Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana confirmed for Western release in 2017

Divide over the lack of XSEED

Based on the reaction, you’d think that fans were more loyal to a translation company than the developer or franchise itself. Fans don’t seem happy that XSEED didn’t land this job, a first for the long-running series, and some are wondering if they’ll even purchase it at all because they question if it will be up to speed.

Well, that’s just plain silly. Nothing against XSEED, because they do, indeed, do a fabulous job with Ys, Legends of Heroes, and a good many other translations, but NipponIchi also has a good track record of localizations. Some fans claim otherwise, but I’ve never had a problem with Disgaea and its breed of goofy anime strategy RPGs.

And it’s still Ys, after all, a series that has always depended more on gameplay than on complicated storytelling.

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be released for the PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and PC in 2017, and it will have both the Japanese and English voice tracks.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/02/20/ys-viii-lacrimosa-of-dana-confirmed-for-western-release-in-2017/