Ys X First Playthrough: Chapter 9
0After the previous chapter unexpectedly yanked me into the express lane, I wondered what I'd be in for with the remainder, but it seems we're back to business as usual, with sidequests and recaptures to tackle once again.
The final destinations of each chapter continue to become increasingly substantial, and we find ourselves in easily the most appreciable "dungeon" we've seen thus far. The music here also seems particularly strong and got me reminiscing once again about music in previous games, and I finally remembered to dig up some tracks I'd meant to compare in a previous chapter.
While I suspect we are closing in on the endgame, I was pretty convinced this would not be the final chapter. After all, we usually only get to beat up one jerk per chapter, there's still a big one of those hanging around, and there will clearly be fallout afterwards...