More Hack'n Slash than RPG.
User Rating: 6.5 | Ys: Napishtim no Hako PS2
While the artwork, flair and hack'n slash gameplay does satisfy, the constant need to level up your character for a much too long time in a row, in one and the same area, killing all the same enemies over and over again (re-spawning), does not. If the game would feature more areas, a better level-design and more interactivity with the environment (which is practically non-existent, except for some rare chests and npcs), Ys6 would be a cool game, even though the story and quests are pretty uncreative. But as it is, it's just a game that you'll probably want to play now and then for +/- half an hour, if no better game is in reach. I wouldn't really recommend it to rpg-gamers, but probably to hack & slash fans, if they don't expect too much creativity and content from a game. - There is also a pc version, which was released in asia only. An english fan-patch is available though.
