Ys Chronicles I - iOS / Android

[Necromancer]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotemu.ys1x

Anyone buy this yet?  It looks good (direct port of the PSP version?), but I don't know about using the touchscreen controls.

[Dicer]

"Controller support " from the description.

Buy yeah no, $5 for the first Ys remade with a worse arts tyle when I can play the original just fine on the go...I'm gonna stick with that

[VenomMacbeth]

I've been wanting to try out Ys, but iOS isn't the way to go.

This coming from a guy who payed $15 for Darius Burst. -_-

[esteban]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotemu.ys1x

Anyone buy this yet?  It looks good (direct port of the PSP version?), but I don't know about using the touchscreen controls.

As soon as I get home from work, I'll get the iOS version!

UPDATE: sounds gorgeous. You can select PC-88, original, and chronicles versions of the soundtrack...

[Necromancer]

"Controller support " from the description.

Yarr, that'd be the way to go.

Buy yeah no, $5 for the first Ys remade with a worse arts tyle when I can play the original just fine on the go...I'm gonna stick with that

Whatever floats your boat, but I'd rather play both.  At the very least, I'd want to play the Turbob version in english with better graphics, music, and cutscenes.

As soon as I get home from work, I'll get the iOS version!

Go, este, GO!  Make sure you check out he options for the other sound and graphic modes.

[esteban]

Hahahhahahajja. I immediately went for the sound options. I stayed in the menu screen just comparing the three different renditions of the menu music.

Wait...graphic modes, too? I gotta check that out.

[pdiggitydogg]

This might be for me. I have yet to play Ys and can't justify spending the price for the cd version (yes, I could burn it...). I have never been too keen on mobile gaming though.

[NightWolve]

Yeah, I saw this a while ago from Falcom's twitter account. It's cool they brought it to phone platforms. Oh, and it's English and not tainted by X.X.XSEED Games to boot ?? I thought it was Japanese. Looks like some other publisher picked up the rights, this "DotEmu" which is in France. Interesting and I approve!

[Dicer]

Yeah, I saw this a while ago from Falcom's twitter account. It's cool they brought it to phone platforms. Oh, and it's English and not tainted by X.X.XSEED Games to boot ?? I thought it was Japanese. Looks like some other publisher picked up the rights, this "DotEmu" which is in France. Interesting and I approve!

From the reviews...
"Randy Smith 
Buggy Adventure I have played this game on PC as well as PS Vita and have not seen so many text errors than in this version. The names are even spelled wrong except for Adol. Copyright issues?"

[esteban]

Yeah, I saw this a while ago from Falcom's twitter account. It's cool they brought it to phone platforms. Oh, and it's English and not tainted by X.X.XSEED Games to boot ?? I thought it was Japanese. Looks like some other publisher picked up the rights, this "DotEmu" which is in France. Interesting and I approve!

From the reviews...
"Randy Smith 
Buggy Adventure I have played this game on PC as well as PS Vita and have not seen so many text errors than in this version. The names are even spelled wrong except for Adol. Copyright issues?"

I have noticed a bunch of typographical errors, which makes me sad, but it certainly isn't a deal-breaker.

If anything, it harkens back to the dawn of 8-bit RPGs/ARPGs.

[NightWolve]

Yeah, I saw a guy in their forums complaining about a typo. I guess it's a relatively new company or its localization staff is just getting started. Wonder how they landed a license from Falcom.

[esteban]

Yeah, I saw a guy in their forums complaining about a typo. I guess it's a relatively new company or its localization staff is just getting started. Wonder how they landed a license from Falcom.

They have ported some high profile games (R-Type) to mobile...I have R-Type for iOS and it really is quite nice.

[Dicer]

Yeah, I saw a guy in their forums complaining about a typo. I guess it's a relatively new company or its localization staff is just getting started. Wonder how they landed a license from Falcom.

They have been around a while, the translation team must be new...

[Necromancer]

Have you guys tried the 'classic' graphic mode yet?  I'm familiar with the different tunes (the PSP version had that option too), but I've not seen the original graphics version.

[WingZeroKai]

I grabbed it on my Nvidia Shield and beat it. Its basically a slimmed down port of the Steam release. It lacks the border mode from the PC Eternal/Chronicles release, and has a different localization that has some terrible typos and translations. Sound options are the same, controller support is good. The 2 graphic styles "classic" and "chronicles" only change the art portraits between the PC Eternal and the PSP Chronicles versions. Otherwise from start to finish it seems pretty solid if you ignore the egregious translation.

*edit* It also runs in 60fps like the PC version, though I can't speak for older/weaker hardware. I can record some footage of it after work tonight if anyone is interested to see how it compares.