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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

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3.7/5

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3.7

68 Reviews

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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Description
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island. Amidst this, Adol begins t...
Critics reviews
90 %
Recommend
Polygon
9.5/10
Game Informer
8.3/10
Wccftech
9.5/10
User reviews

3.7/5

( 68 Reviews )

3.7

68 Reviews

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Product details
2018, Nihon Falcom Corporation, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Geforce GTX 650 Ti, Version 11, 30 GB, Onboard...
DLCs
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Laxia's , Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - HQ Texture Pack, Ys VIII: Lacrim...
Time to beat
37 hMain
50.5 h Main + Sides
69.5 h Completionist
51 h All Styles
Description
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island. Amidst this, Adol begins to dream of a mysterious blue-haired maiden living in an unknown world. Join Adol as he unravels the riddle of the cursed isle and the blue-haired maiden Dana in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA!

  • An Epic Tale - Follow Adol on his latest adventure and uncover the mysteries of the cursed island.
  • Party On! – Change your playable character on-the-fly as you battle ferocious foes in lightning-fast combat.
  • Another Side – Unravel the mystery of the blue-haired maiden Dana through her unique gameplay sections.
  • It Takes a Village! – Rescue your fellow shipwrecked passengers and bring them to your village where they will provide valuable services.

© Nihon Falcom Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Licensed to and published by NIS America, Inc.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
37 hMain
50.5 h Main + Sides
69.5 h Completionist
51 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2018-04-16T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
16.2 GB

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Languages
English
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日本語
audio
text
Critics reviews
84
Top Critic Average
90 %
Critics Recommend
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Posted on: September 10, 2017

zhaodongyue

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Games: 128 Reviews: 5

TOOOOOO many bugs!!!! Please fix them!!!

Godawful dam-n bugs, when the first minute of the begining starts. The music plays twice one and after about several seconds, come on, how can I even say play it!!!! Or fix, or refund! Guys, its half of year!!! OMG, what falcom did in the long life!!!


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Posted on: May 26, 2018

rogerwilco88

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Games: 296 Reviews: 1

Latest update (6) broke the game

After more than a month, update 5 finally made the game run perfectly at 100+ fps without a single crash on my system. But today, NIS released update 6 and crippled the frame rate down to a ridiculous 35fps, while also reintroducing all those crashes. Do these people even know what they're doing? Unlike Steam, GOG doesn't allow its customers to roll back to older, functioning versions of their games, so this product is pretty much useless to me now.


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Posted on: February 4, 2022

_Auster_

Games: 2158 Reviews: 43

No regional price here on GOG

...While Steam does. I wouldn't be surprised if NIS America's entire catalogue would be at risk of getting removed, since they could think "GOG doesn't sell". Regional pricing exists due to people in those regions often not being able pay the full price converted from USD, and NIS America threw away the regional pricing for most of their titles on GOG (and they also ignore anyone that asks them about it).


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Posted on: July 25, 2021

miprotera

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Games: 32 Reviews: 1

Uninspired art design and gameplay

I bought this game after seeing praise and getting a bit of a jrpg bug, I tried it ofer the course of a weekend and dropped it, glad I bought it on sale. I haven't played that many jrpgs, and only finished a couple, so maybe I'm just not the target audiance for this kind of game, but whatever. My first complaint is of the art and story up until the 10 hour mark at which I dropped it. The game seems to really want to be an anime at the cost of everything else, which seems par for the course of this studio. Enemies are generally big and exaggerated without feeling so, which makes them seem boring. Character designs seem to pull from different clashing styles lacking artistical consistency to the point of being grading on the eyes. It also seems little to no thought is put into the worldbuilding, with many of the in-game locations being thinly veiled similies for historical civilizations. The maps also seem uninspired; like someone drew random boundaries on a notebook and that was it. Lots of invisible walls, and no queues from interesting terrain, no visible expertise on world design. The gameplay is what gets me though. It just doesn't feel fun. There's no risk or reward, as at any point not in a dungeon you can just stop and get your health back. As long as you can beat any encounter on full health, you shouldn't have an issue with them at all. Besides specific enemy info and attack patterns, which is all laid out pretty simply, there doesn't seem to be much of an increase in the technicality of gameplay as you progress. All it boils down to is picking the right character to attack an enemy with, knowing which skills to use, and either blocking or dodging at the correct time. Combat doesn't feel fluid. Less clunky than other games in the studio, but seeing as it's the most important part of the game, not enough to keep me playing. I'll leave my conclusion short and say that this game should pull more inspiration from more succesful jp studios like platinum and


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