Your SNES RPG series is so bingeable; I always love hearing your takes on these games. Awesome work as always man!
@JasonGravesPoser
4 ай бұрын
Thanks a ton!
@pennsworth996
4 ай бұрын
I'm keeping bump combat alive on the subway to work.
@NucleaRaptor
4 ай бұрын
Ys: The Odyssey of Rush Hour
@Bobson_Dugnutt_Esq
4 ай бұрын
Ys V plodded lethargically so Ys: Ark of Napishtim and The Oath in Felghana could rip and tear with all the quickness.
@maltheopia
4 ай бұрын
YSV is the worst kind of disappointing game. Where the idea was sound and you can clearly see the effort, but unfortunately they didn't put the effort for where it counted. It reminds me of games like Startropics 2 or Tales of Phantasia, and not in a good way. If enemies had modestly more complex patterns and the spells were instead, say, combat maneuvers like in Terranigma they could've had something despite the simple design. Alternatively, if the dungeon design was more clever, like in BrainLord or Lufia 2, they could've had something here too. Just either of them would've saved this game.
@fargoretro
4 ай бұрын
Glad I could help pad out the video to 10 minutes. Let's pad out the content to 10k! 🎉
@Taragas
4 ай бұрын
Most KZitemrs I would close the window when they start saying something around the lines of "Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe." You, I wait until the end when you go "Shoutout to my patreons, shoutout to William Robert Lee, never trust anyone who needs a haircut, goodbye."
@analogmoz
4 ай бұрын
*THIS.*
@Neon002121
4 ай бұрын
Hell yes friends
@alex_pearl
4 ай бұрын
I may never know William Robert Lee, but he consistently gets a respectful head not and a thumbs-up from me with the conclusion to each video.
@gamwhiz1
4 ай бұрын
This was one of those games I actually liked a lot more than I was led to believe I would! Just plopping this TL;DR from my personal playnotes from a year ago, but for anyone interested in a contrasting opinion: //////////////////////////////////// Ys V- Kefin, Lost Kingdom of Sand - 7/10, 06/28/2023 - 06/30/2023 Played guideless, using the Aeon Genesis 2013 translation... And it's another case of a game victimized by nobody actually playing it! Because despite everyone parroting the same wrong opinion about Ys V, this game's actually kind of fantastic! Completely unlike the non-Falcom SNES Ys titles, Ys V's got a real solid artstyle all its own, a *banging* OST, and some really soulful customization mechanics to boot. And while yeah, this non-'expert mode' is generally pretty easy - and yeah, there ain't no more classic Ys bump combat from here going forward - you can easily mitigate the issue by simply spacing equip upgrades out bi-townly. The ease isn't due to lack of enemy variety, and they're actually generally decently hard to dodge, so just keeping yourself a tad bit behind is all it takes to make for a real decent seven-hour experience. And it really is quite decent in every respect, from a really cool overworld treasure system - where generic but valuable craftables can be found by simply grinding into suspicious corners - to the superfluous but not unfun magic system they integrate with - where that findable loot can be crafted into a variety of goofy overly-animated spells, all with the 'what does this do?' aspect of Chrono Trigger dual techs - all the way to a multi-tiered environment design that frequently pits you against super fast enemies demanding quick jumping and blocking before counterattacking right back, thus making that constant sense of exploration and reward actually demand some level of player agency throughout. The dungeons are legitimately cool too - with lots of little semi-hidden passages and miniature combat challenges sprinkled in throughout - and while the spriting doesn't pop QUITE as much as something like Terranigma, it's still got a way more vibrant color pallete than you'd ever expect from a game title so desert-themed. I'll allow that you are still losing out on the TGX era's custscenes and voice acting - and there's a section or two where the game pretty blatantly just had a level cut, like when you're stranded with the bandit girl for all of five seconds - but this game's otherwise wholly on par with the better chunk of the SNES RPG library, and stands head and shoulders above its preceding 'Mask of the Sun'. It really does seem a shame it's been so cast aside even by the minority of hardcore Ys fans out there, and if I had my way I'd get far more to give this a try. I mean hell, even Aeon Genesis didn't seem to experience the thing in full; I found a hidden NPC halfway through what unlocks the ability to customize Adol's hair color pallete, but the entire interface was left entirely untranslated! Thing's soulful as heck and got done dirty by time. E; Though all that being said, I'm still downgrading it from an 8/10 to a 7/10... because the game's last 25% in Kefin itself is kinda rushed and sucky. Ah well; can't win them all. ////////////////////////////////////
@rossdixonellis
4 ай бұрын
I just love that there is SOMEONE who loved this game.
