Felghana and Origin on Steam!

[Wyrdwad]

Yes, it's official -- Ys: The Oath in Felghana is coming to Steam NEXT MONDAY (March 19th), complete with unique Steam achievements (containing original art that's totally awesome-looking), leaderboards for story mode and time attack, as well as Steam cloud support, all for a mere $14.99.

And Ys Origin! Surprised so many of you guys missed the "ValveTestApp" at the bottom of that leaked screenshot, as that's what it is. ;) Ys Origin has no release date or price just yet, but it's coming, and it's going to have all the same bonuses as Felghana (achievements, leaderboards, cloud support, etc.).

SHAZAM!!

I'll be happy to field any questions related to these lovely, lovely games. ;)

-Tom

[Lumina]

Good luck with Steam XSEED, I hope it does well for you guys. Just promise not to forget your console/handheld fans if it turns out to be extremely successful. :p

[yuki-chan]

I need to do a new account on Steam because I forgot my password.....

[SpaceDrake]

I CAN FINALLY GODDAMN TALK ABOUT THIS FOR REAL JESUS.

Cannot wait for these to go on sale for real - I've wanted to see this happen for a long time. PC is the only way to experience Oath, and there's no other way of GETTING Origin.

It's an excellent step, though, and hopefully it'll lead to other happy things in the future! I do heartily approve of other Japanese-import companies getting onto Steam, as it's a market which is starved for this sort of content.


I need to do a new account on Steam because I forgot my password.....

You can contact the Steam support guys and get your password reset or somesuch, I'm pretty sure. So long as you remember your account name!

[Sara]

It's great that this is finally out in the open.
I can't speak much for Origin yet, but I totally agree with SpaceDrake about Oath.
PC is THE way to experience Oath, and it's a fantastic game.

[yuki-chan]

You can contact the Steam support guys and get your password reset or somesuch, I'm pretty sure. So long as you remember your account name!

I also forgot my account name.... So I'm going to create a new account

[Chaosblade]

Awesome. And great pricing as well, this should do really well, I think.

And I asked in the other thread, did Falcom add in proper widescreen support for this release? I wasn't expecting it, but maybe the chances are better since there are some other improvements like the achievements and leaderboards.


And Origin, yes! Opening up with the two strongest games you could, eh? ;)

[Minneyar]

I'll be happy to field any questions related to these lovely, lovely games. ;)

Sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Will you be using the fan translation of Ys Origin, or is this one from scratch? Will it include the Extras disc?

[Chelli]

This is great news! I don't really play PC games, but I'll definitely get Origin. Might get Felghana as well, but I already have it on PSP so that one will definitely take a backseat towards Origin for now.

[Pedrith]

Hi. I have steam on my mac. Will I still be able to get the PC version of Oath in Felghana and Ys Origins or is it for the PC version of steam?

[SpaceDrake]

Hi. I have steam on my mac. Will I still be able to get the PC version of Oath in Felghana and Ys Origins or is it for the PC version of steam?

You can always purchase PC versions of games on the Mac client. Actually making sure the PC versions can run, however, will be up to you. :(

[Tsuko]

Xseed please release both of these on disc

[Robobandit]

Awesome news! Will buy on day one..

Question though - Will resolutions for the game be selectable or are they fixed in a particular resolution? I (and many others, I'm sure..) have a fairly large monitor, so a game at 640x480 isn't going to look very good without playing in a tiny window..

Thanks!

[Chaosblade]

They have selectable resolutions, though I'm not sure how it's going to work on Steam since the Japanese PC versions had a separate configuration utility for IQ settings.

And Tom mentioned that there is no proper widescreen support, so that's a downer but not a big deal. And he only mentioned 1680x1050 support, but I assume it goes at least to 1080p. The Groupon versions of Ark and Origin both supported 1080p.

(1080p isn't native though, the interface is clearly stretched at that resolution).

[omgfloofy]

Awesome news! Will buy on day one..

Question though - Will resolutions for the game be selectable or are they fixed in a particular resolution? I (and many others, I'm sure..) have a fairly large monitor, so a game at 640x480 isn't going to look very good without playing in a tiny window..

Thanks!

If someone doesn't beat me to this today, I can look up the native resolutions for the games for you once I get home from work today.

XSEED's should match the Japanese ones, at the very least.

[Wyrdwad]

And I asked in the other thread, did Falcom add in proper widescreen support for this release? I wasn't expecting it, but maybe the chances are better since there are some other improvements like the achievements and leaderboards.

Actually, those aren't specifically from Falcom. We happened to find ourselves a programmer with Steam experience, you see! She's looking into the possibility of adding widescreen support via patch in the future, but for the time being, the game still only natively supports 4:3 resolution. We're talking up to 1680x1050, though, so it still looks gorgeous, even if there are some tiny black bars along the sides of the screen. ;)


Will you be using the fan translation of Ys Origin, or is this one from scratch? Will it include the Extras disc?

It's based on Deuce's fan-translation, but as with Felghana and Chronicles, it's being edited in-house. I promise no pop culture references or dumb jokes this time, though. ;)

And yes, all extra disc content is included.


Hi. I have steam on my mac. Will I still be able to get the PC version of Oath in Felghana and Ys Origins or is it for the PC version of steam?

Regrettably, probably not. The game is Windows-only, so unless you're able to run Windows game on your Mac, it's a no-go. Sorry!


Xseed please release both of these on disc

No plans for that right now, but hey, if they turn out to be million-sellers, you never know what we might do in the future. ;) For now, though, sorry!


Question though - Will resolutions for the game be selectable or are they fixed in a particular resolution?

Don't worry, resolution is selectable. As noted above, you can go all the way up to 1680x1050 in both games, and there are a LOT of options available.

You shouldn't have any problem finding the perfect resolution for your monitor. (:

(Native resolution for both games, BTW, is 1024x768, as far as I'm aware.)


They have selectable resolutions, though I'm not sure how it's going to work on Steam since the Japanese PC versions had a separate configuration utility for IQ settings.

Yep, that separate utility is still present, and can be executed right from the game folder as long as you have Steam running.

-Tom

[Robobandit]

They have selectable resolutions, though I'm not sure how it's going to work on Steam since the Japanese PC versions had a separate configuration utility for IQ settings.

And Tom mentioned that there is no proper widescreen support, so that's a downer but not a big deal. And he only mentioned 1680x1050 support, but I assume it goes at least to 1080p. The Groupon versions of Ark and Origin both supported 1080p.

I doubt that will a problem.. a lot of games have separate launchers and many of them have separate configuration utilities for graphics, control and audio options outside of the game itself. Sonic Generations is a recent example of this and it also supports steamworks, etc.

[Sara]

Yeah. When you launch the game you'll get to choose from the DX8/DX9 versions of the game or config right away, so it's fine.

[Ryos]

Hmm, I wasn't planning on double dipping on Oath but at $14.99, I just might, primarily because it's so awesome anyway. Origin I'm definitely going for unless you guys charge $1337 or something.

[Megamixer]

What's Ys Origin like gameplay-wise? Bumpy? Jumpy? Slashy? Rolly? Teamy? Will it have controller support? What are system requirements & how do I steam? :confused:

[Chaosblade]

Actually, those aren't specifically from Falcom. We happened to find ourselves a programmer with Steam experience, you see! She's looking into the possibility of adding widescreen support via patch in the future, but for the time being, the game still only natively supports 4:3 resolution. We're talking up to 1680x1050, though, so it still looks gorgeous, even if there are some tiny black bars along the sides of the screen. ;)

-Tom

That's really interesting, I figured Falcom was going back and doing the work on these. Since widescreen patches already exist for the Napishtim engine games, hopefully it shouldn't be too difficult getting it worked out in the Steam releases.

So since you have a programmer (I don't know if you hired them or are just contracting them in a case-by-case basis) and they're adding achievements, I'm wondering if it's going to be possible to have the game in Valve's contests during summer/holiday sales. Adding game content, however minor, is probably out of the question, but adding in some sort of contest achievement to the existing game may be reasonable. And getting your game up in the contest list would give it a TON of exposure. Though maybe not much more than being a daily deal...

Getting ahead of myself there though.


What's Ys Origin like gameplay-wise? Bumpy? Jumpy? Slashy? Rolly? Teamy? Will it have controller support? What are system requirements & how do I steam? :confused:

System requirements are extremely low. Unless your PC is like 8+ years old, you should be able to run these games. And Origin plays pretty much like Oath in Felghana.

And yes, it has controller support.

[Tsuko]

Xseed you should get the PC license for the Legend of Heroes VI Trilogy
releasing the Second Chapter on Steam would help you and Nihon Falcom figure out a way to resolve the disc changing problem that the PSP version seems to suffer

[KnightofAncient]

As per the specs, here they are straight from Falcom's site.

Ys The Oath in Felghana

OS = 64bit 7/Vista/XP Windows
CPU = (Or more recommended PentiumIII/1GHz) over Ⅲ / 800MHz Pentium
HDD = free space 1.3GB or more
Memory = Or more [7/Vista] 1GB, more than [XP] 512MB
DirectX = Since DirectX9.0c
Monitor = More than 640 × 480 resolution, HightColor or more (65,536 colors)
Graphic = 3D accelerator over VRAM32MB, corresponding to the later DirectX9.0c
Sound = Sound function that corresponds to the later DirectX9.0c
Disk drive = DVD-ROM drives

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.falcom.co.jp%2Fmailorder%2Fcata log%2F935.html

Ys Origin


OS = 64bit 7/Vista/XP Windows
CPU = (Or more recommended Pentium4/1.3GHz) over Ⅲ / 1GHz Pentium
HDD free space 1.8GB or more
Memory = Or more [7/Vista] 1GB, more than [XP] 512MB
DirectX = Since DirectX9.0c
Monitor = More than 640 × 480 resolution, HightColor or more (65,536 colors)
Graphic = 3D accelerator over VRAM64MB, corresponding to the later DirectX9.0c
Sound = Sound function that corresponds to the later DirectX9.0c
Disk drive = DVD-ROM drives

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.falcom.co.jp%2Fmailorder%2Fcata log%2F936.html

Considering these are straight from the Japanese Versions, there shouldnt be that much change in the specifications

__________________________________________________ ______________________
Anyway, I was going to refrain from asking these questions until release. But since you are open to questions, I will ask.

