The Ys series remains a popular, but well-kept secret in the JRPG game world.
Here’s how every game fits into the series' timeline.
These bosses act as checkpoints in the game, ensuring you’ve achieved the right skill level to continue.
If not, they’ll make you retry over and over without mercy.
Here are the bosses that tested us the most.
The Ligaty aren’t particularly challenging on lower difficulties, but on Hard and above, they’redownright vicious.
Adorable, helpful, and sometimes mischievous, these are the best faeries in gaming.
Luckily, their colors correspond to the bracelet weapon that’s most effective against them.
You see, this boss can only be damaged by ranged attacks.
Your melee weapons are useless against her.
If you pay close attention to her telegraphing, you canoutsmart Ellefalevery quickly.
Her right hand is for horizontal attacks, while her left hand is for vertical attacks.
Dodge appropriately and shoot as many fireballs as possible.
The reason is simple: one phase is hard enough.
If you thought one fight was bad enough, these bosses come back for more.
Istersiva leaks a green slime that makes the floor beneath Adol’s feet slippery.
However, the second phase is much easier.
If you managed to get to this boss without obtaining the Firewyrm bracelet, you wasted your time.
Preparing for this boss fight will be your first brush with Ys Memoire’s non-linear exploration.
Only then can you challenge Guilen.
This boss literally controls the field of battle and Adol’s positioning.
We’ll cheat, too.
And yet, one of your toughest boss fights is against a regular dude named Chester.
Elena’sbig brother, Chester, fights you twice in the game.
The second time, he’s not much of a challenge because Adol himself has grown stronger.
The first time, however, he will knock the stuffing out of Adol.
Our advice is to use his voice lines to time your dodges and attacks.
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If you’ve managed to get this far in the game without grinding, good for you.
Now Adol will get mauled as badly as Conor McGregor at UFC 229.
Swallow your pride: go back to grind.
A few levels go a long way in this game.
The reason for this is that his only weak point is his tail.
The rest of him is invincible.
Did we mention that every time you land an ineffective hit on him, he pushes you back?
Better still, his tail isn’t always exposed.
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