Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Headed West in 2021 for Switch, PS4 and Steam - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 23 June 2020 / 2,102 Views
Publisher NIS America during the New Game+ Expo live stream announced the action RPG, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, will launch for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC Steam in North America and Europe in 2021.
View the announcement trailer below:
Here is an overview of the game:
Renowned adventurer Adol “the Red” Christin and his companion Dogi arrive at Balduq, a city annexed by the Romun Empire, only for Adol to be detained before setting foot inside. While imprisoned, he meets a mysterious woman named Aprilis who turns him into a Monstrum, a being with supernatural Gifts and the power to exorcise monsters. Now, Adol must ally with his fellow Monstrums to fend off the fearsome threats emerging from a shadowy dimension called the Grimwald Nox, as well as unravel the mysteries of the Monstrum curse, and the truth behind the unrest within Balduq.
Key Features:
- Feared Protectors – Play as any of the six notorious Monstrums, each with their own unique Gifts that grant abilities such as scaling sheer walls or detecting hidden objects to protect the city from shadowy creatures.
- The World Within the Walls – Explore the massive city, accept quests to aid the townsfolk, and enter the Grimwald Nox to vanquish the threats to Balduq.
- Strength of the Night – Familiar mechanics such as Flash Dodge and Flash Guard allow you to outmaneuver your foes、while new additions such as Gifts and Boost Mode further augment your ability to fight.
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Day 1 on Switch for me.
So glad to see this officially confirmed for North America. Ys VIII is one of my favorite games of this generation. Can't wait to dive back into the series in 2021 :)
I've been wanting to get into it for a while. The next game in the series coming to Switch is a pretty good excuse to finally get VIII I suppose!
Hopefully this sells well. Even as a PS fan I am glad this is multiplat in the West. Falcom deserves the sales and I will definitely pick this up. I just hope the translation is better this time around. There was a lot of complaints on the last one from NISA with the bad localization.
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