Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

Where Ys VIII took the series so close to becoming something that I could love, Ys IX gets it there. It tells a strong story with vibrant characters, has a great setting, gorgeous aesthetics, and slick combat, and most importantly, it balances all of that out in a way that is nuanced and engaging. I have reviewed three top-flight JRPGs in just the last week alone, and with a pile more to come in the coming weeks, 2021 is off to an incredible start for the best genre of them all.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is, let's just come out and say it, pretty weird. But the most important question to me, however, is whether it's any fun or not. And, despite all of the changes, I think that it is. Would I want this to be the formula for every Ys game from here on out? Heck no. But a literal antithesis to Ys VIII's Seiren Island—which is absolutely what this game is—is really charming in its own way, and the fact that Falcom was able to add so many novel features while still keeping this game Ys-like at its heart is genuinely impressive. You'd think that basically being able to do whatever you want in this game would make it ridiculously easy, but I can promise you that it's not. It's hard, it's charming, it's enjoyable, and, despite Adol looking like a vampire lord, it's absolutely a Ys game to its very core.

I ultimately found Ys IX: Monstrum Nox a satisfying Japanese RPG, but I wish the journey getting there was a little less conversation, a little more action, please.

Despite some pacing issues and repetitive level design, Ys IX: MonstrumNox is a worthwhile journey for Adol that pushes the series forward in the right direction by introducing a plethora of new gameplay elements that I hope to see expanded even further in the next adventure.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is a continuation of what fans have come to expect from the series and the Monstrum gifts add a new and fun gameplay mechanic. In some ways the Monstrum gifts make this the most fun Ys game to play even though there are other arguments against it being the best one.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is a good entry in the franchise but Falcom needs to improve on the visuals which now have become too obsolete for today's standards.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox offers an engaging story, smooth controls and challenging combat. Unfortunately, the game also suffers from dated graphics. It is a shame that it took two years to be released in our country, as this makes it difficult for the game to compete with more recent games that can draw on the graphical computing power of 2021.

I might prefer the previous game but this game is also great. It's one of the best Ys games I think.

A step down from the outstanding lacrimosa of Dana. While combat is a bit better than Ys 8 and Adol's traversal abilities makes plataforming and exploration very fun, sadly it suffers from boring,mandatory, sidequests besides the story is very slow paced, dated graphics and uneven perfomance dont help. It is a solid game, with good combat and ok story but it could have been better with a different aproach to side missions.

While the setting kept me away for awhile from it after finishing this I came to rather enjoy it. The traversal made exploring the city enjoyable and I liked the switching between both perspectives. The combat was my favorite part and I felt like it built upon 8 just right. The story took awhile for me to like but a little before halfway through it **** me in and I actually cared about the other teammates. My only issues with this were later one when exploring bigger areas I was just....over them? Not that they were bad but I almost wanted more interaction in other parts of the city instead. Overall it is still enjoyable but not my favorite Ys title.

To much dialogue and reading, ended up giving up on the story and just enjoyed the stock Ys combat. Ys games have always had great stories told in a way that dosent detract from the gameplay. Ys 9 fails in this completely, there hours of mind numbing dialogue mixed with Dull quests that simply have you running from one npc and back again..Easily the weakest Ys game I've ever played. How did they go from a Masterpiece like Ys 8 to this????.Even though the combat is still good it's not as good as Ys 8 either.. Please get a smarter writer for the next game.

Artık grafik motorlarını güncellemeleri gerek, bildiğiniz ps3 oyunu gibi duruyor. Yine de şans vermeye çalıştım ama oyunu şehrin içine tıkmışlar, gri ve beton görmekten fenalık geldi o kadar sıkıldım ki dayanamayıp bıraktım. Bu arada lütfen kimse AA oyun bu demesin, fiyatını AAA olarak setlemeyecekler o zaman.