Ys I & II Chronicles+

Ys I & II Chronicles+

Steam Deck Playable

Nihon Falcom · JRPG · Feb 14, 2013

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

89%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 140 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 73 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Although the stories are very cliché, I found the lore and world-building to be somewhat fascinating and the characters to be quite charming.
140 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Secrets are well-hidden and contain bonus items or just plain story progression -- it's just how old games were.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The pixel art and portraits are also fantastic while the soundtrack is simply amazing.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
This game does play like a game from the late 80s but it's a remaster with better visuals and music.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Worked fine with a controller.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters140 reviews
Gameplay75 reviews
Audio74 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat127 reviews
90%
Performance39 reviews
74%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty73 reviews
90%
Bugs10 reviews
70%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

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Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
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