These games fit my needs perfectly. + They weren't completely unhinged anime games. They were relatively wholesome. + Each of the two games took near 1 full day of binging to complete the main story (if not slightly longer) (I was able to maintain interest) + The story was quite nice. It was a relatively well-put-together (lore-wise), sweet, traditional, fairy-tale-like story that I got a few laughs and feels out of. That being said, if you can't take the game lightly (with its metal boss music, etc), you might find it slightly cringe + The gameplay was quite unique to me. They use a combat and progression system that I have never experienced before. The progression system required little grinding in Ys 1 but was somewhat tedious in the Ys 2; that being said, grinding is very fast and simple due to the combat mechanics. The combat mechanics didn't require a large degree of skill, but weren't completely boring either, although such may have just been due to the "new/wow" factor for myself (the combat, for me, was fun to master and perform). Additionally, the bosses weren't all pushovers either, often requiring me to retry several times. Ys 1 (and to a lesser extent, Ys 2) actually does a relatively good job at letting the player know that they are not properly equipt for a particular boss fight, without actually telling them with words (the bosses are made such that if you do not have the sword needed to fight them, the sword you have will do small enough damage for you to get the idea that you are, in fact, missing an item you need) + Having customization options for the game music, portraits, etc. was really cool + Fun on controller + Great value on sale - Ys 2 required some grinding - There were a number of times where I didn't understand where to go, how to proceed, didn't understand my objective, etc. and, thus, had to look up a guide online (I hate having to constantly exit games for this kind of thing) (that being said, I'm also not the sharpest knife)
