YS VIII: LACRIMOSA OF DANA COMES TO NINTENDO SWITCH IN SUMMER 2018!

NIS America is proud to announce Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA will be released for Nintendo Switch™ for Europe and North America in 2018! Details of features exclusive to the Nintendo Switch™ version of this game will be provided at a later date.

About the game:

Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island. Amidst this, Adol begins to dream of a mysterious blue-haired maiden living in an unknown world. Join Adol as he unravels the riddle of the cursed isle and the blue-haired maiden Dana in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA!

Key Features:

An Epic Tale – Follow Adol on his latest adventure and uncover the mysteries of the cursed island.

Party On! – Change your playable character on-the-fly as you battle ferocious foes in lightning-fast combat.

Another Side – Unravel the mystery of the blue-haired maiden Dana through her unique gameplay sections.

It Takes a Village! – Rescue your fellow shipwrecked passengers and bring them to your village where they will provide valuable services.

About

Falcom is a game developer founded in 1981 that has created many titles for consumer game platforms and boasts an extremely enthusiastic fanbase worldwide. Notable titles include the “Ys” series, the “Trails” series, and Tokyo Xanadu. In July 2016, the release of the newest installment of the “Ys” series in Japan, “Ys VIII – Lacrimosa of DANA-” arrived for PlayStation Vita. The PlayStation 4 version of the title was released in May 2017 in Japan.

Furthermore, the latest title in the “Trails” series, “Trails of Cold Steel III” is planned to be released this Winter 2018