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RED PILL me on this series

Where do I start?
What do I skip?
Is it even a good series or is it dogshit?

Throw your red pills at me.

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Start with 1, retard.

Isometric > bumper cars > party

Definitely play Oath in Felghana and Origin. Ark of Naphistim exists if you want more. Playing I & II Chronicles is like playing classic Resident Evil, if the controls don't bother you then the level designs peak here. Party Ys is okay but the flash mechanics are a bit too abusable for their own good. Lacrimosa of Dana is probably the most well liked one though Seven, Memories of Celceta and soon IX are all options too. If I didn't list it, don't worry about it unless you've played everything here and want to dive even deeper, and don't worry much about continuity as it doesn't matter THAT much.

are you a fag that needs an easy entry? start with oath or origin.
otherwise start with chronicles which is 1 and 2 and then go from there.

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1 and 2 chronicles are kino, just play them both. Nightmare mode is miserable, I'd suggest hard at most.

Is is amazing, start with Ys 1+2 Chronicles. Don't listen to the people shitting on the bump system, it's fucking great.

After that go to Oath in Felghana/Origin/Ark of Naphistim. Then if you like you can go into the "party" games like Ys 7 8 and 9, although they're not my cup of tea personally.

The series gets self-referential in later games thanks to the protagonist's growing reputation, but for the most part each release is fairly self-contained. You can start with bump combat in the original game (recommended: TurboGrafx for retro, or the 1&2 Chronicles for the modern experience) to get a feel for the series, jump into the more well-known titles like Oath of Felghana and Ys Origin for more standard combat (not the original Ys 3 by any means), or if you really want to dive into the more modern stuff, Ys VIII is pretty solid in its own right and the best of the party games. The series has a lot of evolution and all, but it's not difficult to get into once you understand what you're looking for.

Just be sure that if you go on a series-wide binge you skip Ys V. And if you're ever curious about what came before Memories of Celceta as the reimagining that it was, Dawn of Ys is a fun little romp of its own even if it was non-canon.

if you play 1, be patient until you get your first couple level ups, you are weak as fuck and it seems tedious at first.

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