1. Are both games going to be region-locked? I know there are stories of games on steam being region-locked. Better for me to ask now. :D

2. Will this steam version of Oath in Felghana have VA and the retry/one level below feature that was in the PSP release, but not in the original PC version.


I would like to add-on that I still believe there is still a possibility for the widescreen patch to be applied manually for the reason that only the directories are changed.

[Chaosblade]

Xseed you should get the PC license for the Legend of Heroes VI Trilogy
releasing the Second Chapter on Steam would help you and Nihon Falcom figure out a way to resolve the disc changing problem that the PSP version seems to suffer

If I were a betting man, I'd bet that's their current plan.


I would like to add-on that I still believe there is still a chance for the widescreen patch to be applied manually because only the directories are changed.

It's not so much a problem with the game structure, but with Steam itself. Steam doesn't really like patches due to how it works, it's possible that if you apply the widescreen patch Steam will detect that something is wrong with the modified files and redownload them to "fix" the game. This is a feature intended to prevent files from getting corrupted, but has that unfortunate side effect of breaking patches/mods.

Edit: Sometimes patches do work though, so we could get lucky. For example, there is a slowdown patch for Commandos that works with the Steam version. Unlike a widescreen patch, that slowdown patch is pretty much required to play the game since it runs so fast it's unplayable on modern PCs.

[Minneyar]

What's Ys Origin like gameplay-wise? Bumpy? Jumpy? Slashy? Rolly? Teamy? Will it have controller support? What are system requirements & how do I steam? :confused:

Ys Origin uses the same game engine as Felghana, so the controls are very similar. Top-down 3D action with jumping and slashing; no rolling, no teammates. There are different playable characters and each one has their own story mode. It was the last game made with that game engine, and in my opinion the best one; compared to Felghana, the graphics are higher-quality and the different abilities are much more balanced.

Steam is a program & store used to distribute games over the internet, and you can download the client here: http://store.steampowered.com/

[KnightofAncient]

It's not so much a problem with the game structure, but with Steam itself. Steam doesn't really like patches due to how it works, it's possible that if you apply the widescreen patch Steam will detect that something is wrong with the modified files and redownload them to "fix" the game. This is a feature intended to prevent files from getting corrupted, but has that unfortunate side effect of breaking patches/mods.

People are allowed to input mods/patches manually for Skyrim which I have done with no problem, I dont see why its not possible for this case unless XSEED added more security on the games launcher. Even with Skyrim with mods and patches if you ask steam to verify your game cache, steam doesnt go haywire.

File path for most steam games: Program Files ->Steam -> steamapps -> common
or
steamapps -> "your profile name"

I guess the best thing is to wait and see.

[Peytral]

My life is complete now.

[Wyrdwad]

1. Are both games going to be region-locked? I know there are stories of games on steam being region-locked. Better for me to ask now.

Nah, not unless Steam automatically region-locks things somehow. We're certainly not adding any sort of locking to the game.


2. Will this steam version of Oath in Felghana have VA and the retry/one level below feature that was in the PSP release, but not in the original PC version.

No, I'm afraid not. This is the original PC version, as-is, with the only additions being Steamworks features.

-Tom

[KnightofAncient]

I assumed "no" for #2, but did not hurt to ask. Thanks for answering. :)

[Serge]

And Ys Origin! Surprised so many of you guys missed the "ValveTestApp" at the bottom of that leaked screenshot, as that's what it is. Ys Origin has no release date or price just yet, but it's coming, and it's going to have all the same bonuses as Felghana (achievements, leaderboards, cloud support, etc.).

Wow that's a fantastic news, I haven't played Ys Origins yet. Are you going to use the fantastic translated script of "I figli di Gaucci"?

[Grimmy]

Really, really excellent news. I'm in 100% on Ys Origin, but won't double dip on Felghana until it has widescreen support. Already have (and finished) the PSP version so it's not as much a priority.

After the inevitable release of Trails in the Sky on steam, I really hope Xanadu Next is, ugh, next, since there's also an English patch already done and all. I'm sure XSEED could work something out with the translation guy a la with Deuce.

[Ryos]

I really hope Xanadu Next is, ugh, next, since there's also an English patch already done and all. I'm sure XSEED could work something out with the translation guy a la with Deuce.

I like the way you think and support this 100% even if my wallet doesn't. It's something I can see doing pretty well with the Steam crowd too.

[Chaosblade]

The Xanadu Next translation is also pretty good. It really wouldn't need much editing at all.

[LentFilms]

Holy Crap! The reveal that Ys Origin is coming out in English is very exciting but the announcement that XSEED is now on Steam is insane! Shazam indeed.
Falcom has released so many awesome games on the PC: Zwei I (http://www.falcom.co.jp/zwei/) & II (http://www.falcom.co.jp/zwei2/index.html), almost (http://www.falcom.co.jp/ed3_win/) the (http://www.falcom.co.jp/ed4_win/) entire (http://www.falcom.co.jp/ed5/) Legend (http://www.falcom.co.jp/ed6/index.html) of (http://www.falcom.co.jp/ed6_sc/index.html) Heroes (http://www.falcom.co.jp/sora_3rd/index.html) series, Dinosaur Resurrection (http://www.falcom.co.jp/dino/), Xanadu Next (http://www.falcom.co.jp/xanadu_next/), and many more (http://www.falcom.co.jp/game/game_windows.html). The possibility that any of these titles could be released on Steam in the future is amazing news.

[Grimmy]

I like the way you think and support this 100% even if my wallet doesn't. It's something I can see doing pretty well with the Steam crowd too.

I agree - it could bring in a new audience to both XSEED and Falcom. I think they really should do it.


The Xanadu Next translation is also pretty good. It really wouldn't need much editing at all.

Good to hear. No real reason XSEED couldn't put this out relatively quickly then.

So I guess the order of their release may be (based on the availability of an English script):
1. Ys: The Oath in Felghana
2. Ys Origin
3. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
4. Ys VI: The Ark of Napistim
5. Xanadu Next
6. Gurumin (if XSEED can get the script from Mastiff, which may be tough, and the game has VO)

There is also a purported translation being done for Zwei II+. Evidence is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URJ-0SAWD3Y

[Megamixer]

System requirements are extremely low. Unless your PC is like 8+ years old, you should be able to run these games. And Origin plays pretty much like Oath in Felghana.

And yes, it has controller support.

Ys Origin uses the same game engine as Felghana, so the controls are very similar. Top-down 3D action with jumping and slashing; no rolling, no teammates. There are different playable characters and each one has their own story mode. It was the last game made with that game engine, and in my opinion the best one; compared to Felghana, the graphics are higher-quality and the different abilities are much more balanced.

Steam is a program & store used to distribute games over the internet, and you can download the client here: http://store.steampowered.com/
Thanks for the info! Oath was my leasy favorite of the 3(4?) PSP Ys games so its disappointing to hear they're similar but I should still enjoy it. Pretty cool about the multiple story modes.


[XP] 512MB
Its bad if I have less than half of that, isn't it? :(

[yuki-chan]

If you're going to release more games on Steam, don't forget Dinosaur Resurrection

[Peytral]

I like the way you think and support this 100% even if my wallet doesn't. It's something I can see doing pretty well with the Steam crowd too.

Yeah, this. I would buy Xanadu Next in a heartbeat. Though, I kind of disagree with Chaosblade; the translation is overall great, but some parts felt kind of lazily done, especially in the latter half of the game. I feel like XSEED could improve on it quite a bit, but maybe not.

[Chaosblade]

Well I'm only between half to two-thirds of the way through the game, it kind of got put aside with the Vita releasing among other things. But so far the quality has been impressive for a fan translation. If it does fall apart toward the end then I guess it gives Tom something to do ;)

[none123]

My wallet cries cents. I will definetly be getting every game off of steam. A question though. If you already had the japanese version installed and played on your computer. Would the steam version recognize the progress you made?

[Chaosblade]

My wallet cries cents. I will definetly be getting every game off of steam. A question though. If you already had the japanese version installed and played on your computer. Would the steam version recognize the progress you made?

Probably not automatically, but I bet there will be a way to get that to work, unless there are incompatibilities due to modifications made for things like achievements.

[KnightofAncient]

Its bad if I have less than half of that, isn't it? :(

If you have less than 512MB RAM, you would be ok in running at the lowest or maybe normal settings, but running extra stuff in the background can slow your computer down. Running any messenger service, voice chat, IRC, and internet browser in the background is fine, but keeping extra programs to a minimum is the best option. :)

[Wyrdwad]

My wallet cries cents. I will definetly be getting every game off of steam. A question though. If you already had the japanese version installed and played on your computer. Would the steam version recognize the progress you made?

Theoretically, yes. The Steam version has its own savegame folder, but if you copy your Japanese savegames into it, they should be recognized by the English version of the game (though the save location will still be written in Japanese until you save again).

Unless you've already saved into that slot since purchasing the English game, anyway. Cloud saves take precedence over hard drive saves, so if there's both a savegame file on Steam's servers in slot 1 *and* a savegame file on your computer in slot 1, only the one on Steam's servers will show.

-Tom

[none123]

Theoretically, yes. The Steam version has its own savegame folder, but if you copy your Japanese savegames into it, they should be recognized by the English version of the game (though the save location will still be written in Japanese until you save again).

