Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

Steam Deck Verified

Nihon Falcom · RPG · Apr 16, 2018

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $19.99.

90%
Very Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 206 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 130 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k 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
75% of themes are praise8% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This was a brilliant thing to have to be able to laugh at the silliness of the co-op at times, and to be able to have another person in the household more closely share in the experience so we could all enjoy this wonderful story together.
206 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
Combat is fun, even if not particularly difficult and not quite as refined as later entries in the franchise.
130 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is phenomenal and the best thus far.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
THE SOUNDTRACK THE GAME PLAY THE GRAPHIC THE BACKGROUND, THE STORIES, THE CHARACTERS, THEY ARE PERFECT!!
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics on PC are considerably superior to the console versions!
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Just has some issues with controller detection, so make sure no other controller or controller-like devices are plugged into the computer and it should be fine.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+3 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love9 themes
Story and characters206 reviews
Combat130 reviews
Gameplay88 reviews
Audio65 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty36 reviews
92%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes22 reviews
86%
Performance16 reviews
94%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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