---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second live for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

Ys X Nordics, the latest installment of the Ys series where our protagonist, Adol the Red, sets out on another adventure and again, getting caught in the crossfire of whatever is happening there. In this case, he's trapped in a land run by Normans, a viking-like pirates, and demonic beings known as Griegr, while trying to uncover the truth behind their appearance. I'll try to keep it simple and highlight the main features. Battle mechanics will be divided into land and sea (ship).

Battle (land): By far this has THE BEST Ys party-based battle mechanics. There are only 2 party members and Ys X softly highlights the role of each member. The fight features fast-paced hack and slash, and now some enemies have "shield" bar on top of health bar where you have to deplete the shield bar first to damage the enemy. The 2 members' role is softly divided into "main damager" and "shield breaker" where the latter has better skillset for breaking the shield bar. Unlike previous Ys series, the block and evade mechanics are now revamped. They no longer slows time but other than their general uses, enemies will have unique attack patterns where you need to utilize both block/parry and evade to counter-attack.

Battle (Sea): You don't like Assassin's Creed because it's too slow, but you like fighting with a pirate ship? Ys X has that, and it is splendidly simple, allowing you to maneuver around with a pirate ship, and using various weapon loadouts, battling against other pirate ships. Love it.

RPG element: Party leveling is simplified to 1 level for both characters, so no matter who you use, they will level up together so there's no stress of leveling each and every one of them. Skills are learned through level and skill masteries, and there are TONS of skills to use. Stats development are comprised of a mechanic similar to Final Fantasy X's sphere grid, where every 10 level you will open a few orb nodes and insert orbs with various parameter (ATK, BRK for Breaking shield, etc). Put the same type of orbs together and you'll have additional effects, and none are too game-breaking. You can also upgrade your ship's parameters to make it stronger.

Graphics: It looks...dated. Compared to Ys VIII and Ys IX, Ys X looks straight out of a handheld console, suffers the same fate with how Monster Hunter Rise is treated as a port from Switch. BUT for me it is still lovely and the game's only 6GB in size. Although, for a game that is released on 2024 (2023?), I was expecting an upgrade from Ys IX.

Story: Oh man, the story is full of twists and turns, the main characters aren't cliche, and side characters offer a lot of depth to how everything runs in the world of Ys X Nordics and there are no corny ones. I keep forgetting how Nihon Falcom always has beautiful world-building. Dialogue feels impactful, and for me who always uses english dub for Ys X, I can honestly say Ys X has one of the best dubs, everything feels very emotional.

Final Ratings: 8.9/10, I'd put this below Ys VIII storywise, but by no means is Ys X a letdown. Now I'm left with nothing again after I 100%'ed this game..

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second live for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs Ys X Nordics, the latest installment of the Ys series where our protagonist, Adol the Red, sets out on another adventure and again, getting caught in the crossfire of whatever is happening there. In this case, he's trapped in a land run by Normans, a viking-like pirates, and demonic beings known as Griegr, while trying to uncover the truth behind their appearance. I'll try to keep it simple and highlight the main features. Battle mechanics will be divided into land and sea (ship). Battle (land): By far this has THE BEST Ys party-based battle mechanics. There are only 2 party members and Ys X softly highlights the role of each member. The fight features fast-paced hack and slash, and now some enemies have "shield" bar on top of health bar where you have to deplete the shield bar first to damage the enemy. The 2 members' role is softly divided into "main damager" and "shield breaker" where the latter has better skillset for breaking the shield bar. Unlike previous Ys series, the block and evade mechanics are now revamped. They no longer slows time but other than their general uses, enemies will have unique attack patterns where you need to utilize both block/parry and evade to counter-attack. Battle (Sea): You don't like Assassin's Creed because it's too slow, but you like fighting with a pirate ship? Ys X has that, and it is splendidly simple, allowing you to maneuver around with a pirate ship, and using various weapon loadouts, battling against other pirate ships. Love it. RPG element: Party leveling is simplified to 1 level for both characters, so no matter who you use, they will level up together so there's no stress of leveling each and every one of them. Skills are learned through level and skill masteries, and there are TONS of skills to use. Stats development are comprised of a mechanic similar to Final Fantasy X's sphere grid, where every 10 level you will open a few orb nodes and insert orbs with various parameter (ATK, BRK for Breaking shield, etc). Put the same type of orbs together and you'll have additional effects, and none are too game-breaking. You can also upgrade your ship's parameters to make it stronger. Graphics: It looks...dated. Compared to Ys VIII and Ys IX, Ys X looks straight out of a handheld console, suffers the same fate with how Monster Hunter Rise is treated as a port from Switch. BUT for me it is still lovely and the game's only 6GB in size. Although, for a game that is released on 2024 (2023?), I was expecting an upgrade from Ys IX. Story: Oh man, the story is full of twists and turns, the main characters aren't cliche, and side characters offer a lot of depth to how everything runs in the world of Ys X Nordics and there are no corny ones. I keep forgetting how Nihon Falcom always has beautiful world-building. Dialogue feels impactful, and for me who always uses english dub for Ys X, I can honestly say Ys X has one of the best dubs, everything feels very emotional. Final Ratings: 8.9/10, I'd put this below Ys VIII storywise, but by no means is Ys X a letdown. Now I'm left with nothing again after I 100%'ed this game..