Unless you've already saved into that slot since purchasing the English game, anyway. Cloud saves take precedence over hard drive saves, so if there's both a savegame file on Steam's servers in slot 1 *and* a savegame file on your computer in slot 1, only the one on Steam's servers will show.

-Tom

Thankyou very much. I will try to find it since it's been a while that I had that version. I love you guys even more.

[ojsinnerz]

Here goes another round of Wallet May Cry. Welp.

[perrandy]

i think i'm gonna try this steam deal but since steam is a pc client does that mean that they consume bandwith when in use?i'm asking because,again, i'm a pc noob all around.oh and does steam accept all major cc?

[KnightofAncient]

i think i'm gonna try this steam deal but since steam is a pc client does that mean that they consume bandwith when in use?i'm asking because,again, i'm a pc noob all around.oh and does steam accept all major cc?

Being logged on to steam does consume bandwidth unless you set it to Offline Mode. As for CC, Steam does accept major CC's and they also accept Paypal.

[none123]

i think i'm gonna try this steam deal but since steam is a pc client does that mean that they consume bandwith when in use?i'm asking because,again, i'm a pc noob all around.oh and does steam accept all major cc?

Beaten by the person above.

Only for checking updates on your games and updating them as well as any advertisements that might show up. I always right click on the steam icon on the lower right and close it when I am done/not using it at all. Yes steam does accept credit cards as well as paypal and others. You can also run the games offline, but no achievements/trophies will be posted as well as any patch updates, so that they don't use any bandwidth while you are playing.

[Phoenix_Apollo]

I just....I just....

Honestly, you guys are just on fire this year. Last Story and two Ys games on Steam? And GKH? I just....wow. You guys. You just exceeded Working Designs. There can be no question now. I just approve so hard...this is the best thing you guys could have done. Holy god, this means Falcom's entire library is now open for you guys to publish.

And if all goes well, perhaps publishing Trails 2nd and 3rd on UMD won't seem as scary...

[Sara]

You can also run the games offline, but no achievements/trophies will be posted as well as any patch updates, so that they don't use any bandwidth while you are playing.

That's usually a per-game basis thing brought on by somewhat old achievement code standards. As a result, some newer games do support achievements in offline mode, not uploading the data until you next connect, as long as you have played the game in online mode at least once. I think these should, but I can't promise that they do. I am pretty sure though. It obviously won't patch if you're offline though, yeah. Fortunately, patches shouldn't exactly be a frequent thing here.

[Shizuka]

Good luck with Steam XSEED, I hope it does well for you guys. Just promise not to forget your console/handheld fans if it turns out to be extremely successful. :p

Lumina resumed all my feelings about this announcement.

[SIN]

This is great, I wish I hadn't beat Oath already, I'll get it eventually but probably not day one (low on $, damn car repairs!) And I haven't beaten Origins yet. The japanese download version runs kind of choppy on my laptop, would it run better through steam you think???

[Wyrdwad]

Should run about the same. If you turn down the game's settings a bit, though, it'll likely be much smoother.

-Tom

[SIN]

Should run about the same. If you turn down the game's settings a bit, though, it'll likely be much smoother.

-Tom

I hope so, It seems to love getting choppy during boss fights! That game is so badass it'll be sweet having an official translation, are you going to be using updated version of your translation from back in the day??

[perrandy]

Beaten by the person above.

Only for checking updates on your games and updating them as well as any advertisements that might show up. I always right click on the steam icon on the lower right and close it when I am done/not using it at all. Yes steam does accept credit cards as well as paypal and others. You can also run the games offline, but no achievements/trophies will be posted as well as any patch updates, so that they don't use any bandwidth while you are playing.ty guys for your replies :)

[Wyrdwad]

I hope so, It seems to love getting choppy during boss fights! That game is so badass it'll be sweet having an official translation, are you going to be using updated version of your translation from back in the day??

Small pieces of it (like the prologue narration), but for the most part, it's translated by Jeff Nussbaum/Deuce, the same fan-translator who provided the original scripts we used for Felghana and Chronicles.

As with those games, however, we are of course editing the game's script in-house.

-Tom

[SIN]

Very nice, I don't remember if they're the ones who made the english patch for Origins. Can't wait, I feel like I can't be dissapointed by Xseed!

For Origins, are we looking at a couple of months or later than that?

[Wyrdwad]

For Origins, are we looking at a couple of months or later than that?

Probably just a couple months, yeah. Depends on how smoothly everything goes with the editing and programming, though.

-Tom

[Shizuka]

Corpse Party should be XSEED's next Steam title. I know Falcom's great, but Corpse Party could be a huge hit on Steam, for being both simple yet interesting.

[Wyrdwad]

Corpse Party should be XSEED's next Steam title. I know Falcom's great, but Corpse Party could be a huge hit on Steam, for being both simple yet interesting.

It's definitely been/being considered. No idea how likely it is, but hey, we'd have a hard time saying no to more Corpse Party. ;)

-Tom

[Shizuka]

I'm glad that it's been/being considered, any computer would be able to run that game.

[Kirbs]

You got my money on both of these games.

[hulksmashhh]

Actually, those aren't specifically from Falcom. We happened to find ourselves a programmer with Steam experience, you see! She's looking into the possibility of adding widescreen support via patch in the future, but for the time being, the game still only natively supports 4:3 resolution. We're talking up to 1680x1050, though, so it still looks gorgeous, even if there are some tiny black bars along the sides of the screen. ;)



I have the Japanese version, and am able to get up to widescreen resolution of 2304x1440 in the config with no black bars. How come this wont be available in steam version?


But huge thanks too you and the xseed team bringing these to steam and making it convenient to purchase for everyone.

[KnightofAncient]

I have the Japanese version, and am able to get up to widescreen resolution of 2304x1440 in the config with no black bars. How come this wont be available in steam version?


But huge thanks too you and the xseed team bringing these to steam and making it convenient to purchase for everyone.

Falcom did re-release some PC games including Oath with Win7 64bit support few years ago, that may be why.

[NeoAthanasius]

Thank you so much for this! I just built a new rig in November so now it will be perfect with some Ys on it. I have wanted to play Origin for so long, so I'm beyond giddy!

[Wyrdwad]

The options in the config program should be exactly the same as the options available in the latest Japanese release of both games. I didn't see that screen resolution at a glance, but if it's there in the Japanese version, it should be there in our version too.

The games are designed with 1024x768 in mind, though, so that's honestly the resolution I would recommend most strongly.

-Tom

[Ashley]

Holy crap! Ys origins!! This is awesome news! Xseed continues to be super awesome <3 Thankyou my darling Xseed :D

[SIN]

Probably just a couple months, yeah. Depends on how smoothly everything goes with the editing and programming, though.

-Tom

Surprised you're able to answer this!

[Wyrdwad]

Surprised you're able to answer this!

Well, it's not exactly a very committal answer. ;) But yeah, our goal is to release the game as soon as it's ready. Because with Steam, we can do that! And it shouldn't take tooooo long for the game to be ready to go.

Like I said, though, it all depends on how smoothly everything goes. If there are unexpected bugs or something, this could EASILY get bumped back farther. (:

-Tom

[KnightofAncient]

The options in the config program should be exactly the same as the options available in the latest Japanese release of both games. I didn't see that screen resolution at a glance, but if it's there in the Japanese version, it should be there in our version too.

The games are designed with 1024x768 in mind, though, so that's honestly the resolution I would recommend most strongly.

-Tom

If thats the case and the patch released was based off of the 2005 release, then there is nothing to worry about regarding widescreen.
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I forgot to post on this earlier but I will now. Thanks for the steamcloud support, I now dont have to go in and transfer the game saves each time im going to play on the laptop.

I wonder if a fully english and internet functional vantage master online is in the realm of possibility in the future, no matter how far it may be. The idea does seem cool though.

[Chestnut Bowl]

This is absolutely amazing news. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

I'll be spreading the word. I want more Falcom games on Steam. Some Zwei!!, perhaps...?

[hulksmashhh]

The games are designed with 1024x768 in mind, though, so that's honestly the resolution I would recommend most strongly.
Based on my experience, I completely disagree. Looks and plays phenomenally at all kinds of higher resolutions. It certainly does not feel like at all there is a specific native resolution for the game.

But as long as everything is the same graphic/config-wise like you say, then we'll all be alright. :P

[MulderYuffie]

Looks like i'm going to be missing out on Ys Origins and SC/3rd......
Wish XSEED would consider a limited Premnium/Collectors edition physical release...

[Wyrdwad]

Looks like i'm going to be missing out on Ys Origins and SC/3rd......
Wish XSEED would consider a limited Premnium/Collectors edition physical release...

Well, it's like I said before (which Neph refuted vehemently)... vote with your wallet! If you want to see more Falcom games on PC, then buy the ones we release, digital or no. If sales are good enough, we'll know there's a sizable market for this, and we may be able to justify releasing future titles in physical editions -- or maybe even rereleasing existing ones! If a million people buy Felghana, for example, then you'd better believe we'll do everything we can to maximize sales for Origin -- physical editions, expensive ad campaigns, the works!

But this is (mostly) uncharted water. We need to dip a toe before we're comfortable jumping in head-first. Maybe Steam will be an incredibly positive experience for us, and future titles will be released in limited physical runs. Who knows?

For now, though, I'm just glad we have an opportunity to bring some of Falcom's PC titles to the English-speaking world at all. I wasn't sure we'd ever see the day!

-Tom

[SIN]

Well, it's like I said before (which Neph refuted vehemently)... vote with your wallet! If you want to see more Falcom games on PC, then buy the ones we release, digital or no. If sales are good enough, we'll know there's a sizable market for this, and we may be able to justify releasing future titles in physical editions -- or maybe even rereleasing existing ones! If a million people buy Felghana, for example, then you'd better believe we'll do everything we can to maximize sales for Origin -- physical editions, expensive ad campaigns, the works!

