![]() ![]() I guess the question is, what’s a Monstrum? A Monstrum can freely transform between their current form and an enhanced powerful combat-ready ‘superhero’ within the real world and the ‘Grimwald Nox’. ![]() After breaking out of his cell – no lock can trap Adol – he meets up with a strange lady named Aprilis, a mysterious individual who enchants and mutates Adol into a Monstrum. Upon reaching the gate, Adol is arrested for crimes he’s committed during previous adventures and thrown into a cell awaiting his sentence. ![]() ![]() Whilst adventuring they head towards Balduq, a large city which is also known as the ‘Prison City’ due to its massive impenetrable prison. Ys IX sees the return of our quirky adventurer, Adol Christin, and his trusty companion, Dogi. With that being said, I’ve played the new PS5 version for over 140 hours, obtained the platinum and spent a long time customising my controls (I’m so happy I have a DualSense Edge controller) – but, is this new version worth buying if you’ve already played the PS4 version? Let’s find out… If you want a comprehensive review covering the game in much more detail, please check out my PS4 review HERE. I reviewed Ys IX back in January 2021, when it initially launched on the PlayStation 4, so this review will be mainly focused on the technical side of the PS5 port, as well as general information regarding the game mechanics and my opinion on whether you should pick this up. Today I’m going to take a look at their latest PS5 re-release, Ys IX: Monstrum of Nox. We’ve previously seen Void Terrarium++ and Ys VIII come over to Sony’s current-gen system, with The Caligula Effect 1 and 2 on the way – they even brought over R-Type 2 and named it R-Type 3, ‘remastering’ the game in Unreal Engine 5 and added some new content. NIS America has embraced the PlayStation 5, re-releasing a selection of their games on the new hardware to take advantage of higher framerates and/or resolutions. ![]()
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