Ys X: Nordics

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Ys X: Nordics
Ys X Steam artwork.jpg
Promotional artwork, featuring Karja Balta and Adol Christin
Developer(s) Nihon Falcom [a]
Publisher(s) NIS America
  • JP: Nihon Falcom
Producer(s) Toshihiro Kondo
Composer(s)
  • Hayato Sonoda
  • Shuntaro Koguchi
  • Yukihiro Jindo
  • Mitsuo Singa
Series Ys
Platform(s)
Release
28 September 2023
  • PS4, PS5, Switch
    • JP: 28 September 2023
    • WW: 25 October 2024
    Windows
    • AS: 14 March 2024
    • WW: 25 October 2024
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Ys X: Nordics [b] is a 2023 action role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. A part of the Ys series, it was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in September 2023 and was released worldwide by NIS America, including a Windows port, in October 2024. Ys X: Nordics takes place chronologically between Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter (1988) and Ys: Memories of Celceta (2012) and follows series protagonist Adol Christin who gets introduced to the seafaring warrior Karja Balta and the conflict between the Normans, her people, and monsters known as the Griegr.

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Gameplay

Ys X: Nordics is an action role-playing game played from a third-person perspective. [1] It breaks away from the party system used in Ys Seven (2009), Ys: Memories of Celceta (2012), Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (2016), and Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (2019) by only featuring two playable characters. [1] The game features sailing and ship combat, a first for the series. [1]

Development

Ys X: Nordics, the tenth main entry in the Ys series, was developed by Nihon Falcom and released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in Japan on 28 September 2023. A Windows port was released in Asian markets on 14 March 2024. [2] The game was released worldwide on all four platforms by NIS America, localized in English and French, on 25 October 2024. [2] [3]

Reception

Ys X: Nordics has a score of 80/100 on Metacritic. [4] It has a 78/100 top critic average and a 77% recommendation score on OpenCritic. [5] It was given the Editor's Choice award by RPGFan. [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Windows version ported by PH3 Games.
  2. ↑ Japanese: イースX -NORDICS-
  3. ↑ Based on 29 critic reviews.
  4. ↑ Based on 58 critic reviews.

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References

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  4. 1 2 "Ys X: Nordics". Metacritic . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Ys X: Nordics". OpenCritic . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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