But this is (mostly) uncharted water. We need to dip a toe before we're comfortable jumping in head-first. Maybe Steam will be an incredibly positive experience for us, and future titles will be released in limited physical runs. Who knows?

For now, though, I'm just glad we have an opportunity to bring some of Falcom's PC titles to the English-speaking world at all. I wasn't sure we'd ever see the day!

-Tom

Ah, good ol' Neph. I've seen other people such as him that act shockingly self-entitled when it comes to Xseed. BE LUCKY THE GAME IS RELEASED AT ALL PEOPLE!!! Everybody wants it on a console with an LE, but we'll all probably have to take what we can get! These games won't make that much money and SC won't work with the dual UMD situation, it is unfortunate but its true. Plus if it's on PC I don't really care if it is physical or not, I've never really considered PC games part of my collection, so Steam works just fine!

[Minneyar]

I have the Japanese version, and am able to get up to widescreen resolution of 2304x1440 in the config with no black bars. How come this wont be available in steam version?

You can set the game to a widescreen resolution, but it does not properly set the aspect ratio, it just stretches the image.

It's weird, I know some people have no problem with games that are stretched when widescreen and don't even notice it, but it drives me up the wall.

[Dusty Starr]

You just had to do it XSEED; you just had to force me to get Steam and play on my PC. :( I guess that you win this time, XSEED... hopefully you will not stop releasing physical games for those of us that like that. :3

This is pretty cool news though. :3 I always, well, for the past few years at least, wanted to play Origins, and was considering buying it from Falcom for a while. I suppose that this will not be so bad, as long as nothing goes wrong. So, I'll buy your Origins XSEED, I might even rebuy Oath... but if something goes wrong, I am coming for you. X3 More literally, I will pester you until I we figure out how to fix it.

So, thank you XSEED. :3 I might not be the biggest fan of digital games, but I am coming around, but more importantly, I know this will make a lot of people happy. :3 Me included.

[fedaykin]

Well this is awesome. I'm looking forward to playing Origins.

[AweOfShe]

Hurray for Origin~!

[suashi]

Definitely excited for Origin! Haven't gotten very far in Oath on the PSP yet but if I like it I'll consider double-dipping.

[fedaykin]

I just....I just....

Honestly, you guys are just on fire this year. Last Story and two Ys games on Steam? And GKH? I just....wow. You guys. You just exceeded Working Designs. There can be no question now. I just approve so hard...this is the best thing you guys could have done. Holy god, this means Falcom's entire library is now open for you guys to publish.

And if all goes well, perhaps publishing Trails 2nd and 3rd on UMD won't seem as scary...

Yeah that's precisely my hope as well. My friends have mostly been impressed by the Ys PSP games (we would compete on my psp for least number of deaths before downing a boss), but no one was going to buy a psp just for them. Hopefully, this PC release should expand the audience a bit and improve Xseed's freedom to take on risky options.

But "worst" case scenario, we can play an official English release of Ys Origin, which I'll take.

[Anelace]

Really happy about this announcement! I hope sales do go every well. I know my friend and I try to spread the word as much as we can. I converted him to a falcom fan when trails in the sky came out on PSP, and every now and then we have our "Yay Falcom!" conversations lol. I usually try to get more over on the Falcom train, but most my friends lack a PSP, where they all have PCs.

Origin is the one I've been wanting to play the most for awhile, I just never got around to buying the JP version. So I'll happily wait for it to be out here.

[Neuts]

I'm really happy about this development. I don't own a PSP, so I never got the opportunity to play Oath in Felghana, and the localization of Origin is more than I hoped for. Is it based off of Doppiapunta's work?

[Wyrdwad]

I'm really happy about this development. I don't own a PSP, so I never got the opportunity to play Oath in Felghana, and the localization of Origin is more than I hoped for. Is it based off of Doppiapunta's work?

Well, Deuce's work, but yes. Doppiapunta was the project lead for the fan-translation, one of his friends was the hacker, and Deuce was the translator. None of the hacking work is being used, but Deuce's translation is being used as a base (and edited in-house), much as we did with Felghana and Chronicles.

-Tom

[majestix1988]

oh great....they destroyed our wallets again......

[KnightofAncient]

If you are new to steam and planning to buy the games, I have posted a small FAQ for you that I hope is of assistance.

http://xseedgames.com/forums/showthread.php?1458-Steam-FAQ

Also listed in that thread is a link to how to properly set up offline mode.

[perrandy]

oh great....they destroyed our wallets again...... that just too funny XD

[Magus]

Oh great I just bought oath of felghana for psp:P
But will be buying it again to support you.:D

[fedaykin]

May I ask please if there will there be any region restrictions on the two titles by any chance? I know of a few games that I can't purchase on Steam in Eastern Europe and I hope that won't apply to Ys Origin.

[Sara]

I can't promise there won't be any restrictions, but as far as I know, there shouldn't be.
I'm sure Tom will confirm for certain soon.

[Serge]

Uhm but this games will be avaiable to be purchased in Europe, or is it only for the USA?

[Sara]

Uhm but this games will be avaiable to be purchased in Europe, or is it only for the USA?

As far as I know, it should be available in Europe, but I'd wait for someone from XSEED to make definite confirmation. Don't see any reason it shouldn't be, though. However, the Steam releases of the games are only available in English, in any case.

Also, very few games on Steam actually do have region-locks, usually from bigger publishers or in cases where there's some issue with the local ratings board, etc. I wouldn't worry too much. Even then, those titles can usually be obtained through a friend, etc.

[rpgfan]

I hope steam doesn't overtake handheld and console games. Not all of us plays on steam.:(

[KnightofAncient]

I asked Tom that question regarding region-lock back on page 3 and here is his answer.




1. Are both games going to be region-locked? I know there are stories of games on steam being region-locked. Better for me to ask now. :D





Nah, not unless Steam automatically region-locks things somehow. We're certainly not adding any sort of locking to the game.





-Tom

[Magus]

Can you play it offline and will the savegame be stored online or?


Sorry but I'm not familiar with steam at all.

[KnightofAncient]

Can you play it offline and will the savegame be stored online or?


Sorry but I'm not familiar with steam at all.

It should be available to play offline, and when you play offline it stores it in on your hard drive.

[Serge]

As far as I know, it should be available in Europe, but I'd wait for someone from XSEED to make definite confirmation. Don't see any reason it shouldn't be, though. However, the Steam releases of the games are only available in English, in any case.

Also, very few games on Steam actually do have region-locks, usually from bigger publishers or in cases where there's some issue with the local ratings board, etc. I wouldn't worry too much. Even then, those titles can usually be obtained through a friend, etc.

Thanks Sara, I wanted to know only this. Can't wait to play Ys Origins ^^

[Chaosblade]

So I guess Sara is the one doing the programming? Not sure if that's been mentioned or not.

[Wyrdwad]

So I guess Sara is the one doing the programming? Not sure if that's been mentioned or not.

I don't think it has, but yes, Sara is indeed our Steam programmer extraordinaire. We wouldn't have been able to do any of this without her, and we're extremely grateful for all her help.

-Tom

[Chaosblade]

Then that means she has seen all the r̶i̶d̶i̶c̶u̶l̶o̶u̶s̶ requests for things like widescreen fixes firsthand ;)

Her work is definitely appreciated from the fan's side as much as it is from XSEEDs I'm sure. I personally can't wait to replay Oath on PC. Been about a year since I played it on PSP.

[none123]

I don't think it has, but yes, Sara is indeed our Steam programmer extraordinaire. We wouldn't have been able to do any of this without her, and we're extremely grateful for all her help.

-Tom

I was wondering why I felt like I like her, and her avatar too. Now you guys will have to make her a mod lol, and thankyou sara for helping them with the work.

[FlamesOfGrey]

Is there any chance of a PSN release for Y's Origin in the future or will it be Steam only?

[Wyrdwad]

Is there any chance of a PSN release for Y's Origin in the future or will it be Steam only?

Considering the game is a Windows exclusive (never ported to any console or handheld), I'm pretty sure it'll be Steam only! Though if Falcom ever decides to port it to PS3 or Vita or something somewhere down the line, that certainly could change.

-Tom

[Chaosblade]

I wouldn't count on a release on any other platform than Steam. Only way it would end up somewhere else is if Falcom decided to port it, and if they were planning to do that they probably would have put it on PSP.

[Lumina]

Unlikely or not, I'm certainly crossing my fingers for a Vita port. :)

[Chestnut Bowl]

Rather than ports, I'm hoping for more Falcom games on Steam. I can only hope it's a matter of time (and money and effort and...) before the entire Trails series is on Steam, along with the Zwei!! games and Gurumin. Thinkin' big.

[raz0rback2]

Oh I've totally forgotten coming here, too, saying: THANK YOU XSEED :D

I hope you'll be really successful with Steam and all niche publishers are following you, too! It would be great to see a JRPG or JP genre selection over there \o/
If this is another way of getting our anticipated JRPGs, why not. I still prefer a disc and all those extra goodies you're offering.

But I rather DD it than never be able to play it!

"Großes Kino!" as we say it in Germany ;D

[none123]

Rather than ports, I'm hoping for more Falcom games on Steam. I can only hope it's a matter of time (and money and effort and...) before the entire Trails series is on Steam, along with the Zwei!! games and Gurumin. Thinkin' big.

I beleive all of falcoms pc games will be on steam.

[Chaosblade]

I don't know about "all," but I think there's a lot of potential there and we might see quite a few of them. I don't think we'll see any back-ports (Zero, Ao, Nayuta no Kiseki, Ys Seven and Celceta, etc), and the further back you go into their catalog the more problems you'll run into due to the age of the games.

