, you don't mind visuals AND, of course, you like ARPGs.

Really good 7.5/10 game. I played on Lunatic difficulty and it was definitely still pretty easy with the game devolving for the most part into a flash guard(parry) simulator much like Ys VIII, but I'd say the overall boss quality and level design was much better. I hope that for future games however they really start focusing on the gameplay again like with the best Ys games being Ys 1, 2, Origin and Oath In Felghana(highly reccomend these games for Max difficulty gameplay) or at the very least rework the gameplay system in these party games to the point they don't need to give invincibility to Flash Guarding or Flash Moving.

The gameplay is fun and succinct. The story is good, but not as good as Ys8 for me. All around, I'd say the game is objectively better than 8, but I just enjoy the vibes of 8 more. Would recommend.

Infelizmente usa saga que eu amo bastante mas tem total desprezo dos devs em relação ao Brasil, não temos nem legenda oficial, e esse titulo virou só mais um jogo de anime generico, não sinto a identidade de Ys nesse jogo. Não recomendo e me doi dizer isso.