Platforms
- PCMar 14, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 Critics7.0798 Players
- PlayStation 5Sep 28, 20238.4playscore7.924 Critics9.43.20K Players
- PlayStation 4Sep 28, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.43.11K Players
- Nintendo SwitchSep 28, 2023NAplayscore7.87 CriticsNA0 Players
35 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- All in all, Ys X: Nordics is a fun action-RPG romp with vikings, frantic combat, and a truly entertaining silent protagonist. If you can figure out the parry system, it might even be a good game. I’m still docking it points for making me swear at my Switch so loud I scared my cat.
Nicola Kapron · Nov 21, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Ys X: Nordics non è un titolo che intenda stravolgere la serie di riferimento, ma sicuramente rispetto a Lacrimosa of Dana e Monstrum Nox propone delle idee singolari. La progressione alterna l'esplorazione (a terra) di villaggi, pianure e dungeon con intere sessioni per mare, in cui la nostra imbarcazione può affondare le navi nemiche e abbordarle, fino al prossimo porto. Il combattimento, dal canto suo, rinuncia alla complessità garantita da un party dal numero elevato di membri e insiste sulla sola alternanza tra i due protagonisti, che però possono combattere letteralmente insieme grazie a un nuovo sistema di gioco che approfondisce ulteriormente l'azione di base. Certo, non è che questi aspetti siano del tutto esenti da difetti, come pure appare più che obsoleto il comparto grafico-tecnico della produzione, più vicino alla scorsa che all'attuale generazione di console. Considerato però in sé, complessivamente Ys X: Nordics è più che discreto, divertente e, cosa non scontata, perfetto anche per i nuovi arrivati.
Simone Pettine · Nov 07, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - I credit Falcom for continually tweaking the action JRPG elements of the Ys series, this time introducing naval battles and restricting melee combat to just two characters. Not everything works in Ys X: Nordics, but the open exploration and streamlined combat compensate for the elements that frustrate.
Kirk Hiner · Nov 01, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Ys and I will never be best friends. I love storytelling in my RPGs, and Ys is quite firmly committed to making me press buttons instead. More than ten games into the series and I still wish the developers did something, anything, to make Adol interesting enough to be a frontman that has more entries now than most of the absolute greats of fantasy literature. He’s no Thomas Covenant or Pug, that’s for sure. Still, despite this dispute between myself and the series, I can appreciate what so many others live and why this has become such a cult favourite over so many iterations. No other JRPG property does extreme-paced action as well as Ys, and with Ys X, that quality is supported with a sense of wonder and adventure in the exploration that makes it very difficult to put down.
Matt · Oct 30, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Ys X: Nordics is de beste Ys-game van de laatste jaren. Het verhaal is toegankelijk en vermakelijk, de game ziet er kleurrijk uit ondanks de wat simpele designs, daarbij draait de game op zowel de PS5 als de Switch ontzettend soepel. De game zit boordevol verschillende soorten gameplay die allemaal uitstekend in elkaar overlopen. Van het rondvaren met je schip en het verkennen van de wereld tot het verzamelen van een voltallige bemanning. Fans die Ys IX: Monstrum Nox iets te duister qua toon vonden, kunnen Ys X: Nordics met een gerust hart oppakken, want in Ys X schijnt de zon helder aan de lucht, is de zee heerlijk blauw, en vecht Adol Christen samen met zijn nieuwe Schild-zuster Karja alsof zijn leven ervan afhangt. En op de hoogste Nightmare-moeilijkheidsgraad is dat natuurlijk ook zo.
Gerard Olsder · Oct 29, 2024 Reviewed onRead full review - The story and characters are on point, and the way the core mechanics try to act as a mirror for the themes is fascinating! But there’s some connective tissue missing that could’ve made things really sing. Meanwhile, the ship customization and combat is cool and rewarding in the long run, but the agonizingly slow pace of progression there really hurts the drive to care and engage long enough to see the payoff. Will these systems see iteration and come into their own, or will Falcom try something else next time? I’m curious to see if Adol can become a talented sailor one day.
Lucas White · Oct 28, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - It’s hard not to come away from Ys X Nordics loving it, even if I have my qualms on the overall package. The game largely feels like an experiment, to push the series forward without fully abandoning the fans it gathered with the Party System Ys games. This is by far the best combat I’ve seen from any of the games, and it absolutely carries the experience. If we can get a sequel that builds all these concepts, fleshes them out further and adds a lot more visual variety, I think we could have the best Ys game ever made. We have a pretty good one with Ys X, and that’s still impressive. This is a step in the right direction for this new gameplay system, and there are so many great ideas here. I sincerely hope this manages to capture the hearts of new fans just like VIII did with me all those years ago.
Cullen Black · Oct 25, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Gelungenes Action-JRPG, das mit frischen Ideen Serienkenner und Neulinge gleichermaßen anspricht, aber leicht angestaubt wirkt
Steven Rettka · Oct 22, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - With some light visual touchups, Adol continues to dominate his PS2 era. The new sea air is good for his crimson hair, but the breadth of exploration can occasionally feel as broad as the Suez Canal.
Nathan Hennessy · Oct 22, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Un mundo abierto repleto de secretos por descubrir y un divertidísimo sistema de combate hacen de Nordics un JRPG muy recomendable pese a sus taras visuales y narrativas.
William Van Dijk · Oct 16, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review
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The story takes place in the northern sea Obelia Bay, a bay filled with countless islands of all sizes. Ys X: Nordics depicts a brand-new adventure in the northern sea Obelia Bay, featuring the young adventurer, Adol Christin, as its protagonist!
Developer: Nihon Falcom Corporation