[none123]

I don't know about "all," but I think there's a lot of potential there and we might see quite a few of them. I don't think we'll see any back-ports (Zero, Ao, Nayuta no Kiseki, Ys Seven and Celceta, etc), and the further back you go into their catalog the more problems you'll run into due to the age of the games.

There's always ways around it. dosbox for dos games. Compatability modes on windows. Driver wrappers for glide and emulators for amigas and other types of computers. GoG does it with their games that are older then me even. Sorry for the offtopicness. I can't wait till the 19th for these games.

[rpgfan]

Wouldn't it take too much time and (too risky) releasing all of the old Falcom PC games, what about bringing games for the usual console/handheld systems?

[Chaosblade]

SpaceDrake mentioned this on GAF, though I'd post it here. Proper widescreen support :D

https://twitter.com/#!/SaraJLeen/status/180013452516003840

[Lodium]

Wow, gonna buy Origin for sure
Migth also buy Ys: The Oath in Felghana just for the heck of it on steam even though i have it on PSP.
Steam certinly have a lack of JRPGS.

Also, gonna spam all my friends that are into RPGS and Japan generally with of these 2 games :P

It migth actually do really well.
Recettar had a huge sucesss and thats kind of a lessser game than the YS games.
Well my opinion annyways.
I really hope it gets a boon there, falcom and you guys defintly deserve it.

Hmm, Not entirly corect to call Ys games Jrpgs
But i guess you coud call them Action 2D-JRPGS?

[Ryos]

SpaceDrake mentioned this on GAF, though I'd post it here. Proper widescreen support :D

https://twitter.com/#!/SaraJLeen/status/180013452516003840

NOooooo, don't give me more incentive to pick up Oath again!


There's always ways around it. dosbox for dos games. Compatability modes on windows. Driver wrappers for glide and emulators for amigas and other types of computers. GoG does it with their games that are older then me even. Sorry for the offtopicness. I can't wait till the 19th for these games.

Retro gamer though I am, I don't think they're going to dig that far back into the library. The whole point is profitable releases and between the outdated tech and nonexistent translations, that's a pretty big risk. Should we see a lot of games? I'm hoping so!

[Lodium]

NOooooo, don't give me more incentive to pick up Oath again!



Retro gamer though I am, I don't think they're going to dig that far back into the library. The whole point is profitable releases and between the outdated tech and nonexistent translations, that's a pretty big risk. Should we see a lot of games? I'm hoping so!

Even though Dosbox and scumVM works great for most old games there are times its a bit clunky though its rare.
Agree with the point that going too far back in the catalog is a bit risky and have to be considered carefully.

[Wyrdwad]

Widescreen support for Felghana probably will NOT be in at launch, actually. We've encountered some slight snags with it that make it seem more like a "patch somewhere down the line" thing instead.

And just FYI, the widescreen support being worked on only applies to background graphics and character sprites. Character portraits, the UI and all movie files will still appear stretched. There's unfortunately no real way around that without a fairly large programming overhaul, so even if a patch is released, story scenes are still going to be affected.

-Tom

[Peytral]

Oh yeah, Wyrd: Do you think you guys will release the games' soundtracks for download over Steam, too? I know Bastion and probably some other games did that, and considering the popularity of Ys' music...

[Wyrdwad]

No can do. Falcom's already released or releasing all their soundtracks through iTunes, and we wouldn't want to steal their thunder. (:

-Tom

[kyril]

I'll be loled if Steam will give away a free hat of Yunica for Team Fortress 2 when you pre-order Ys Origin.

[Peytral]

No can do. Falcom's already released or releasing all their soundtracks through iTunes, and we wouldn't want to steal their thunder. (:

-Tom

Ah, right. Forgot about that.

[Wyrdwad]

I'll be loled if Steam will give away a free hat of Yunica for Team Fortress 2 when you pre-order Ys Origin.

Oh man, if we could pull off a promotional tie-in like that, we would be soooooooo in. ;)

-Tom

[conurebleu]

Can I still dream of physical Origins release? Or is it a dead dream?

[Neuts]

Oh yeah, Wyrd: Do you think you guys will release the games' soundtracks for download over Steam, too? I know Bastion and probably some other games did that, and considering the popularity of Ys' music...

I'm not sure about OiF, but Origin had its music files in player-ready Ogg Vorbis format in one of its folders, making an OST release somewhat moot. I suspect OiF is similar -- just pretend you're buying the OST along with the price of the game.

[Guardian Of Darkness]

great news but will the steam version of felghana be based on the psp one? (meaning will it have voice acting?)

[KnightofAncient]

great news but will the steam version of felghana be based on the psp one? (meaning will it have voice acting?)

Apparently no, here was Wyrdwad's answer to a similar question I asked him earlier on this thread.






No, I'm afraid not. This is the original PC version, as-is, with the only additions being Steamworks features.

-Tom

[Wyrdwad]

Conure: Pretty much dead, I'm afraid. Unless Felghana sells waaaaaaaaaay more than we're anticipating, anyway. Then... who knows? ;)

Regarding music, Neuts is correct -- both Felghana and Origin contain OGG files for every music track, which are playable in almost any media player (sometimes you'll need to download a plugin, but most should support OGG format natively). If you'd like to buy the soundtracks digitally anyway, though, you can do so via iTunes. The looping is slightly different on the soundtracks than it is in the OGG files, meaning most tracks have totally different endings, making soundtrack purchases not entirely without their merits!

Guardian: As Knight mentioned, we're providing a straight Steam port of the original PC version of Felghana. The only added features will be the Steamworks-related ones.

-Tom

[hulksmashhh]

Surprised you guys don't have a steam store page up there yet for Felghana. 4 days away!

[SIN]

Surprised you guys don't have a steam store page up there yet for Felghana. 4 days away!

Yeah, I actually got on there to look just to get more hyped up!!

[KnightofAncient]

Also something interesting, the Ys: The Oath in Felghana sub-section on steam's forum has not been created yet, which I assume will open up on launch day.

[Wyrdwad]

We're pretty new to this whole Steam thing, so please do bear with us as we figure things out! We'll try to make sure we've gotten the hang of things before Ys Origin, at least. ;)

-Tom

[KnightofAncient]

We're pretty new to this whole Steam thing, so please do bear with us as we figure things out! We'll try to make sure we've gotten the hang of things before Ys Origin, at least. ;)

-Tom

No rush :) Regarding my post, it was just something interesting I noticed regarding steam's forum.

[none123]

Can I still dream of physical Origins release? Or is it a dead dream?

IF all else fails. You can buy the japanese version. That would beg another question from me. Is it possible to register the japanese version on steam and turn it in to an english one? I am really doubting that would happen due to falcom needing to provide the keys to steam though.

[Neuts]

Is it really so hard to buy off of Steam? It's currently an amazing service, and for the most part the complaints of yore have been dealt with. The great majority of my game purchases these days is off of Steam, and it has unique value in that it drives publishing costs way down, permitting small projects like this one to be profitable (no offense to the good people working on it!).

[Lodium]

Is there a option that you coud pick to tick off widescreen on or off?
If movie files gets stretched i woud imagine it woud displease some and those will probably accept to play with black borders around the game screen
or minimized window.

No idea if it can be wery easily spotted though.
I guess il just have to wait and see?

[Macstorm]

Xbox 360 controller work well with these?

[tancients]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URJ-0SAWD3Y[/url]

Figure I should just quip in and mention the translation itself is done, with zwei!!'s translation nearly so. Just been waiting to relaxed it due to not having the art edited over and other undisclosed reasons.

Also, hi Wyrd. :p

[Dusty Starr]

Now wait, a Steamy Question here: When I buy one of these games, will it be only usable on my account? Say, would I be able to let my boyfriend have his own save file on his Steam account?

[Chaosblade]

It will only work on the account it's purchased on. The games have like 99 save slots so it shouldn't be a problem. Unlockables are part of the main save though so if you unlock the third character in Origin before he plays it, for example, he'd have that character too.

[Wyrdwad]

None123: 'Fraid not -- though if nothing else, Japanese savegame files should be compatible with the English version, so any progress you make in the Japanese version of the game (or unlockables you get, provided you know the right files to copy over) should carry over just fine.

Lodium: Yes, both games support "stretch" widescreen, so as long as you don't mind the stretching, that's always an option. We're looking into the possibility of offering true widescreen in a future patch, but it would only apply to regular gameplay -- backgrounds and character sprites would be in true widescreen, but character portraits, the UI and all movies would still be stretched, so if you're as picky as I am, you'll still end up playing in 4:3. ;)

Macstorm: Falcom's PC games are all set up to work with any Windows-compatible gamepad right off the bat. You'll need to take a moment to do button configuration (or just accept whatever defaults each game assigns), but aside from that, you should have no problem using a 360 controller.

Dusty: What Chaosblade said.

...And hi Tancients! ;)

-Tom

[Serge]

What will the price be if Oath in Felghana should be avaiable in Europe?

[Dogi]

Will we be able to pre-order/preload either game before the actual release date? Steam has a habit of hurring whenever a popular game goes live for the first time.

[Wyrdwad]

Serge: Well, we have no intention of region-locking the release, so I don't think there's any question that it WILL be available in Europe. The price, though, has yet to be decided. I know we don't exactly have a lot of time TO decide on it before it defaults to 14.99 euros... but, well, we'll think of something? ;)

I guess just stay tuned for further information!

Dogi: Don't think we'll be doing any pre-order/pre-load thing for Felghana, at least. There's no time left to set anything like that up, sadly. We'll look into it for Ys Origin, though.

