In an interview with Famitsu, Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo confirmed that the company has begun to work on the next Ys game, presumably Ys XI. An announcement for the next game in the Ys series is still a while away, but the developers at Falcom already have a lot of ideas, and they don’t want to keep fans waiting.
Ys X: Proud Nordics is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on July 31 in Japan as the latest game in the series. Ys X: Proud Nordics will be sold physically and digitally in Japan, and first-print copies of the physical edition include the “Additional Music Collection” CD. Clouded Leopard Entertainment will release Ys X: Proud Nordics on August 21 with an additional PC (Steam) version in Asia with Japanese audio and Korean, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese subtitles.
Ys X: Proud Nordics features a new story, new elements and upgrades, new bosses, Mana Ride races, battles in the arena where deadly enemies await, new Mana Actions, and much more. Players will have access to Aland Island, a massive island located north of Obelia Gulf. While Adol Christin and Karja Balta fight off the Griegr, they will visit the island and uncover countless ruins in these unexplored lands. An encounter with another “Mana user” awaits them there. What’s more, Ys X: Proud Nordics will feature a 120 FPS performance mode on Nintendo Switch 2, along with a 60 FPS default setting.
Before the game’s western launch in October 2024, Final Weapon reviewed Ys X: Nordics and claimed that it sets the standard for modern-day action RPGs. Ys X: Nordics “invokes a sense of adventure and mystery” while delivering an incredible story and combat system, earning it a 4.5/5 review score from Final Weapon. You can watch our Ys X: Nordics review on YouTube to see more gameplay before diving into the free demo.