@vportablegamer838
4 ай бұрын
Not long after Ys V launched, Falcom got a lot of unhappy feedback about the game and the released Ys V Expert as a completely new SFC release. May want to check that out.
@jasonblalock4429
4 ай бұрын
IIRC, Expert never got a fan translation. Unless he speaks Japanese? Also, IIRC, the only thing that changed was rebalancing, so just more grinding and more difficult bosses.
@Neon002121
4 ай бұрын
Lagoon had too much water. YS 5 has too much desert. Put them together and you have the perfect game. Or a swamp
@KCUFyoufordoxingme
4 ай бұрын
There is a whole meme of a Pokémon game that got a bad review because of too much water.
@abaddon1503
4 ай бұрын
@@KCUFyoufordoxingme To be fair, that was a legitimate criticism. Hoenn really did have too much water leading to very unmemorable routes, slower gameplay and less creativity than say Route 113, the route full of volcanic ash or Mt Pyre, the giant graveyard tower with a garden at the very top. IGN just worded it in the dumbest way possible and was incredibly vague about it, leading to the infamous meme. One of the only times IGN was cooking
@bigal2731
4 ай бұрын
*Clicks off the video as soon as you place the last game on the tier list*
@teruienages962
4 ай бұрын
same. What garbage this video is
@DisasterSquad
4 ай бұрын
Godspeed getting to 10k
@marbles8641
4 ай бұрын
Jason, this is considered by most the worst game in the entire series, by far worse than any other game.
@justatoaster7476
4 ай бұрын
Losing the Bump combat definitely took away from the games appeal. Falcom eventually made more amazing action rpgs with the following games, but this was definitely a mediocre bump in the road to much better games.
@ninjacape
4 ай бұрын
Y's V almost killed the series.
@RaifSeverence
4 ай бұрын
Ys IS a well know series. And Ys 5 is the worst one. Its why the series was dormant for 8 years after its release.
@rossdixonellis
4 ай бұрын
Man, Ys V is so uninspired. I LOVE this entire series... except for this game. I don't hate it, but nothing is great. I wonder how the PS2 remake is but whatever. I like the field of gale music though... but is it a good field song? Or is it a completely average field song that I happen to like? I think it's a completely average field song. If I covered every ys game's music I'd probably place Ys 5 last on stuff I want to learn how to play.
@Moulinoski
4 ай бұрын
I was playing both the PS2 and SFC games concurrently and ended up just continuing on SFC. It wasn’t just the language barrier; Adol just feels better to control in the SFC version. I wouldn’t bother with the PS2 version unless if you really want to have more Dogi in your life.
@Burak_C
4 ай бұрын
Well now I know why this game didn't get a remake like the rest yet
@hemangchauhan2864
4 ай бұрын
Every video is a lootbox now. One of them will have tier list!
@VulpesVvardenfell
4 ай бұрын
I was actually hoping to see this one, as I've been playing through the Ys games recently and I never see anybody talking about it. When I got the notification I went "Oh nice". Also, glad that the tier list isn't being completely retired, as I always stick around for that and really like it.
@adarkstarborn
4 ай бұрын
brutally honest review of a game i don't mind. subscribed and gonna hit the prior 51.
@HUmanMustard
4 ай бұрын
Never liked the Ys games.