-Tom

[MulderYuffie]

It will only work on the account it's purchased on. The games have like 99 save slots so it shouldn't be a problem. Unlockables are part of the main save though so if you unlock the third character in Origin before he plays it, for example, he'd have that character too.and if it just so happens Steam ends up being shut down or Valve goes out of business then all our games are deemed unplayable. :/

[Dusty Starr]

Aw. :( I am not a fan of giving out my account to anyone, even people close to me like him. I mean, I suppose it is not that big of a deal, but I just have recently been missing how gaming used to be in my youth, letting my close friends and relatives borrow games so they could play them. :3 Seemed silly for people in the same house to have different copies anyways... not counting games like Pokemon.

Now, I KNOW I have asked this before, and honestly, I could just go back and look (or, try to), but I am tired, slightly cranky, and in an odd mood, so I apologize, but, can you, in some way, back up your copy when you buy from Steam? Please and thank you, whatnot. X3

[Wyrdwad]

and if it just so happens Steam ends up being shut down or Valve goes out of business then all our games are deemed unplayable. :/

*looks at Steam numbers*
*looks at Valve numbers*

...Yeah, I don't think you have a lot to worry about. They ain't goin' anywhere anytime soon. And as long as you enjoy playing the game, even once, isn't it worth the money you spent on it? You're paying for enjoyment first and foremost, after all.

-Tom

[Chaosblade]

and if it just so happens Steam ends up being shut down or Valve goes out of business then all our games are deemed unplayable. :/

I don't think there's any reason to be concerned about that in the foreseeable future. I don't see why Valve won't remain successful as long as they don't go public, they're not only synonymous with PC gaming with Steam, and they're a top notch developer as well.

Gabe has also mentioned that something ever did happen and Steam was shut down, they would have some sort of plan in place so people could keep playing their games, but it was never detailed. Not that it really needs to be, Steam isn't going anywhere anytime soon. (Edit: Or maybe they did detail it as Dogi mentioned? I don't remember seeing any details, but he's probably right.)


Now, I KNOW I have asked this before, and honestly, I could just go back and look (or, try to), but I am tired, slightly cranky, and in an odd mood, so I apologize, but, can you, in some way, back up your copy when you buy from Steam? Please and thank you, whatnot. X3

You could redownload it as many times as you want on as many PCs as you want. You just have to be logged in to play it (unless you use offline mode). Steam games are also portable, so if you wanted you could copy the folder out of the steamapps directory and save it somewhere else. And if you ever need to use the backup you just paste it back in.

[Dogi]

and if it just so happens Steam ends up being shut down or Valve goes out of business then all our games are deemed unplayable. :/

Valve has said on multiple occasions that if they somehow go down they'll release every game they offer from the Steam requirement and give players time to download and back them up safely before going offline.

There's a greater chance of a nuclear holocaust than you ever being unable to play your games without Steam if they go down. Infact it would take a nuclear holocaust to cause that to happen

[Minneyar]

and if it just so happens Steam ends up being shut down or Valve goes out of business then all our games are deemed unplayable. :/

This is a valid concern, and I think that people who say, "Don't worry, Valve will never go out of business" are being naive -- over the course of video game history there have been plenty of publishers that at one time seemed like they were too big to fail but eventually went out of business.

However, it's a concern that has come up before. Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve, has said that if a situation ever comes up where Steam has to shut down forever, they will release a patch that will disable Steam authentication on games, so you'll still be able to play them. Supposedly they've even already tested such a patch to verify that it works. (Wikipedia link) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(software)#Availability)

[Dusty Starr]

Thank you~! ~_^ That makes me feel a bit better about it, again.

[SpaceDrake]

This is a valid concern, and I think that people who say, "Don't worry, Valve will never go out of business" are being naive -- over the course of video game history there have been plenty of publishers that at one time seemed like they were too big to fail but eventually went out of business.

Valve's business model, at this point, is virtually unique in the industry, though. The Steam section turns a massive profit every year. It would take, as Dogi pointed out, a cataclysm of almost literally nuclear proportions for them to vanish without a chance of unlocking all games on Steam.

Besides, if nothing else, many of us have Contingencies™ in place just in case. http://www.carpefulgur.com/gallery/emot-3.gif

[Shizuka]

Hey Tom, how about other online retailers other than Steam, like Gamersgate?

[Minneyar]

Valve's business model, at this point, is virtually unique in the industry, though.

They're not unique, though, they're just the largest (by far). There are other, similar digital distribution platforms: Impulse, GamersGate, Origin, Direct2Drive, OnLine, Good Old Games...

Sure, they're so profitable that they'll definitely be around for the foreseeable future, but how about 20 years from now? It's conceivable that some bad business decisions on their part and some luck for one of their competitors could lead to somebody else becoming the leading digital distributor, and Steam will only be able to stay in business as long as they make more profit than their servers cost to maintain (and as big as they are, their servers probably cost a lot).

I don't mean to discourage anybody from using Steam -- I think it's a great service -- but I also wouldn't plan on them being around for the rest of eternity.

[Wyrdwad]

Hey Tom, how about other online retailers other than Steam, like Gamersgate?

Right now, the terms of our agreement only cover Steam. We may consider other distribution services in the future, though.

-Tom

[KnightofAncient]

They're not unique, though, they're just the largest (by far). There are other, similar digital distribution platforms: Impulse, GamersGate, Origin, Direct2Drive, OnLine, Good Old Games...

Sure, they're so profitable that they'll definitely be around for the foreseeable future, but how about 20 years from now? It's conceivable that some bad business decisions on their part and some luck for one of their competitors could lead to somebody else becoming the leading digital distributor, and Steam will only be able to stay in business as long as they make more profit than their servers cost to maintain (and as big as they are, their servers probably cost a lot).

I don't mean to discourage anybody from using Steam -- I think it's a great service -- but I also wouldn't plan on them being around for the rest of eternity.

Yes servers cost alot, but as long games sell on steam and valve's own games make profit. Its going to stay alive.

[Ryos]

I don't mean to discourage anybody from using Steam -- I think it's a great service -- but I also wouldn't plan on them being around for the rest of eternity.

Considering it's the most profitable DDL service around, the odds of it going down are about as good as us being hurtled into the sun tomorrow. It could happen but honestly, I don't see it happening. I prefer my non-DRM DDL stores but if it means Ys, I'm all for minor inconveniences. And frankly, 20 years from now the odds are good that between DDL and mobile gaming, there won't even be physical media anymore for gaming. :(

[Wyrdwad]

Yeah, people always seem to use the "20 years from now" line when talking about physical media versus digital media... but honestly, in 20 years, I'm betting virtually every game that's ever been will be readily available digitally, whereas physical copies will be extremely scarce. Even if you can't play these Ys games through Steam in 20 years, chances are you'll still be able to play them in some fashion. There's no way they'll ever just be gone for good and never coming back.

-Tom

[Desu]

16 pages in (about) two days, looks like this is going well.

[raz0rback2]

It has to go well!

People should not be concerned about their purchases on Steam. It was a reasonable debate back then, but it is successful and just another opportunity for niche publishers. Again: I'm not a fan of Steam or digital downloads but as long as physical formats still exist I'm not concerned and just happy to play those games now. In 20 years... maybe we all don't exist anymore?! :P

[SpaceDrake]

They're not unique, though, they're just the largest (by far). There are other, similar digital distribution platforms: Impulse, GamersGate, Origin, Direct2Drive, OnLine, Good Old Games...

No other (PC) distro platform, aside from maybe Origin, is also hosted by a developer who produces content directly for that platform. Wildly successful content. That, by itself, justified running everything.

I mean, might Valve explode in 20 years? I guess. It would take a 180 in decision-making and market trends for that to happen in even a few decades, though. There's really no reason to worry about your Steam games - for all intents and purposes, you can count on them being there forever. Valve is not exactly a fly-by-night operation.

[Neuts]

Here's a question that just popped into my mind: are there any plans to make the cutscenes in Ys Origin skippable? The opening sequence -- with the nice lady who cruelly butchers my native language -- was a strong offender, clocking in at about 15 unskippable minutes.

[Sara]

Here's a question that just popped into my mind: are there any plans to make the cutscenes in Ys Origin skippable? The opening sequence -- with the nice lady who cruelly butchers my native language -- was a strong offender, clocking in at about 15 unskippable minutes.

Much like in Felghana, you can skip stuff like that, but only after the first time you've seen it, as far as I'm aware. If you have old save data from the Japanese version or such, copy it over and you shouldn't have to sit through that again, I believe. Correct me if I'm wrong, of course.

[Wyrdwad]

15 minutes is a bit of an exaggeration, too! The prologue video and opening FMV together are only a little longer than 5 minutes in total. Unless you're also counting the dialogue scenes that follow them...

Also, you might be surprised by the prologue video! Let's just say your native tongue won't be quite as butchered as you remember it. ;)

-Tom

[Utena]

Tom, thanks again for answering all of our questions! So I've heard that Origin doesn't run well in Windows 7, that it crashes quite a bit . . . Have you guys run into this? If so, can anything be done? I don't know how much bug-fixing and whatnot you guys actually do yourselves.

[SpacePirate84]

Wow! Just browsing through gaming news today and found out that these Ys titles are coming to Steam! This is very cool! I do have one concern though... I was searching the net for an answer, but found nothing of the sort. Origin and Felghana will work on Vista, from what I've read; however, my Vista is 64-bit. Will there be any problems with that?

[SIN]

Wow! Just browsing through gaming news today and found out that these Ys titles are coming to Steam! This is very cool! I do have one concern though... I was searching the net for an answer, but found nothing of the sort. Origin and Felghana will work on Vista, from what I've read; however, my Vista is 64-bit. Will there be any problems with that?

They've always been able to run on my 64 bit Vista

[Wyrdwad]

As far as I'm aware, both Felghana and Origin play just fine on 64-bit systems, as well as on Windows 7. Just to be doubly sure, though, we've tested Felghana on a variety of systems without any difficulty, and we plan to do the same for Origin.

Every system is different, of course, so there's no way to completely guarantee anything... but I don't believe anyone should have any compatibility issues with either game.

