Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
This Ys not a great gameGenre: adventure - overhead
Publisher: Tonkin House
Year: 1993
System: SFC
Gameplay Score: 3
Gameplay Notes:
Classic Ys gameplay, for better or worse. Mostly worse, in my book. The super weird combat is the main downside here. You walk into enemies but can't walk straight into them. Instead, you have to catch them from the side, but they swarm to you so there's no way to actually flank them, especially since the controls are only four directional. So, you have to walk into them and wildly move in all four directions and hope that you'll score a hit. It's completely random. Movement is fast, inventory management is overly simple. It plays like a very early adventure title. It's hard to believe this came out two years after Link to the Past. Still, it's nto without its charms. There's an RPG-like leveling system and a lot of grinding, but enemeis respawn constantly so it's not a big deal.
Level Design Score: 2
Level Design Notes:
Extremely linear, but also confusing areas. I had to use a walkthrough and even then I was getting lost.
Theme Score: 3
Theme Notes:
Pretty generic stuff, with a naive king guy being misled by evil mages who help him conquer villages, blah blah blah. It's not bad, and there are a lot of NPCs to talk to, but they all look the same so it feels very generic.
Art Style Score: 2
Art Style Notes:
Looks like an early gen title. Maybe even a previous gen title. Basely a step up from Ys III.
Audio Score: 4
Audio Notes:
Ys is known for its music, and this one is no exception. It has some terrible tracks, like the Shop song, but most of it is easy on the ears.
Overall Score: 55
Review ID: 1958
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