Playfully resetting Adol’s progress, Falcom is poking fun at itself and other franchises where characters seem to forfeit their progress with each new entry. She’s aware of Adol’s past and the multitude of shipwrecks and incidents that formed the basis of previous Ys entries. Sent into the sprawling prison, Adol is grilled by Ingrid, one of the Romun Empire’s top interrogators.
Poor Adol is arrested before he has the opportunity to enter the city. With a group known as Monstrum entering the municipality, the local security force are on alert.
In keeping with custom, the good-natured, adventurous Adol Christin and his faithful companion Dogi arrive in prison city of Balduq and things immediately go awry.
While there are a few more obscure references than usual to be found, Monstrum Nox is not so different. Ys titles are habitually standalone affairs, typically sprinkling a few references to past games in an effort to express thanks to fans. Despite a few technical blemishes, this is Falcom demonstrating mastery of the genre.Ī Curious Chronicle of Multiple Shipwrecks Unsurprisingly, the release of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox doesn’t tamper with success, offering yet another adventure filled with friendship, frantic fights, and a multitude of side-quests. Company president, Toshihiro Kondo, has mentioned the method as one of the secrets of their continued success, with Falcom having an untarnished track record. But with the Last of Us series, the studio moved into dystopian worlds that swapped a sense of blissful enjoyment for motion-captured gloom.Īs one of the pioneers in the action-role playing genre, Tachikawa-based Nihon Falcom reliably adheres to tradition. Similarly, Naughty Dog used to design delightfully cartoonish efforts like Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter.
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