Ys IX: Monstrum Nox on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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While imprisoned in Balduq, Adol is cursed and becomes a Monstrum. With his newfound powers, he must stop the Grimwald Nox from consuming the city.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is a jrpg, action and action rpg game
developed by Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH and Engine Software BV
and published by NIS America and Inc..
Released on July 06th 2021 is available only on Windows
in 3 languages: English, French and Japanese.
It has received 1,706 reviews of which 1,613 were positive and 93 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 20.14€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
- Processor: Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 650 Ti
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard
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Coming after Lacrimosa of Dana, it's a bit underwhelming, but it ain't bad and I quite like it. The tone is gray, a bit faded out and more serious. Depending on how you see it, Adol becomes emo spiderman,gets recruited by bleach vizards and then plays Assassin's creed around town. Or you know, since the game is set in Gllia I guess he's supposed to be the hunchback of notre dame mixed with the count of monte christo. While we are at it, why is the clinic called "ear" ? Anyway I digress. His newfound powers give 3 dimensionality to the labyrinths and dungeons which was practically non existant in lacrimosa of dana, or not until you had upgrades/later in the game. As far as combat goes, it's the same as lacrimosa of dana with one major addition : you can't accidentally hit your extra skill while trying to do flash dodges and flash guards, got to press both buttons twice. YAY! The raids are back in the form of pushing back the Grimwald Nox, or as the conversation with Dogi goes : Adol : It's a bit like the Isle of Seiren Dogi : Yeah, it's like the raids. You don't say Dogi, I love that. So all in all : Other JRPGs : Can't wait to kick the protagonist out of my party....oh I can't. Ys series : I really, genuinely, want to play as Adol, but Nihon Falcom keeps shooting me these kickass characters :/
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This was my first YS game, but after playing I am definitely going to dive into the rest of the series. It's hard for me to give YS 9 a number rating because I have some issues with performance and visuals, and I was not truly invested until the latter half of the game, but when I did get invested and everything clicked with me, man did I love it. It's not that the first half of the game isn't good either, it just feels a bit repetitive or at times you're not given a lot to go off of to keep you motivated. Overall, this game rocked and I didn't really expect to like it so much, so it was a very nice surprise. I came in not knowing if I'd play much at all, and by the end I was committed to basically 100%ing it (which I might still do in a 2nd playthrough). I am an action game and JRPG enjoyer, and I reeeally liked everything gameplay-wise that this game had to offer. Very fast-paced and fun to mess around with skills and different playable characters and to do so while listening to the OST in different areas was a blast. All the abilities for traversal through dungeons and areas was fun, and I enjoyed going back and exploring areas when I unlocked new ones. It feels a bit metroidvania in that sense, breaking through walls or sneaking into areas that you couldn't before. There's a lot of difficulty options which I really like, I played on Hard which was perfect for my entry into the series, but I would definitely go up from there in the future. I would imagine most people could handle Hard as their start to the series as well. Combat and how fun it is to control the different characters was a big highlight of YS 9. This game has style. While I do think the 3D textures, character models, and some of the animations the character models have are outdated for sure, the art, design, and music of this game really hit for me. The art and designs for characters, enemies, and set-pieces in YS 9 are a treat. Go check out the art-book for this game online, it's nuts. All the art you see that's 2D in this game is 10/10. Edgy designs are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine, so the way the Monstrums look hits for me for sure. For the music, you're hearing a LOT of guitar and high-energy tracks in the OST in this game and I love it, but I can understand some criticism if you're not into that. There's some OST variety for sure as well, but seriously some of the tracks are downright exhilarating to the point I'm bumping 'em while working out. Story-wise I was a bit bored or confused for the first half or 2/3 of the game, and then I was locked-in and enjoying it a lot after that. Love all the characters though, really really do. Hawk, Yufa, and Aprilis my beloved. I was very happy in 100%ing all the character entries in the journal and maxxing affinities to see more of these characters. Getting resolution at the end and seeing the credits made me a bit emotional, like wow I'm gonna miss these guys. YS 9 was a great adventure, and I definitely will remember it fondly, even as I start playing other games of the series (unlike Adol).
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Having a game set only in One city and its immediate surroundings is a crazy bet. One that worked really well here. Allthough the graphics are outdated and the Artistic Direction is nothing crazy (Except for a few main part of Balduq and the chara design which is absolutely stellar) the game remains a good one, where time spend is a blast. I found the story enjoyable, the characters endearing and the OST good. It's not better or worse than YS VIII, it's different, and I'm all for it
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A wonderful gameplay sequel to Lacrimosa of Dana. I would play Lacrimosa of Dana first if you're new to the series. The entire series is awesome to play and fun, and very much affordable here on steam, They also play great on Steam Deck with minimal configuration. However, if you want to play in chronological order the series timeline jumps around a bit: 1) Ys Origin 2) Ys: 1 and 2 (are bundled and pretty cheap) 3) Ys 4: Memories of Celcelta 4) Ys 3: Oath of Felghana 5) Ys 5: Kefin, Lost Kingdom of Sand 6) Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana 7) Ys 6: Ark of Napishtim 8) Ys Seven 9) Ys 9: Monstrum Nox Example: For a lot of the series the MC and Friend are trying to make their way to a continent called Altago, which YS: 7 takes place in, but YS8, Lacrimosa of Dana happens before that game even though Lacrimosa of Dana is a newer game. Lacrimosa of Dana came out in 2016 but its direct chronological sequel is Ark of Napishtim which came out in 2002. So it can be confusing to skip around such large gaps in gameplay but i think its worth it. Ys is an amazing series In this game, the references to the rest of the series are awesome and so nice. Going into this game with no spoilers is best because the story keeps you on your toes the entire time, and you want to solve the mystery. 10/10
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It's Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of dana combat that already great but with transformation that buff temporarily. The platforming around the city feels SO GOOD, if Ys have platforming like this but NOT on city setting like Ys IX: monstrum nox have, it won't be good. Greyish graphics like roman civilization, need more colors tbh. It's still really good game like 8 / 10 but Ys VIII: lacrimosa of dana is 10 / 10 show how masterpiece that game story, graphics, and gameplay is, if you not yet play Ys VIII i recommend play it first instead this. Ys IX runs really great on steam deck even when the massive city (balduq) so crowded
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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 59.99€ on Steam.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox received 1,613 positive votes out of a total of 1,706 achieving a rating of 8.98.
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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox was developed by Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH and Engine Software BV and published by NIS America and Inc..
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is not playable on MacOS.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is not playable on Linux.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There are 4 DLCs available for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox. Explore additional content available for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox on Steam.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
10
Developer
Nihon Falcom,
PH3 GmbH,
Engine Software BV
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Release
06 Jul 2021
Platforms
Remote Play
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