What game are you currently playing?

At first I wasn't enjoying Code Vein very much and thought it was just really meh and annoying? I would have given up on it far sooner if it wasn't for the likeable characters, interesting story and mysterious world (and big tiddy waifus) which kept me interested. But then I found out the issue is having an AI partner which are obscenely OP, deals stupendous amounts of damage, are near invincible and the mobs almost never focus on them and because of that they could just do all of the work for me which just got me annoyed and unfulfilled. So after deciding I was going it solo and actually taking the time to learn the game, enemy attacks and patterns and utilizing my moves and skills I've actually been really enjoying the game a ton! Sure I might still need an ally for the really hard bits but in general playing it solo has improved the game a ton for me even if it's made it much, much harder and I'm starting to fully appreciate it for what it has to offer. Not sure how far in I am but I'm absolutely motivated to keep playing because it's damn fun for a weeby Souls-like. https://image.api.playstation.com/vulcan/img/cfn/11307UqLyfCmRSM3Q81RhOLq-ZnDfees4_4E4loTz1wWPh6Mmg2TLjDwH3jTTpOEWuybrJCviu6zEu8PHIRfJNf-pvk6_S0t.png

https://www.gematsu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ys-Origin-Limited-Run-Games-Ann.jpg I've played classic YS quite a bit. First time messing with a "newer" title in the series. I like it so far.

Classic Ys on the Sega Master System was a fun time where you just sort of ram into enemies instead of actually attacking them.

I agree, not to mention the puzzle solving elements of finding the right items. All of it was just a very easy going adventure and satisfying to go through. Games like Hydlide make me appreciate just how well put together Ys is.

There is no Hydlide game that I would call "good". Not sure if you tried Ys III, that one was sort of like a odd one out in the series. Good, but kind of strange that they made it a side scroller.

You can say that again about Hydlide! I will never forget the trama from Virtual Hydlide... I haven't played Ys III in a while so I will check that one out again. I remember liking that one but aside from that I don't remember much else about it. I was also cool with Zelda II now that I think about it, so side scrollers from a series that are not normally side scrollers are cool with me in general. In terms of Ys though I have played the first two the most and have not really tired most of the more modern titles.