@menhirmike
4 ай бұрын
If you ever do want to give it another shot, I'd recommend trying either Ys Origin (which is a straight-forward action hack and slash) or Ys 8 (which is a more grand scale RPG) because IMHO, those are by far the best entries in the series. Ys reinvented itself three or four times, and I don't like all versions of it either.
@KCUFyoufordoxingme
4 ай бұрын
@@menhirmikethe handheld Celceta one or whatever was genuinely really good.
@SharazJek
4 ай бұрын
I prefer the party-based ones, with IX being by far my favorite. (I actually liked VII and Celceta more than VIII, which has one of the worst maps I've ever endured in a game.)
@ericleyba3157
4 ай бұрын
If you ever have time. Totally worth playing 8 or 9.
@apostlenik809
3 ай бұрын
You're missing out
@analogmoz
4 ай бұрын
Just because I am so bored by Gen Z NPC shit: "Wake up, babe, new Jason Graves video just posted, let's goooo, I spit out my Celsius energy drink FRFR, nocap."
@EuryBartleby
4 ай бұрын
I click off videos before the "conclusion" arc. It's like...I've JUST seen the video. I can conclude shit on my own :P
@WildMatsu
4 ай бұрын
"yeese" stopped watching there
@analogmoz
4 ай бұрын
Wait for the Yeast 6 review before you judge.
@julieb3240
3 ай бұрын
I just discovered this series, and I'm absolutely addicted. Here's hoping you finish this series, cause there's other systems I'd like to see you do this for!!!! Love it~!
@americananalyst6723
4 ай бұрын
Totally agree, would love to have the odd game with a bump combat system every now and then, yeah its simple but its work and i can turn my brain off while seeing my number go up. Pressing A is just to much after a long day at work sometimes 😅
@menhirmike
4 ай бұрын
Make it a yearly end of year retrospective special, an entire episode where you take the games you reviewed that year and put them into the tier list.
@alex_pearl
4 ай бұрын
I'd watch the hell out of that. 👍 And, would make a playlist of each yearly wrap-up video to watch 'em all back-to-back.
@jonothanthrace1530
4 ай бұрын
It really bugs me when an RPG has different mechanics for boss fights than regular battles.
@jasonblalock4429
4 ай бұрын
Ys V is so ignored that it's the only Ys game that Falcom have never bothered to remake. (We don't talk about the Konami games.) It seems like even they don't want to deal with it, or try to find a way to turn it into a game that's actually good.
@mariusamber3237
4 ай бұрын
This is honestly the one that needs a remake the most out of the entire series. I bet they'll do it eventually, especially seeing that it wasn't released in the West in any way. Maybe even right after Ys X, you never know.
@Brendanasdfdsf
4 ай бұрын
Did you get a hair cut?
@crism8868
4 ай бұрын
He's malding from playing all those shitty game 😂
@Bleusilences
4 ай бұрын
I would lift Lufia 1 tier and I am surprise that Robotek is so low, I need to rewatch your video because I enjoyed the story and the dungeon but found the gameplay a bit grindy. Definitely belong on the same row as Illusion of Gaia, even if I don't really consider IoG an RPG. Edit: Video rewatched and I see, the game just worked for me back in the day, I am also really hype up for any RPG that is in a modern day setting, so maybe it just clicked with me more.
@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914
4 ай бұрын
doesn'T YS V feel like a less clkunky Brain Lord?? Or a well made "LAgoon" ? A deeper "soulblazer" ? I only played Wanderer From Ys III on SNES... completed it about 4 times. Love the music. Hate crouching to kill slimes for hours.,..
@JasonGravesPoser
4 ай бұрын
I like Brain Lord a lot more because of the dungeon design, and there's something about returning to one town the whole game which endears you to it. In this it's like everything happens so fast, you only spend 30-45 minutes in each area so none of them really have a chance to become memorable.