-Tom

[SpacePirate84]

Many thanks to your replies, SIN and Wyrdwad. I really appreciate your time to answer my question.

Now I can't wait for the release! It's a good thing that it will be released on my day off work. :D

[SIN]

Many thanks to your replies, SIN and Wyrdwad. I really appreciate your time to answer my question.

Now I can't wait for the release! It's a good thing that it will be released on my day off work. :D

No problem! Enjoy the glory!

[KnightofAncient]

The copy of the game specifications I posted back on page 3 of this thread is from the Windows 7/Vista latest re-release and it clearly says "64bit Windows 7." So, you have Falcom's word right there. Tom you said that, that is what your using.

If you imported the game and are experiencing compatibility issues, you are probably using the primary version released back in 2006. Falcom did a Windows 7 re-release years after the original release.

[Wyrdwad]

Yep, that's exactly right. And that rerelease -- which *does* include all the "extra disc" contents, BTW, for those who might be wondering -- is what we're working with for the Steam release.

-Tom

[Utena]

That's great, I didn't know they'd been re-released to keep up with Windows. I guess I should've checked the Wikipedia articles more closely . . .

Speaking of which, it looks like the Oath and Origin articles on Wikipedia have been updated to reflect their upcoming release on Steam. Everyone reads Wikipedia so everyone will know, right? :D

[Philip]

Origin runs fine on 64bit Windows tho it does crash at transition screens, more that just a few times but mostly on the final boss fight transitions. There is no error message, just fade to white like it's gonna be fine then bam back to your desktop. I have had this happen on 3 different 64 bit systems.

Windows XP does not seem to suffer from this, played it on an old BACONBACONBACON IBM Think Pad with a Pentium M CPU and old ATI video and never had a crash.

I do want to try it on a newer system with XP, but haven't had the time to do so.

Oh it did this crashing thing both before and after the translation patch was installed.

[none123]

Origin runs fine on 64bit Windows tho it does crash at transition screens, more that just a few times but mostly on the final boss fight transitions. There is no error message, just fade to white like it's gonna be fine then bam back to your desktop. I have had this happen on 3 different 64 bit systems.

Windows XP does not seem to suffer from this, played it on an old BACONBACONBACON IBM Think Pad with a Pentium M CPU and old ATI video and never had a crash.

I do want to try it on a newer system with XP, but haven't had the time to do so.

Oh it did this crashing thing both before and after the translation patch was installed.

./offtopic
Have you updated your video drivers? It may help with the crashes.
./offtopic

[Philip]

Latest versions avaialble each time, same difference. =)

[sanddeamon]

my, sweet news indeed, looking foward to both releases.. now to figure out how to download/buy stuff at steam. :)
on another note, do i need to look for xseed at steam to find the games?

[Dusty Starr]

Oh, I hope that I do not run into any issues on my crappy comp... I do not know if I have ever updated the drivers. ^_^;; Not that the computer is that old, got it around 2009, I think. It meets the system requirements for both games, at least.

[Chaosblade]

my, sweet news indeed, looking foward to both releases.. now to figure out how to download/buy stuff at steam. :)
on another note, do i need to look for xseed at steam to find the games?

Just search for the games in the search bar and they should pop up. Won't work until they are actually listed though, which probably won't be until release for Oath. Origin might go up a little early and let people preorder/preload if they get it worked out right since they'll have a little experience putting games on the service.

[Wyrdwad]

Origin runs fine on 64bit Windows tho it does crash at transition screens, more that just a few times but mostly on the final boss fight transitions. There is no error message, just fade to white like it's gonna be fine then bam back to your desktop. I have had this happen on 3 different 64 bit systems.

Windows XP does not seem to suffer from this, played it on an old BACONBACONBACON IBM Think Pad with a Pentium M CPU and old ATI video and never had a crash.

I do want to try it on a newer system with XP, but haven't had the time to do so.

Oh it did this crashing thing both before and after the translation patch was installed.

We're aware of this, and plan on testing for it before release. I don't think this happens anymore in the version we're working from, but if it does, we'll try to get to the bottom of it.

Or Sara will, I guess. ;)

But the version we're working with is specifically optimized for Windows 7, so I'd be really surprised if this is still happening.

-Tom

[Wyrdwad]

International pricing ahoy! $14.99 in the US, 9.99 pounds in the UK, 11.99 euros in the EU and 299 ruples in Russia.

Elsewhere in the world, it's... whatever price Steam sets it to. But no region-locking!

-Tom

[Gintoki]

I would have paid at least 302 ruples! XD

[Wyrdwad]

When AngrySalesMonkey was telling me the international prices, he actually said "299 rupees" for Russia. I snickered, but didn't correct him. Because for all I know, Russia may in fact BE Hyrule! ;)

-Tom

[Gintoki]

I'd be more worried about L-shaped blocks dropping on my head, personally.

[Blank]

and 299 ruples in Russia.
It's rubles)
Anyway, thanks) Great price)

[Wyrdwad]

D'oh! Well, I blame AngrySalesMonkey again. He said rupees when he was talking to me, but his email said ruples. Damn that monkey!! ;)

Sorry about that!

-Tom

[Ryos]

D'oh! Well, I blame AngrySalesMonkey again. He said rupees when he was talking to me, but his email said ruples. Damn that monkey!! ;)

To be fair, a universal currency based on rupees would be awesome.

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpd1hzLMd1qlx0jco1_500.jpg

[DownloadingData]

It's heartening to see Falcom games finally released in the west on their original platform. If only this came a few years earlier, nowadays they have all but abandoned support for the PC :(

[hulksmashhh]

It's heartening to see Falcom games finally released in the west on their original platform. If only this came a few years earlier, nowadays they have all but abandoned support for the PC :(
Welp, lets hope expectation exceeding sales will get them back on the PC train.:cool:

And there is still no page for Felghana on the steam store yet...I'm starting to worry it wont be available tomorrow!:eek:

[Wyrdwad]

No need to worry -- it will be. This is just our very first Steam title, so we're a little discombobulated. ;)

-Tom

[Savin877]

Well then, best wishes to your very first Steam release. I'm afraid I own 2 copies of Felghana already so while I would really love to support you in your efforts to get more of Falcoms and your work on Steam, I am afraid I may have to pass on this one. Definitely getting Origins though as I have never played that. Thanks for the hard work, and I really hope to see Trails in the Sky up on there soon as well. If they are I am so going to buy my other 3 friends a copy who never got to play. None of them ever got PSPs. Now they finally can have a chance.

Best of luck going into the future.

[Peytral]

Yeah; while I'm going to get Felghana, the real treat is Origin for me... and while I'm really looking forward to that, Trails will be the real real treat, since I know a few people who need to play the game but lack the proper system.

[DownloadingData]

Welp, lets hope expectation exceeding sales will get them back on the PC train.:cool:


Sure, but Falcom's game does not date too well. Besides, YS6's engine that is being used comes from almost 10 years ago. It's hard to imagine YSF selling like hotcakes on Steam.

Also a bit disappointing that widescreen is not supported on release, this will make the game very difficult to play on smaller 16:9 screens. It might be a bit too much to ask, but hey even Zero no Kiseki has been ported to PC with HD textures and 1080P+ resolution.

[Lodium]

Sure, but Falcom's game does not date too well. Besides, YS6's engine that is being used comes from almost 10 years ago. It's hard to imagine YSF selling like hotcakes on Steam.

Also a bit disappointing that widescreen is not supported on release, this will make the game very difficult to play on smaller 16:9 screens. It might be a bit too much to ask, but hey even Zero no Kiseki has been ported to PC with HD textures and 1080P+ resolution.

Dont be too sure,
Recettar had a huge sucsess and thats a lesser game than the YS games(my opinion) and also alot of people buy games on steam if they are cheap just for the heck of it.

[DownloadingData]

Dont be too sure,
Recettar had a huge sucsess and thats a lesser game than the YS games(my opinion) and also alot of people buy games on steam if they are cheap just for the heck of it.

Sure. You have a point. By all means, YS6/YSF/ED6...etc would have been 'AAA' titles by western standards had it been released here in 03/05. Independent games like Recettar are no competition. Though, it would be a bit sad seeing it 'succeed' for the wrong reasons (price, 2nd/3rd copy from Falcom fans) vs. the merit of the game itself.

[KnightofAncient]

There are other old games from the 90's on steam. Heck, I think sorcerian would be popular if it went on steam, and that game was released in U.S. on PC in 1990. I dont think age will matter, what matters is the extra programming to get old games like Falcom's PC-88 games to work on steam and modern computers.

[NeoAthanasius]

I really can't wait to play Oath again. I've been playing it on my Vita, but playing it in it's original form will be so much fun. Then I will start eagerly awaiting Ys Origin. Falcom on Steam is a dream come true for me.

[Utena]

Steam updates at like 10 PDT right? Is that when this will show up for sale? Can't wait! :D

[hulksmashhh]

Sure, but Falcom's game does not date too well. Besides, YS6's engine that is being used comes from almost 10 years ago. It's hard to imagine YSF selling like hotcakes on Steam.

Also a bit disappointing that widescreen is not supported on release, this will make the game very difficult to play on smaller 16:9 screens. It might be a bit too much to ask, but hey even Zero no Kiseki has been ported to PC with HD textures and 1080P+ resolution.I strongly disagree with that. Obviously it wont be winning any high end graphic achievement awards today, but it is absolutely highly polished, fluid and responsive, with an extensive amount of graphic&control options in the config. And thats really all that matters in the long run.

Even at high widescreen resolutions, it looks gorgeous with the "stretching"(I swear, the copy i have installed does not feel like it is stretched in widescreen resolutions in any way).

