Ys: Memories of Celceta - Released

The Action J-RPG Ys: Memories of Celceta is now available on Steam:

Ys: Memories of Celceta

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World-famous red-haired adventurer Adol Christin awakens in the unfamiliar land of Celceta, remembering nothing more than his own name. Bereft of his past, Adol explores the town he happened to wander into, searching for any clues at all to his identity. Joined by a thief who claims to have spent some time at his side these past weeks, the young adventurer helps rescue doomed miners from a collapse – an act which ingratiates him to the local Romun Army general. Impressed with their skills, the pair is enlisted to explore the Great Forest of Celceta and map its vast expanses – a task which many have attempted in the past, but from which none have ever returned alive.

Eager to unravel the mystery of his past and the cause of his predicament, Adol sets off with his new-old thief friend, Duren, to chart the untamed wilderness that claimed his memories. Along the way he meets numerous other individuals who seem to have encountered him before, and must carefully determine who among them can be trusted.

Developer Nihon Falcom originally revisited the land and characters of Japanese cult favorite Ys IV in 2012 with Ys: Memories of Celceta on the PlayStation Vita, and the game found its way to North America the following year. Now, this re-envisioning moves from the small screen to PC monitors, with a bevy of updates and enhancements to fully take advantage of its new platform.

Featuring a unique take on the party-based combat system that’s come to define modern Ys titles, as well as one of the largest and most varied overworlds in the series’ long and illustrious history, Ys: Memories of Celceta brings a greater sense of adventure to the Ys universe than ever before, with this PC iteration serving as the definitive version of one of the franchise’s most pivotal entries.

Key Features

• Fully Enjoy the Land of Celceta with a Host of PC Enhancements
  This remaster comes with a wide range of HD resolutions, fixed framerates up to 120 fps with the option to unlock the framerate altogether, fully customizable control bindings, fully integrated mouse support, and more!
• Explore One of the Most Expansive Locales in the Series’ History
  The overworld of Celceta metes out battle and exploration in equal measure, accompanied by a robust mapping system with customizable waypoints and clear, detailed icons that aid the journey of Adol and company through this mysterious new land where enigmas and obstacles wait around every bend.
• Experience a Crucial Cornerstone of Ys Lore
  The events that occur over the course of Ys: Memories of Celceta’s lengthy campaign serve as some of the most important and far-reaching in the franchise, yet remain entirely self-contained so even series newcomers can fully enjoy the story.
• Throw Down the Gauntlet in Time Attack and Boss Rush Modes
  Fan-favorite Time Attack mode returns, complete with its ultimate Boss Rush challenge, pitting Adol alone against implacable foes or allowing for full-on party combat to keep the battle going well after the main story has been completed. Steam leaderboards have been implemented as well, accessible and viewable even in-game to see how you stack up against other Celcetan boss-slayers around the world!

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Also available on Gog for those who care.

Originally Posted by Aubrielle
Aaaaaah yeeeahhh…

Ugggh, noooooo!

Originally Posted by joxer
Ugggh, noooooo!

You didn't like Ys: Celceta, Joxer? I thought it was one of the best ones in the series, with the big open world and everything

If Xseed did the transfer over to the computers for us, then it is probably pretty well done. Might be a bit too action-y for me, so I'll be holding out to see what others think about it first.

Is this a standalone game or continuing from past games in the series?

Connection has been loose in the series.

It is streamed.

Originally Posted by Aubrielle
You didn't like Ys: Celceta, Joxer? I thought it was one of the best ones in the series, with the big open world and everything

Don't they all have openworld?
I played only Ys7. To a certain point before I uninstalled, nothing for me there. Won't buy another Ys unless they cardinally change it's design (save anywhere, no grind, beefy story with interesting sidequests). They can keep it being about the same two loosers though.

Originally Posted by ChienAboyeur
It is streamed.

I'm not really sure what are you talking about. Checked all possible links about this game and noone provides anything "streamed".
I've avoided shady spying and clickbait sites, ofc.

Originally Posted by lostforever
Is this a standalone game or continuing from past games in the series?

About all you need to know in regards to the story is this: You play as Adol Christin a (supposedly) awesome swordsman that travels around the world (often with his blue-haired friend Dogi (or whatever his name is)). Despite his terrible luck with ships (they sink or he falls overboard and he washes ashore with basically nothing so many times it's meme worthy) he still keeps taking them to different places. Don't recall if amnesia is anything new for him though, but I doubt it.

Originally Posted by joxer
Don't they all have openworld?
I played only Ys7. To a certain point before I uninstalled, nothing for me there. Won't buy another Ys unless they cardinally change it's design (save anywhere, no grind, beefy story with interesting sidequests). They can keep it being about the same two loosers though.

Well, there's the same two guys but there's a ton of other characters, too, including a quick martial arts chick and a sorceress girl. I've played a lot of it on Vita but only enough to unlock one other character - it's a big game. There's also new systems too, like weapon and armor augmentations. Imho, it makes all the other Ys games I've played feel a little flat by comparison…

Originally Posted by joxer
I'm not really sure what are you talking about. Checked all possible links about this game and noone provides anything "streamed".

The result of practising enquiry systems as used in TW3. It decreased overal ability to search basic stuff.

Just remember that this game predates tw3 so if one used the other's system it would be that tw3 used Celceta's system…

Originally Posted by ChienAboyeur
The result of practising enquiry systems as used in TW3. It decreased overal ability to search basic stuff.

And the inability to find a stream of this happened after TW3 and its handheld approach to enquiries was played.

That makes no sense. You judge a feature arrival based on the posted streams ?

Originally Posted by ChienAboyeur
And the inability to find a stream of this happened after TW3 and its handheld approach to enquiries was played.

No. The inability to find anything streamed.