@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914
4 ай бұрын
Also : have you ever thought of doing the hidden SNES rpg legend : Final Fantasy Legend III.... cuz it is a Super Game Boy game.... you can't play this to its value on Gameboy... this game is as deep as FF iv with world changing events ,m and different planes of existence alsmost (SAGA 3, I know, but play this if you haven't !!! it's a 8/10!)
@VaiCloud
4 ай бұрын
Are you certain Saga 3 is a Super Game Boy enhanced game? going through lists and testing it myself, I can't find a shred of evidence for that. Or do you just mean it's RPG game on par with SNES RPGs?
@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914
4 ай бұрын
The best action RPG ? Darn no doubt : action turn based RPG Tales of Destiny or Tales of Phantasia on SNES... well on Super Famicom, only in ROM on SNES emulators cuz it was never ported here... but it's the best, just perfect! Seiken Sensentsu 3 as well like Teranigma is one that eluded the North American fans like us! So I pick Secret of Evermore as runner-up , cuz Secret of Mana is the underdog hated one noewadays... Illusion of Gaia had no levels and stats deep enough, no replaying places (limited like Vandal Hearts)
@DrPlatypusMan
4 ай бұрын
What did you mean when you said "I called an audible and dod anyways"?
@joshthefunkdoc
4 ай бұрын
When you talked about the game's structure with regard to the final area, i actually thought of a number of action games that are like this with enormous last levels. Metal Slug 3 & Shatterhand are great examples here.
@Alianger
4 ай бұрын
ease not yeast
@bastardferret869
4 ай бұрын
i had this on rom, once... i don't know what happened to it. sounds like this could be an avgn episode 😜
@neoturfmasterMVS
4 ай бұрын
With Norm: The Gaming Historian retiring nows time to push the subscriber count. The old generation is passing away.
@geoffreychauvin1474
4 ай бұрын
Norm retired? wtf how did I miss this?
@neoturfmasterMVS
4 ай бұрын
@@geoffreychauvin1474 He made millions. Now off to enjoy the non-internet IRL.
@AnachronisticGamer
4 ай бұрын
Hey man, it's pronounced eess, not yees. Otherwise great video
@joshthefunkdoc
4 ай бұрын
It's been a long-running gag in this series, he'll keep switching the pronunciation of it over time. You missed when he was pronouncing it like the letter Y, haha
@AnachronisticGamer
4 ай бұрын
@@joshthefunkdoc Guess I missed that one. I've only seen a few episodes, mostly SNES stuff.
@Grind24hours
3 ай бұрын
Jason has lots of personality. A great youtuber.
@BEHEMONAUT
4 ай бұрын
Secret of the stars is the most hilariously bad snes game ever.
@rdh_gaming
4 ай бұрын
I'm new to the Ys series and I was wondering why Nihon Falcom haven't remake Ys 5 yet, now I got my answer
@the_exegete
4 ай бұрын
There was an Ys V remake, though not made by Falcom. Arc System Works did PS2 remakes of Ys III, IV, and V. None of these came to the US and all are generally considered to be pretty bad, and of course none of considered "canon" by Falcom today. Most Ys stans expect there to be an Ys V remake some day, but since this is Falcom which is lucky to put out one new game a year we also expect it to be a loooooong wait. And the remake, if it happens, will be a complete overhaul in the same way that Oath in Felghana is hugely different from Ys III. Anyway Ys is great and I envy those who still have the series in front of them. Have fun!
@Tinnsfr
4 ай бұрын
You sound eerily like SnesDRUNK
@1313strife
4 ай бұрын
How do you feel about gba rpgs there's a ton of snes remakes and alll kinds of oddities
@alessandrorossi1294
4 ай бұрын
I don't remember if I was already subscribed or if I just subscribed now. Great video though.
@kasPWI
4 ай бұрын
Just put the tier list section into the middle of the video?
