Best place to start in the Ys series?

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TroutPaste
04/24/2024
06:44 PM
#1
I have Ys Origin, Ys 1+2, and Oath in Felghana

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TroutPaste
04/24/2024
06:44 PM
#2
I have made this topic before but forget what was suggested
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vycebrand2
04/24/2024
06:49 PM
#3
Play the remakes of 1 and 2 on DS. You will hate yourself playing the originals. That bump fighting is bad and way too many games used it. The rest gets hard. Origins would be a good starting point. I've only played origins,1-3. Too many systems over too many years. I believe Steam has the most in one place
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MagiMarthKoopa
04/24/2024
07:00 PM
#4
1 then 2 first, and then order doesn't matter. Only one not worth playing is Ark of Napishtim.

Steam has all of them.
furb
04/24/2024
07:07 PM
#5
I would play As, Bs, Cs, Ds, Es, Fs, Gs, Hs, Is, Js, Ks, Ls, Ms, Ns, Os, Ps, Qs, Rs, Ss, Ts, Us, Vs, Ws, and Xs first. Then Ys. You want to play them all before the final game Zs. That's the only way the ending will make sense.
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M-Watcher
04/24/2024
07:17 PM
#6
Gameplay order/release order. Genuinely.

With Steam's offerings, you go in this order:
I+II Chronicles+ > VI: Ark of Napishtim > Oath in Felghana > Origin > Seven > Memories of Celceta > VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA > IX: Monstrum Nox > X: Nordics (coming later this year)

Good luck actually beating I, though, the final boss is genuinely bullshit and it might be better to Youtube the ending if you can't get beat it.
VI is very rough, as a warning, being the first one of that gameplay style with some certain very obnoxious aspects.

Don't worry about the games referencing to each other. In this order you get pretty much all the context except for VIII and IX's references to V, which is only on SNES and desperately needs a remake, and notoriously considered the worst Ys game anyway so no harm in skipping it.
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NoxObscuras
04/24/2024
08:12 PM
#7
Any of them really. They're all self contained stories with only a few minor references to other games.

My starting point was 8 and that is still my favorite.
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Voidgolem
04/24/2024
08:15 PM
#8
pick one and go, they're largely self-contained stories and there's no significant lore you'll miss by doing it ("Adol is a wandering swordsman, here is the shenanigans he's gotten himself into this week. Also Dogi is here." Boom, you have All the Context)

It's actually kind of weird how many sealed ancient evil gods and ruined kingdoms he keeps tripping into, if you think about it
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GuerrillaSoldier
04/24/2024
08:19 PM
#9
8
it's the best. but you'll then realize that all the other games are different and not as good.

Disclaimer: There's a good chance the above post could be sarcasm.
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TroutPaste
04/25/2024
05:20 PM
#10
thanks everyone
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Megaman50100
04/25/2024
05:23 PM
#11
I second Origins
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2Pacavelli
04/25/2024
05:37 PM
#12
Ys Origin definitely
vycebrand2
04/25/2024
06:31 PM
#13
Voidgolem posted...
pick one and go, they're largely self-contained stories and there's no significant lore you'll miss by doing it ("Adol is a wandering swordsman, here is the shenanigans he's gotten himself into this week. Also Dogi is here." Boom, you have All the Context)

It's actually kind of weird how many sealed ancient evil gods and ruined kingdoms he keeps tripping into, if you think about it
You are right somewhat. Also how many time he let's put in a isolated area. Say shipwrecked etc
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Amakusa
04/25/2024
06:36 PM
#14
Of the ones you listed, Oath in Felghana. You may as well start strong.

And don't worry about going 'in order' it just doesn't matter for any of them other than I & II.
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wanderingshade
04/25/2024
07:28 PM
#15
I think there are virtual console version if you really wanna play the old versions of Ys 1 and 2.
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KFHEWUI
04/25/2024
07:40 PM
#16
1+2 or OiF

Origins is not good
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wanderingshade
04/25/2024
07:51 PM
#17
Origins is just kind of a slog to beat it 3 times just to get the true ending. But at least the last run is kinda busted damage wise.
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BewmHedshot
04/25/2024
07:51 PM
#18
Whoever named the series Ys clearly wasn't thinking about how the fuck would you Google search this game
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