With us now well and truly into November, we are seeing more and more publishers announce their line-up’s for the Christmas season. One such publisher is the “independent minded” XSEED Games who have today announced that their action RPG title Ys: Memories of Celceta will be hitting store shelves in North America on the 26th November 2013 exclusively for the Playstation Vita.
Memories of Celceta is an extensive reimagining of Ys IV, one of the few titles in the series that has never made its way to international shores in one form or another. Ys: Memories of Celceta revolves around series hero, Adol Christin, who awakens on the outskirts of the Great Forest of Celceta with no memory of how he got there. Soon, Adol finds himself beginning a new journey with an unknown companion as they delve into the forest on a quest to explore its vast expanses, searching for clues to his identity along the way.
When describing the game, the company had this to say:
A cleverly familiar yet all-original story awaits North American adventurers in Ys: Memories of Celceta, with plenty to offer franchise newcomers and veterans alike. Combined with the largest overworld map in series history, players will undertake a majestic venture filled with new experiences, challenges and foes. The party battle system from Ys SEVEN makes its triumphant return, with a host of upgrades such as enhanced flash-guarding, adjustable party AI and unique abilities to help streamline encounters for fast and furious combat. Boss Rush mode makes a comeback too, pitting Adol and his companions against implacable foes to keep the challenge going well after the main story has been completed.
The publisher have also confirmed that they will be celebrating the series’ 25th anniversary with the Ys: Memories of Celceta Silver Anniversary Edition. This Limited Edition contains a 3-CD collection of original and arranged music spanning the entire history of the franchise, a cloth map detailing the lands of Celceta, a logo-emblazoned compass, and ‘Adol’s Travel Journal’ containing 130 pages of adventuring strategies and artwork, all within an exclusive commemorative package.
The standard edition will set you back $39.99 while the limited edition is twenty bucks more expensive at $59.99.