@Dariothehungry
4 ай бұрын
Great video Jason. Onward, Charrrrgeeeeee!!!!! Hi-yo Silverrrrr!!!... ... to 10k
@rjmario2234
4 ай бұрын
The OST is above average and the soundfont is really good
@JasonGravesPoser
4 ай бұрын
game sounds like Kirby tbh
@gameboylad
4 ай бұрын
Always so weird for me to look at the older Ys games. I came into the series later so looking at these is jarring. On another note, I didn't even know the fact that people clicking off a video towards the end messes with analytics. I tend to avoid looking at my analytics cause it might change how I do things subconsciously for better or worse. The most I'll ever see is the first page and the comment section in the channel dashboard. It probably is for the best for people to just talk towards the end rather than have a send off which is why I started to see patron shoutouts in the middle of a video rather than the end nowadays
@JasonGravesPoser
4 ай бұрын
One of a kind for not messing with analytics lol
@BrownElectrons
4 ай бұрын
Oh man this bring back memories
@lazyp666
4 ай бұрын
Another banger. Never stop.
@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914
4 ай бұрын
Where is Tecmo Secret of the stars on this tier list??? It'S a weird one, but levelling all the side characters (kusteras) with the weird nuns, boxers and other lions , your party can be fun sometimnes, more than the Aquatalions
@joshthefunkdoc
4 ай бұрын
He hasn't reviewed that yet. Note how the list is also missing a bunch of heavy hitters like Romancing SaGa 3 and even Chrono Trigger
@JasonGravesPoser
4 ай бұрын
Haven't played it. Looking forward to it though, that game is going to be an event!
@NicusStudios
4 ай бұрын
No YSview, I YSfuse
@virusthesnafu
4 ай бұрын
seiken densetsu 3 is the goat for action RPG on the SNES.
@BADC0FFEE
4 ай бұрын
At least the pixel arti is top notch
@flameingdaethfearies
4 ай бұрын
Gotta say I love the 4:3
@ChronoMoogle
4 ай бұрын
I think it deserves some bonus points for the graphics, but otherwise… yeah understandable. Do you know how the Expert version compares? It appears to be much more sought-after.
@MbBadd
4 ай бұрын
I am finding out so much about games I passed on, some of them I'm going to have to go back and try, others I'm glad I avoided. Would love if you would cover Star Ocean on the SNES.
@essentiallemon4541
23 күн бұрын
I'm glad I discovered this channel. SNES RPGs are my jam, and I fantasized about playing all of them in my retirement. So probably never. I think you might have more success with the tier list analytics if they were in separate videos. Maybe every five or so games, do a video where you add them to the tier list and explain your reasoning for why. People actually eat up those tier lists, but only if the video advertises them as such.
@senseicorey9979
4 ай бұрын
Bro I appreciate your videos. Always click immediately when they pop up
@richarddavis8863
2 ай бұрын
Hey man really enjoyed this one and the Robotrek review. I was wondering, are you gonna review EVO: The Search for Eden in this series? Its definitely more action than RPG but there's RPG elements and its from Enix. The game just has such a mystical vibe. I'd really like to hear your thoughts on it
@lspuria8440
4 ай бұрын
that's a w from Fargo
@giuseppeparry1365
4 ай бұрын
I always thought the identity of Ys was just about adventure, and combat had nothing to do with it. It was just Falcom's early attempt at action combat inspired by their own first ARPG Panorama Toh. But I agree, the bump system was surprisingly fun and Ys V was was a letdown compared to its predecessors. Great review! Also sorry but... It's pronounced "ees" as in "geese" You don't pronounce the "Y"
@Moulinoski
4 ай бұрын
I actually liked Ys V on SFC. I feel like it’s still an above average action RPG on the Super Famicom. I’m not too bothered by the difficulty since I don’t really go for twitch-perfect reflex difficulty in games. Grinding out magic is tedious, however, and I only ever bothered with 3x fire which was a screen clearing attack. There’s one boss fight where you can use magic but there’s no indication of it. I would like to see a remake- the best engine would’ve been the Napishtim engine but alas, at this moment we’d likely see one based on Ys X’s engine.
@8bitsloth
4 ай бұрын
Yeast, that exciting RPG.
