Cosmic Fantasy Series

[Ragnarok the Red]

Cosmic Fantasy 2 was great, one of the best Duo RPGs, and probably the first that really got me into the CD RPGs (It wasn't till Lunar came out a year later that I got pulled in for good). I really, greatly enjoyed it, and was immensely disappointed WD pulled the plug on 3 when it was all but finished, only because the Duo was...err...all but finished here in the States.

[OmegaFlareX]

Originally posted by James
Ys 1+2, on the other hand, mystify me. Why on earth is this series so popular? I just don't get it.

You're not alone in these opinions of Ys. I was very disappointed by 1 & 2 when I first played them last year, after seeing lots of people rave about them on this board (and elsewhere). I'm sure you've heard that Ys IV and V are much better than the first few installments, but it's unfortunate that they're not available in English.

I personally think Ys III is more fun than the first two, but the graphics are wicked ugly on the Turbo CD version, and although the visuals are a lot better, the SNES' soundtrack is crap compared to the CD.

[Melf]

The Genesis version of Ys 3 is better than the SNES version but I prefer it on Duo. The cut scenes were very cool back then ("adventure is in the spirit of the warrior, and the warrior....is you!) and the soundtrack is too fucking cool for words.

I think all the love for Ys I&II come from those who played them when they first came out. I remember the first time I saw the TG CD in action way back when. It was the intro to Ys 3 and I nearly jizzed myself. The dude showed me the other Ys games and I was hooked.

I still love them to death even though I can't play them because my Duo CD went all wonky on me....

[NeoZeedeater]

I'm not a big fan of Ys. The music in the SMS Ys impressed me. Then when the TGCD ones came out I was blown away by the cinemas and sound. But I never cared much for the gameplay.

I did play all the way through the Genesis version of Ys 3 but I can hardly remember the game now.

[Kinopio]

I didn't play Ys books 1 and 2 until about 18 months ago, and I like it very much. I have Ys 3, but I only played it once. I'll have to get around to it.

I like Cosmic Fantasy 2, but I'd never be able to sit through all those battles.