It's that time again for a new episode of Chichuki Plays, the show where I go hands-on with upcoming games and show them off. Usually, it's about an hour or so but I don't want to spoil too much of the game for you. This time we're looking at Y's Memoire: Revelations in Celceta on the Nintendo Switch 2.
I just recently played my first Y's game and after getting into the series more, I'm mad at myself for not checking them out sooner. Fans of classic old-school RPGS will want to check this game out.
We play the role of Adol who has lost his memories. It's up to us, and our teammates to help Adol. In Casnan, the first city, we run into our friend, Duran. Duran doesn't believe that we lost our memoires at first but with some convincing, he comes around. The town of Casnan is like a typical RPG town where you can buy weapons, armor, items and more. You can also interact with the townsfolk as well as take on quests from the sign-up chart in the bar. Quests range from dealing with certain enemies to gathering materials for someone in town. Make sure to bring a good supply of materials with you because quests can be difficult if you aren't careful. You'll also be able to find hidden things strewn throughout the journey. You'll find a handful of memories for Adol which show the backstory of the hero and how he became who was before. You'll find other things for different characters, but you'll have to use a specific character to collect it. For example, you'll have to use Adol when you find a memory. Switching characters is as simple as pushing a button. You can change on the fly which will come in handy in combat.
The controls are really crisp, and the action is tight/quick. As I mentioned prior, you'll be able to change characters on the fly/quickly. Certain enemies will be weak against certain attacks and strong against others. One enemy might be string against Adol's sword slashes but weak against Duren's punches so plan accordingly. You'll be able to scan the enemies before starting a fight and see what they're weak/strong to. The attack patterns in the game are quick, thus the reason why the action would be called quick. You'll be able to buy more weapons and in turn, have different attacks to use. You'll also have the ability to use special attacks as well. These attacks can be used by holding the R button and pressing the button the attack is assigned to. You'll also have a super special move that you can use when you store energy. This will do a lot of damage to enemies and boss monsters. You'll need to do a large amount of damage to boss monsters because they have shields and it takes a bit to weaken them down. You also have a dodge move, similar to a dash roll where you can avoid enemy attacks.
Y's Memoire is an interesting take on the RPG genre. I really like the feel of the attacks/controls and really like the characters. It's a cool idea to get paid to map out the Great Forest of Celceta. Not only do I have to map it out, I get paid for doing it. I'm looking forward to playing more and it feels like this is an RPG I'm going to back to. I'd like to thank the devs for the review code. Make sure you check out the hands-on video below!