@RegalPixelKing
3 ай бұрын
I loved Ys V. I was worried with the art style change and gameplay change. And yeah the series had a bit of an identity crisis for that game, but honestly judging the game itself it's a great game and in my opinion a better game that even Ys III and SNES Ys IV, the PC Engine Ys IV on the other hand is one of the best Ys games to this day. The last third the game is basically a different game. The whole last third of the game is one massive super complex highly interconnected dungeon, it was fantastic, easily as good as some Zelda dungeons even.
@vitradesk
4 ай бұрын
9:49 did u just say it goes down ~*Ys-y*~??? Nice try pal!! 😏😂🤪
@Dbackus54
4 ай бұрын
Dude, nice.
@Tiamatria1
4 ай бұрын
Once again, another member of the population thinking they’re doing something honorable but in reality they’re wasting their time playing a stupid game
@totemlordreviews7242
4 ай бұрын
If people enjoy the tier list do you think it'd be a good idea to put it in the beginning of the video instead and then lead off with why it's going there? Might be a good hook
@Jesseofpv530
4 ай бұрын
Nice! New upload, im in !
@leargamma4912
4 ай бұрын
Did... did you get a haircut!?
@JasonGravesPoser
4 ай бұрын
an illusion
@JustDatBoi
4 ай бұрын
YS V wasn’t as good as its predecessors simply because it neglected bussy being a part of its story.
@stevep9177
4 ай бұрын
The tier list is fine if you only take a few seconds to say "this one belongs here" (which you do) and it caps off the video nicely.
@raina1848
4 ай бұрын
This game looks okay, but I'm not sure if I want to try it.
@bobbyo5807
4 ай бұрын
This is the one I actually want to play because you finally have a freakn sword with the overhead view 🗡️ 🛡️
@jhudsu1
4 ай бұрын
Oath of Felghana has that plus a remastered version of the best soundtrack in the series.
@bobbyo5807
4 ай бұрын
@@jhudsu1 sweet👍would love to play it
@simplemindedsage
4 ай бұрын
@@bobbyo5807Ys VI, Ys Origin and Ys III Remake are all built on the same engine. If you want a good, fast paced, top down ARPG, all three are fantastic.
@VikingBoyBilly
4 ай бұрын
To think I was almost about to click off before you started explaining that the tier list made people stop watching. I'm horrible
@teruienages962
4 ай бұрын
Don't be. It does indeed prove why this channel is garbage
@vembrace
4 ай бұрын
Well, at least the game looks pretty (for the SNES).
@Josephryanbanks
4 ай бұрын
Reminds me of Lagoon, same level of dinky
@teruienages962
4 ай бұрын
Couldn't dislike hard enough
@vitradesk
4 ай бұрын
More metrics analytics!!
@Josephryanbanks
4 ай бұрын
Jason Braves another snes rpg
@rorkirbabtista9429
Ай бұрын
I would love to play this on the switch
@thesubinion
4 ай бұрын
Out of all games ever developed and released, Ys V is definitely one of them. They'd better cook with the remake though.
@LucasRCD
4 ай бұрын
I find it funny how Ys V is apparently one of those games that have yet to be remade in the new canon or whatever, meaning the official Ys timeline just has this big gap where Ys V would go, almost as if they're embarassed by the game's existence to acknowledge it. The last remake it got was back during the PS2, and it wasn't much better than the original.
@chrisallen3427
4 ай бұрын
Have you played EVO?
@analogmoz
4 ай бұрын
It appears typing "Jason Graves EVO" is hard. kzitem.info/news/bejne/uoZ71WaAqmOdeqQ
@Reigam4
4 ай бұрын
The game that started my love for the Ys series ❤
@ScottPiwinski
4 ай бұрын
I have Y’s 5 on the PS2 could be better but not too bad
@KCUFyoufordoxingme
4 ай бұрын
I dig the video start with the heavy question. Maybe tier each game at the start of the next video?
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