What Y's game should i start with?

[Sgt Phantomizer]

Just like the title says, i have Y's 1 and 2 on the Wii, but i think i've barely even seen the main menu ever, since the next Legend of Heroes won't be coming over in a bit, i might go give Y's a try, but not sure where to start from.

I'm looking mainly at the handheld versions

Thanks!

[MikeHawk]

put the 3 games in a dart board, blind fold yourself and throw a dart backwards, you'll likely miss the entire board but just pick the one the dart landed nearest of.

[Wyrdwad]

If you're unsure, my recommendation would be Ys Seven. It's far and away the most accessible of the three PSP titles we've published, and is a great springboard for getting into the series.

After that, I'd say go with Oath in Felghana, then Chronicles. (We released them in that order for a reason, after all!)

-Tom

[yuki-chan]

I recommend you to start with YsI&II.

[Wyrdwad]

That would be my ANTI-recommendation. (: Ys I & II are VERY different from every other Ys game available in English, and much more old-school. They're a fantastic duology of games, but they're very much an "acquired taste."

Basically, I know a lot of people who *hate* Ys I & II (blasphemers, they are, but it's still true!)... but I don't know a single person who hates Ys Seven.

-Tom

[yuki-chan]

That would be my ANTI-recommendation. (: Ys I & II are VERY different from every other Ys game available in English, and much more old-school. They're a fantastic duology of games, but they're very much an "acquired taste."

Basically, I know a lot of people who *hate* Ys I & II (blasphemers, they are, but it's still true!)... but I don't know a single person who hates Ys Seven.

-Tom

I love YsI&II, but I think that you're right. Then Sgt Phantomizer should start with Seven and after The Oath in Felghana he should play I&II?

[Chaosblade]

A friend of mine played Arc of Napishtim first and said he wished he had played some of the earlier games first. So I decided to play them in order starting with Chronicles and fell in love. They definitely feel old school though, a plus for me but you may feel differently.

After TitS I'll have to play Oath and Seven, haven't decided if I'm going to pick up Ark yet.

[Wyrdwad]

If you do, I recommend the PS2 version over the PSP version, by leaps and bounds.

Ark is definitely worth playing, though.

-Tom

[Sgt Phantomizer]

Thanks, guess i'll check them out in that order. I don't think i've played any Falcom games besides the Legend of Heroes games, so i'm kinda curious as to what Y's is all about.

[Wyrdwad]

It's a very, very different experience. Legend of Heroes is slow, and is more about story than gameplay... whereas Ys is RIDICULOUSLY FAST, and is more about gameplay than story. (:

-Tom