In previous Ys titles, players had to switch between elemental weapons to damage monsters and bosses. In this game, weapon types are used to determine whether damage is enhanced or minimized. Slashing weapons deal enhanced damage to soft enemies. Striking weapons deal enhanced damage to hard and armored enemies. Piercing weapons deal enhanced damage to flying enemies, lightweight enemies, and/or agile enemies. If an enemy is weak against one weapon type, it will take an insignificant amount of damage from attacks that do not match that weakness. There are also enemies that are not weak or strong against any weapon types, so all weapons can deal significant amounts of damage from any weapon type.
A party can have up to three characters in it with the player controlling one of them. The two other members are controlled by the AI while in combat and it is possible to set how they attack. All playable characters except for Adol must use weapons that fit a damage type assigned to that character, while Adol can use swords which are usually assigned any one of the three weapon types. For example, Dogi can only use punching weapons which all deal striking damage.
Hitting enemies with charged attacks fills a skill point meter that allows characters to perform skills. Skills are taught by using different weapons, and are permanently learned by using those skills enough, allowing the skill to be used with any weapon the character uses. Further use of a skill allows the user to enhance the skill. There is also an extra meter that when filled, allows the character the player controls to perform a super attack. Landing finishing blows with skills is the normal way to fill the extra meter.
Players can also parry attacks in order to reduce damage. If the player attempts to parry at the same time or shortly before a hit in an attack connects, that hit in the attack is nullified, the SP and extra meters are significantly filled, and all attacks from the player temporarily are guaranteed to be critical attacks. This is known as a flash guard. Attempting to parry with the wrong timing will result in the player taking a critical hit.
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| About |
Information
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| Name |
YS Seven
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| Genre |
Action Role-Playing
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| Release |
2010
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| Developers |
Nihon Falcom
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| Platform |
Playstation Portable
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