[Chaosblade]

Eh, the stretching is pretty ugly, but I do think Origin is fine by today's standards otherwise. If Oath looks more like than than Ark of Napishtim (which I'd guess it does based on the PSP version), it will be fine from a graphical perspective.

And the game plays wonderfully. So that won't be an issue at all.

[Dogi]

Tom, might I suggest having your Steam-gal incorporate this somehow?
http://seldane.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ysf&action=display&thread=6021

I remember this working well, aside from seeing a character in a cutscene stand off to the side until they come in every once in a while

[Wyrdwad]

The staging issues (with characters standing off in the periphery who aren't supposed to be there), plus the fact that character portraits and the game UI are still stretched, makes it a really unappealing option IMHO -- personally, I could never stand to play it that way.

We're looking into true widescreen options for a future patch, but the game really isn't set up to support true widescreen at all, so we may ultimately have to settle for that. If we can help it, though, we'll at least fix the staging issues before we implement that as a feature (though I'd still recommend using 4:3 resolution, since the character portraits look pretty ugly stretched).

-Tom

[Sara]

Well, gang. Felghana's out (http://store.steampowered.com/app/207320/).

[Chaosblade]

Bought. Not sure I'll have much time to start a replay today though.

[NeoAthanasius]

It's downloading now! :D I'm on my way out of the house to get some coffee and do some reading to prepare for class tonight. But I can't wait to play it once I get home this afternoon.

[KnightofAncient]

*Runs out of Redmont yelling "ADDDOOOOOLL CHHHRRRISSSTTTIIINNN"*

[Dogi]

Kind of sad to see it's not on the highlight reel. Maybe mine's just not updated though?

[Chaosblade]

Probably have to pay out to get advertised in the highlight reel. And it would probably also be quite a bit more than XSEED's marketing budget for the game.

Maybe if it does well enough Origin could get on there though?

[Dogi]

I remember Recettear being up there, and lots of indie games I'd otherwise expect to not have any budgets at first

[raz0rback2]

I thought I'll skip Felghana and buy only Origin. Well, I'm currently downloading Felghana ^_________^
Couldn't resist! Just to show my XSEED love!

[Chaosblade]

It's on there now. Guess I was wrong. And yeah, I guess there have been some smaller indie games on there. You probably do have to pay to stay on there as long as games like Anno and CoD stay up there.

[AweOfShe]

Bought. I love those Steam Achievements pictures. :D

EDIT: I just looked at the time. I probably won't be able to play it until after work. D:

[Lodium]

Bought.
Downloading as we speak.
Also need to play the game a bit before i can recomend it to my friends.
Games i havent played on steam doesnt appear on my recomend a game List.

[Shizuka]

I want to see it on the #1 spot. If Fortune Summoners got it, I'd assume it'd be a breeze for Ys.

[KnightofAncient]

I looked at the leaderboard and I was amused. :p

[conurebleu]

I made my Boyfriend buy it, he was pretty easy to convince :D

Please help my favorite compagny :D

[Dogi]

Not a fan of some of the achievement names/icons but oh well.

Also as a heads up, any widescreen display setting will stretch the window out and give you fatsprites

[conurebleu]

Like a boss! God this is impossible...

[fedaykin]

I've played the PSP version so many times now that the achievements weren't enough for me to buy it again, but I am looking forward to hearing a release date for Origins.

[raz0rback2]

This is sooooo amazing!!! :o

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/541806524.jpg?key=12801024&Expires=1332183972&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=Dr4KKfbDdjaGt7-SFBqsZnDPlB--LBQIGku0gOeB9qcJSdbBohvkSnY2PwVJGSIscImTD6XGz4xF3R 975QeRg0dYNmfYUZgw-O3xDsPXzmVOuoaEDVuWLmwbNbPYw~z78WaJIL0dZiqNoYknybK EqH2JUBjeCy5LxheluOeQTnw_

[conurebleu]

Yeah! It's awsome :D But I won't buy the game twice, nor buy digital only. So I still hope (hopelessly) for a physical Origins PSP or PSVita release :)

[Chaosblade]

Likewise, Ark of Napishtim has Isha and Origin has Yunica pop up along with the settings.

[none123]

Likewise, Ark of Napishtim has Isha and Origin has Yunica pop up along with the settings.

You can change her dress while she is popped up like that. If I remember correctly. I was just looking through the achievements finding elena's measurements? That I will have to figure out.

[Sara]

Likewise, Ark of Napishtim has Isha and Origin has Yunica pop up along with the settings.

Hmm. Our version of Origin doesn't have a pop-up character in config, and the config is integrated into the main game EXE.

[raz0rback2]

There is a change outfit option? xD
Can you change it?

[Dogi]

You have to unlock the outfits for Elena. I think you just right click her though

[Chaosblade]

Hmm. Our version of Origin doesn't have a pop-up character in config, and the config is integrated into the main game EXE.

Just double checked, I guess it doesn't. Could have sworn it did though, not sure where I got that from then.

[Chelli]

I told a friend that "a game in that Ys series I really like" is available on Steam and that he should get it. Hopefully this will result in a new convert over to the side of Ys!

[Wyrdwad]

You can change her dress while she is popped up like that. If I remember correctly. I was just looking through the achievements finding elena's measurements? That I will have to figure out.

That particular achievement is the one I'm most proud of. It's for series fans. Think back to the slightly naughty easter egg in Ys I Chronicles with Feena (if you even know about it!)... and see if you can duplicate the basic circumstances of that easter egg in Felghana.

I expect word of mouth will be the only way most people are able to figure that one out, but I guarantee you someone will get it soon enough. ;)

-Tom

[conurebleu]

naughty easter egg in Ys I Chronicles with Feena (if you even know about it!

Drag her into the small corridor...XD

[AweOfShe]

Think back to the slightly naughty easter egg in Ys I Chronicles with Feena (if you even know about it!)... and see if you can duplicate the basic circumstances of that easter egg in Felghana.

I did a sketch (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z104/AweOfShe1/Sketchbook/AdolFeenasketch.jpg) because of the Feena one. Now I'm going to have to do one for Elena now. ;)

[fedaykin]

Drag her into the small corridor...XD That sounds so wrong, bleu. :) Admittedly, the scene in Ys 1 was a bit dodgy, but I thought the implication was that Adol and Feena unfortunately happen to get stuck in a narrow corridor while making their escape. No deliberate wrongdoing whatsoever.

Also very nice art work, AweOfShe. Thanks for showing it!

[raz0rback2]

Haha error messages appear as speech bubbles, too xD
Had one but it's just my damn PC.

I give you a screen, but it's really my PC which has mainboard probs!
http://medienportfolio.bplaced.net/error.jpg

Just found it funny :3

[fedaykin]

If Elena was actually secretly a cyborg and the game's third bonus boss encounter, I would buy this game again. (WARNING- This is, alas, almost certainly not true.)

[none123]

Now I am streaming this game online. I decided to start fresh though without the progress of my japanese version.

[conurebleu]

C'mon Fey! You have to make her go before yourself and drag her on the wall. There's no way it can accidently happen, she normally walks after you :D

[Wyrdwad]

Yeah, it's totally Adol being a pervert. I mean, he takes her measurements while he's there, for goodness' sakes! ;)

Even worse is Tarf in Ys II, though. You have to go waaaay out of your way to get the same scene with him (and yes, you can get the same scene with him!). You even have to fireball him to get him positioned just right. (:

-Tom

[conurebleu]

That's sooo not Adol >< He's not even interested in girls >< After all the hotties he saw :D

I certainly don't see Adol being with a man XD

My boyfriend is asking how to take items on the floor. He can't seem to find the right button XD

Tom > That is so you :D 28 maids later. Wasn't it your favorite mob in Oath in Felghana

[yuki-chan]

Here are the archievements of Felghana. Who draw the images of the archievements?
http://steamcommunity.com/stats/207320/achievements

[Shizuka]

Ys with achievements, almost makes me want to get the PC version. I haven't even got the PSP version though, I'm a Ys virgin ever since my package with all three XSEED Ys games didn't arrive.

[none123]

Stopped streaming due to too much lag. Guess I won't be streaming anymore till I get a better computer. :(

[Sara]

Yet another stream going today: http://wingdreams.net/ls.php
This one's from me and my girlfriend.


Here are the archievements of Felghana. Who draw the images of the archievements?
http://steamcommunity.com/stats/207320/achievements

That would be Brittany Avery, production assistant at XSEED. She did a fantastic job!

[Savin877]

Hrmmm those Steam achievements look mighty convincing. Perhaps Tom could get on here and try to give me one last push to make me buy this game for a 3rd time. Come on Tom lets hear your best!

[Shizuka]

I'm looking forward to see Falcom's drawings for Zero no Kiseki and Ys Celceta trophies.

[NeoAthanasius]

Quick question, I must be overlooking something, but how do I disable the widescreen feature? I want my sprites to look normal. I keep looking for the option but can't seem to find it.

[hulksmashhh]

Where exactly is the save folder for the steam version?

[raz0rback2]

Ys: The Oath in Felghana #1 Top-Seller @ Steam :)

[Rucent]

This is too awesome. I can only hope that Ys Seven might one day get a PC port as a result.

[conurebleu]

Ys: The Oath in Felghana #1 Top-Seller @ Steam

It was nine a few hours ago. I think every games that are new/50-75% of get to be number 1.

[Sara]

It was nine a few hours ago. I think every games that are new/50-75% of get to be number 1.

There've been quite a few that didn't. It may not be the biggest deal in the WORLD, but it's still very significant and positive!

[Ryos]

There've been quite a few that didn't. It may not be the biggest deal in the WORLD, but it's still very significant and positive!

Better to debut at #1 than #100034384 :P

[Chaosblade]

Where exactly is the save folder for the steam version?

Looked in the usual locations and didn't find it. Would like to, just so I can drop my Origin save in so I still have stuff unlocked when it gets released.