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Ys X: Nordics

Ys X: Nordics is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. The tenth numbered installment in the Ys series, it was released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in Japan in September 2023.

Role-playing (RPG)Adventure

Trophies: 55
Platinum possible: Yes
Time to beat: about 35.7 hours

Overview

Set shortly after the events of Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter, the game follows a younger Adol Christin as he travels through the Obelia Gulf and becomes bound by a supernatural restraint to Karja Balta, a warrior from the seafaring Norman people. The pair investigate attacks by immortal creatures known as the Griegr while exploring the gulf aboard the sailing ship Sandras.

Ys X replaces the three-character party structure used from Ys Seven through Ys IX: Monstrum Nox with a two-character combat system. The player can control Adol or Karja independently in Solo Mode or command them together in Combination Mode. The game also introduces sailing, naval combat, island exploration, and Mana Actions used to traverse environments and solve puzzles.

Official trailer

Teaser. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

Nihon Falcom

Publisher

NIS America, Nihon Falcom

Series

Engine

Falcom Developer Kit

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player: Yes
Local multiplayer: No
Online multiplayer: Yes
Co op: Yes

Age ratings

ACB: M
ESRB: T
PEGI: 16
CERO: C
GRAC: 12+

Release dates

Platform	Region	Date
PlayStation 4	Japan	2023-09-28
PlayStation 4	Asia	2023-09-28
PlayStation 4	South Korea	2023-09-28
PlayStation 4	Worldwide	2024-10-25

Trophies

Trophies55

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum: 1
Gold: 2
Silver: 6
Bronze: 46
Total: 55
Points: 1350

Master of Nordics Finish "The Normans' Paradise Lost" by Adol Christin in its entirety by earning all Trophies. Platinum 4.15% of players
No Hewnstone Unturned Attained a Total Discovery Rate of 100%. Gold 100% of players
Gulf Gallivanter Attained a Total Discovery Rate of 50%. Bronze 50% of players
Go-To Guy & Gal Completed all Quests. Silver 4.72% of players
Sandras Socialite Maxed out Affinity with all characters. Silver 4.55% of players
Seashell Networker Logged all People entries in the Journal. Silver 4.32% of players
All la Carte Logged all Recipe entries in the Journal. Bronze 4.46% of players
Combat Connoisseur Logged all Battle entries in the Journal. Silver 4.61% of players
A-fish-ionado Logged all Fishing entries in the Journal. Bronze 4.75% of players
The Life Aquatic with Adol Christin Logged all Sea Life entries in the Journal. Bronze 4.62% of players
Runes with a View Logged all Saga entries in the Journal. Bronze 4.76% of players
Shoot the Breeze Listened to a shipboard conversation between crewmates via the Action Menu. Bronze 5.77% of players
Can't Adventure on an Empty Stomach Ate 10 Box Lunches. Bronze 4.91% of players
Potion Partaker Used 20 Liquid Medicines. Bronze 4.9% of players
Red Hair, Don't Care Adventured extensively as Adol. Bronze 5.13% of players
Azure-Eye on the Prize Adventured extensively as Karja. Bronze 4.91% of players
Deadly Duo Spent a total of 30 minutes in Duo Mode. Bronze 5.19% of players
Onboard Smörgåsbord Held a max-level Luncheon aboard the Sandras. Bronze 4.97% of players
Landlubber Traveled a total of 300 krimelye on land as Adol and Karja. Bronze 5.04% of players
Obelian Odyssey Traveled a total of 1,000 krimelye aboard the Sandras. Bronze 5.04% of players
Deft Defender Performed 100 Perfect Guards. Bronze 4.99% of players
Elusive Evader Evaded 100 Speed Attacks. Bronze 5.26% of players
Martial Master Reached a Skill Chain of 99. Bronze 4.51% of players
Mana Maniac Used 2,000 Mana Actions. Bronze 4.89% of players
Armamented and Dangerous Used EX Armaments 100 times. Bronze 5.03% of players
Long Winded Used Mana Sail 300 times. Bronze 5.17% of players
Grin and Barrier It Spent a total of 30 minutes with Mana Barrier active. Bronze 4.57% of players
Ticket to Walhalla Defeated 1,000 enemies in total. Bronze 5.19% of players
Griegr-B-Gone Defeated 500 Griegr in total. Bronze 5.19% of players
Sunk Your Battleship Defeated 300 enemy ships and/or Barrier Pillars in total. Bronze 4.83% of players
Depths of the Mind Reached the bottommost Release Line Depth. Bronze 4.73% of players
Light of the Soul Activated all 10 Mana Abilities of Valor, Mettle, or Optimism. Bronze 4.76% of players
Night of the Soul Activated all 10 Mana Abilities of Darkness. Bronze 4.62% of players
Forge's Finest Fully enhanced your ultimate weapons and armor (2 of each). Bronze 4.58% of players
All Decked Out Implemented all Sandras refitting and training proposals. Bronze 4.6% of players
On Cloud Ten Raised the Morale Gauge to Level 10 during a Recapture. Bronze 5.14% of players
Rapturous Recapture Received an S-rank after clearing a Recapture. Bronze 5.37% of players
Reduce, Reuse, Recapture Completed all Recaptures. Bronze 4.86% of players
Fool Me Thrice... Defeated all 3 fake merchant ships. Bronze 4.88% of players
Pikk-Me-Up Gave Sache all available pikkards, completing your pikkard collection. Bronze 4.81% of players
Vermóðr of Mercy Defeated the ultimate Griegr, Vermóðr. Bronze 4.85% of players
Champion of Carnac Rescued all Carnac's townsfolk. Silver 4.94% of players
Night-Mariner Reached the Epilogue on Nightmare difficulty or harder. Silver 4.21% of players
A New Adventure Started a new adventure. Bronze 6.19% of players
The Raid Completed the Prologue. Bronze 6.1% of players
Carnac Completed Chapter 1. Bronze 5.83% of players
Shield Brethren Completed Chapter 2. Bronze 5.66% of players
Where the Light Leads Completed Chapter 3. Bronze 5.46% of players
The Whiteshade Completed Chapter 4. Bronze 5.27% of players
Beacon of Reprisal Completed Chapter 5. Bronze 5.21% of players
Heavens' Mirror Completed Chapter 6. Bronze 5.16% of players
The Battle of Flumen Strait Completed Chapter 7. Bronze 5.1% of players
Lila Completed Chapter 8. Bronze 5.07% of players
The Waters of Creation Completed Chapter 9. Bronze 5.04% of players
The Normans' Paradise Lost Completed Chapter 10 and reached the Epilogue. Gold 5.02% of players