Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

Overview

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is a 2016 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. The eighth numbered installment in the Ys series, it was first released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita in July 2016. Versions for the PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Amazon Luna, Google Stadia, and PlayStation 5 followed.

The game follows adventurer Adol Christin after the passenger ship Lombardia is wrecked near the Isle of Seiren. Adol searches for the other survivors, develops a settlement with the castaways, and investigates the island while experiencing visions of Dana Iclucia, a woman who lived in an ancient civilization. The gameplay expands the party-based action system used in Ys Seven and Ys: Memories of Celceta with a larger focus on exploration, settlement development, castaway recruitment, and alternating sections played as Adol and Dana.

Falcom developed the original version for the PlayStation Vita and subsequently expanded the game for PlayStation 4 with additional story sequences, dungeons, enemies, and playable sections involving Dana. The international versions were published by NIS America. The original English localization was extensively revised after criticism of its translation and voice direction, while the Windows version underwent further technical redevelopment after a delayed and poorly received launch.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

Nihon Falcom

Publisher

Nihon Falcom, NIS America

Series

Ys

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Vita

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

ESRB

T

CERO

B

PEGI

12

GRAC

12+

ACB

M

Release dates

Trophies

Trophies51

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

10

Bronze

38

Total

51

Points

1350

• Extraordinary Adventurer Proof that you read the entirety of "Travelogue of the Gaete Sea" by Adol Christin. Platinum 2.52% of players
• Completed Map Completed the map of the Isle of Seiren. Gold 2.78% of players
• Item Collector Achieved 100% Items Collected. Silver 100% of players
• Treasure Hunter Achieved 100% Treasures Found. Silver 100% of players
• Reliable Adviser Achieved 100% People Entries Logged. Silver 100% of players
• Deserted Island Chef Achieved 100% Meal Entries Logged. Silver 100% of players
• Skilled Angler Achieved 100% Fish Entries Logged. Silver 100% of players
• Monster Expert Achieved 100% Beast Entries Logged. Silver 100% of players
• Material Researcher Achieved 100% Material Entries Logged. Silver 100% of players
• Distant Exploration Traveled a total distance of 300 krimelye. Bronze 2.99% of players
• Romantic Explorer Achieved 100% Location Points Found Bronze 100% of players
• Lively Village Brought all survivors to Castaway Village. Bronze 2.81% of players
• Solid Village Achieved 100% Village Fortifications Built. Bronze 100% of players
• Precise Orders Completed every Castaway Village quest. Bronze 2.72% of players
• Star of Castaway Village Achieved 100% Approval Earned. Bronze 100% of players
• Professional Enhancement Artisan Enhanced a weapon to Lv. MAX. Bronze 3.58% of players
• Splendid Synthesist Fully enhanced all weapons. Bronze 2.8% of players
• Triple Eight Owned 888 of a single item. Bronze 2.85% of players
• Beast Buster Defeated 2000 beasts. Bronze 3.18% of players
• Dino Slayer Defeated 100 Primordials. Bronze 3.03% of players
• Skill Finisher Performed a Skill Finish 1000 times. Bronze 3.02% of players
• Grand Breaker Performed 1000 Breaks. Bronze 3.11% of players
• Flash Guarder Performed 100 Flash Guards. Bronze 2.98% of players
• Flash Mover Performed 100 Flash Moves. Bronze 3% of players
• EXTRA Master Performed 100 EXTRA Skills. Bronze 2.93% of players
• Elegant Interception Achieved an S Rank in any raid. Bronze 3.25% of players
• Historic Interceptor Completed all raids. Bronze 2.75% of players
• Bliss Artisan Achieved Lv. MAX with every skill. Bronze 2.63% of players
• Red-Haired Adventurer Thoroughly explored while playing as Adol. Bronze 3.2% of players
• Proud Noblewoman Thoroughly explored while playing as Laxia. Bronze 2.89% of players
• Openhearted Fisherman Thoroughly explored while playing as Sahad. Bronze 2.84% of players
• Lonely Transporter Thoroughly explored while playing as Hummel. Bronze 2.74% of players
• Hard-Working Wild Girl Thoroughly explored while playing as Ricotta. Bronze 2.73% of players
• Kind Tomboy Thoroughly explored while playing as Dana. Bronze 2.75% of players
• Prosperous Kingdom Cleared all Eternia Quests. Bronze 2.74% of players
• Roaring Hero Achieved a Reputation of 200 or more. Bronze 2.74% of players
• Silence Breaker Defeated Mephorash at the Silent Tower. Bronze 2.78% of players
• Nightmare Surpasser Witnessed the true ending on Nightmare difficulty or higher. Silver 2.54% of players
• New Adventure Began a new adventure. Bronze 4.18% of players
• Night on the Gaete Sea Cleared Prologue - Night on the Gaete Sea. Bronze 3.96% of players
• The Isle of Seiren Cleared Chapter 1 - The Isle of Seiren. Bronze 3.83% of players
• Coral Reef Forest Made it through the Towering Coral Forest. Bronze 3.44% of players
• Dark Eroded Valley Made it through the Eroded Valley. Bronze 3.29% of players
• The Castaway Banquet Cleared Chapter 2 - The Castaway Banquet. Bronze 3.15% of players
• Surpassing Gendarme Cleared Chapter 3 - Surpassing Gendarme. Silver 3.08% of players
• The Lost World Cleared Chapter 4 - The Lost World. Bronze 3.04% of players
• Ancient Tilted Tower Cleared Baja Tower. Bronze 3% of players
• Fulfilled Ambition Defeated the Oceanus once and for all. Silver 2.91% of players
• Maiden of the Great Tree Cleared Chapter 5 - Maiden of the Great Tree. Bronze 2.89% of players
• Lacrimosa of the Distant Sea Cleared Chapter 6 - Lacrimosa of the Distant Sea. Bronze 2.84% of players
• End of the Blue Waves Cleared Epilogue - End of the Blue Waves, and viewed the true ending. Gold 2.81% of players

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Nihon Falcom, NIS America

Developer

Nihon Falcom

Released

2017-09-12

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 33.8 hours