Falcom Games (Legend Of Heroes/Ys/Xanadu etc.)

**Akyuu** · December 20th, 2017, 11:15 AM

will it actually conclude the plot though

calling it 'the end of saga' isnt convincing me

**Raylen Cypher** · December 20th, 2017, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Akyuu

will it actually conclude the plot though

calling it 'the end of saga' isnt convincing me

Kondo said this will be the last game in the Erebonian Arc. He intended to have it end as a trilogy, but as you can see it was obviously too voluminous and grand in scale.

They could have gone with the preset title they had at the end of Sen III, although it may have been misleading for the entirety of the series. The new title just sounds weird to me.

**Akyuu** · December 20th, 2017, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Raylen Cypher

Kondo said this will be the last game in the Erebonian Arc. He intended to have it end as a trilogy, but as you can see it was obviously too voluminous and grand in scale.

On one hand, he's said this about pretty much every Sen game past 1 iirc.

On the other hand I'll sorta begrudgingly accept the title as Kondo really, really, really trying to wrap up Erebonia this time. Calvard plz

**Raylen Cypher** · December 20th, 2017, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Akyuu

On one hand, he's said this about pretty much every Sen game past 1 iirc.

On the other hand I'll sorta begrudgingly accept the title as Kondo really, really, really trying to wrap up Erebonia this time. Calvard plz

Unless I missed an interview somewhere, then that's never come up. What has come up is that the 1st Sen game was supposed to encompass the Sen I & II games we know today as a single game. What happened is due to the constraints of the PS Vita, it was too much so they had to split the original game as two titles. Now that they dropped the Vita and went ahead with the PS4, they're no longer limited by the restrictions of the handheld. And moving the game to the PS4 was for making localization easier internationally.

They could've crammed the entire last half of the story into Sen III, but by their own decision and not production issues they decided to split it. Omgfloofy said it herself on the last stream, that one of the reasons they may have split it was because of "theater fatigue." After a certain point in a movie/story, you get exhausted and need to catch a break.

**Raylen Cypher** · December 21st, 2017, 07:00 AM

And there you go Akyuu, your question has been answered.

Yes they will go on to the next arc & country. The down time though will likely be the usual 2-3 years.

EDIT: https://www.esterior.net/2017/12/sen...2018-in-japan/

We now know what that line says on the website with the key visual: "The Demise, to Struggle Against It."

**Raylen Cypher** · December 22nd, 2017, 07:19 PM

More updates about Ys VIII went under my radar...

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana Localization Update: Entry 6, Entry 7, and Entry 8.

- - - Updated - - -

Oh and some Falcom games have discounts for the Winter Sale on Steam.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Falcom/comm...s_winter_sale/

**Catastrophic** · December 25th, 2017, 11:32 AM

**Raylen Cypher** · January 11th, 2018, 06:44 AM

**Raylen Cypher** · January 12th, 2018, 12:13 AM

Alright, some good news and what I consider bad news. Good news:

Zwei: The Arges Adventure launches January 24.

Bad news:

Ys VIII announced for the Switch in Summer 2018!

NISA and Falcom announces a continuing joint project, working on more than just Ys 8.

fuck

**Mattias** · January 12th, 2018, 12:43 AM

I get why NISA is a bad thing, but why is the Switch version bad?

**Raylen Cypher** · January 12th, 2018, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by Mattias

I get why NISA is a bad thing, but why is the Switch version bad?

The Switch itself isn't bad, in fact it's pretty great. It's who is able to make a port for it that is bad. This makes a lot more sense why Falcom went with NISA over XSEED regarding Ys 8. It wasn't the PC port that won them the favor; it was the Switch port.

**Akyuu** · January 12th, 2018, 07:29 AM

as long as nisa doesnt touch trails i'm a-ok with this

**Raylen Cypher** · January 16th, 2018, 07:59 AM

Dengeki PlayStation # 653 – A Review of 2017 With Toshihiro Kondo

The answer to question six adds fuel to the fire of hope for the Crossbell Duology.

stop making me like this pink haired furor