History VideoGame / YsSEVEN

* DropTheHammer: Mustafa uses hammers, [[spoiler:as does Cruxie when she replaces him]].

The eighth primary installment of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' franchise[[note]]Due to ''VideoGame/YsOrigin'' being the ''seventh'' major installment[[/note]], ''Ys SEVEN'' was originally released in 2009 exclusively for the Sony UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, until it was ported to UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 2012, but only for China. However, Creator/XSEEDGames released a worldwide UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} version in 2017.

* AerithAndBob: Used for two siblings Mustafa and Cruxie. Mustafa is a real Arabic name, so it is fitting for someone from a location based on part of North Africa. His younger sister, Cruxie, however, has a name that doesn't sound like something someone from North Africa would have.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Prime Minister Orbus is one of these when he is murdered. He advocated the destruction of Old Town where Altago City's poor residents live to replace it with spaces for merchants.]]
* ArtifactTitle: ''SEVEN'' has nothing to do with the eponymous Ys, nor does it involve the franchise's MythArc.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: After the king is killed, Aisha finds that she has no real power, as the Prime Minster and his son take control of the day to day affairs of government and the military and outright ignore her when she tells them to discontinue the policy decisions they make for personal gain.

* CavalryBetrayal: After getting the last crest from the Sea Dragon on Ruin Island, you go back to your ship only to be attacked by a giant Titano. Just in the nick of time, the Dragon Knights show up and save you; [[spoiler:unforuntately, that is only half-true - they are actually here to rescue Aisha and arrest Adol for "kidnapping" her and assassinating the king, who was murdered mere moments after Adol left said king's bedroom]]!
* CerebusSyndrome: ''Ys SEVEN'' gets a lot darker once [[spoiler:players complete three of the sanctums. The Wind of Destruction arrives to Altago, the city is in chaos and people are afraid, and the majority of the Dragon Knights are slaughtered by Scias, who is revealed to be King Kiemarl's assassin. As if that wasn't enough, it's revealed that Scias is working for ''Tia'', who's the Eldress of the Moon tribe and wants to destroy Altago]].
* CharacterDevelopment: Raud starts off as a {{Jerkass}} who uses his status to cause trouble about the Altago City, but [[spoiler:after the death of his father]], he starts cleaning up his act and by the end of the game [[spoiler:even becomes Maya's official guardian]].

* CuteMute: Maya, who hasn't spoken since the death of her parents though she's still capable of uttering sounds. She communicates through gestures and facial expressions.

* DeconstructorFleet: ''Ys SEVEN'' goes out of its way to explain why there's no good being TheChosenOne because {{it sucks|ToBeTheChosenOne}}. Furthermore, characters revealing they are EvilAllAlong can come from all directions, [[spoiler:including party members and Adol's staunchest allies made throughout the adventure]].

* DudeWheresMyRespect: {{Lampshaded}} when a man asks you to go find some earrings for him after the village elder already told him (and everyone else in the village) about you and how important you are, "Strange men with weapons are the best at finding lost earrings, right?"

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This was the first game in the series to use the party system with TacticalRockPaperScissors, and it has a few differences from how it would work in later entries. For example, you need to hold down the attack button to use a charge attack. Later entries would have it charge automatically. Another example is that skills are acquired from equipped weapons, and can only be used independently of said weapons after performing them enough times.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Done subtly, but the fact that Adol makes it to port on a boat without any sort of SinkingShipScenario should be the first indicator that ''Ys SEVEN'' isn't going to be a typical ''Ys'' story.
* FullBoarAction: Second boss battle is against a large boar named "Es Gallion" in the Shannoa Forest.

* GenocideBackfire: The BigBad is the head of the Iskan tribe, which had been virtually wiped out centuries before by the royal family of Altago when they decided to turn the land from a coalition of five tribes into the kingdom.

* ItemCrafting: You can create certain equipment and items by gathering the right synthesis materials.
* JustFrameBonus: Activating Flash Guard just before an enemy attack hits the player character will negate the hit, remove the cooldown on Flash Guard, fill the SP and Extra gauges, and guarantee {{Critical Hit}}s for a short time. If the player guards too early, the enemy's attack will deal critical damage instead.
* KangarooCourt: {{Subverted}} - [[spoiler:the evidence against Adol with regards to the King's death is actually pretty damning. He is proven to have been the only person in the King's presence at the time of his murder, that he has ties with Altago's political rival nation, his constant insistence that he's "just an adventurer" is already suspicious in the eyes of many, the whole reason he even comes to Altago is due to his ties with an infamous crimelord, he vanishes from the kingdom at exactly the same time as Aisha's "abduction", and the "stolen" Royal Seal is found in his possession]].

* LazyBackup: In spite of the entire party being freely switchable outside of boss battles, not to mention appearing in cutscenes within isolated boss arenas that lack physical exits, if your lead three party members die, it's game over.

* NoobBridge: By the time you get to the third or fourth boss, Big Bug Beast "Zeran Fith" and Rock Monster "Ghilda Ros" respectively, you could spend upwards of 15-30 minutes on each if you haven't grinded skills on any character. This is understandable as skills start off no more powerful than normal attacks, damage-wise.

* SequentialBoss: The FinalBoss consists of fighting the BigBad with your current party. Your entire party then takes on the more dangerous villain with three characters taking on the first stage which TurnsRed, a different three characters taking on the second stage which also TurnsRed and Adol soloing the last stage which consists of two parts. Better hope your healing items last you.

%%* {{Stripperific}}: [[spoiler:Tia]], post-reveal wears [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains a skimpy outfit]].
* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Every time you see a Crystal in front of a path, it's almost certain a boss is going to be fought next.

* TwentyBearAsses: Nearly all of the optional {{Sidequest}}s require you to fetch a certain number of a particular type of item. {{Justified|Trope}} as you're being asked to fetch things for researchers and merchants who want to study Altago or have goods representing each region or tribe.

* WhamEpisode: TheReveal of the BigBad pulls this off in spades because it's the one character most players did not suspect - [[spoiler:'''Tia''']]. All of a sudden, {{Non Player Character}}s who were enemies are now ''victims'', while several [=NPCs=] thought as allies are now out for the party's blood. Even the characters can't believe [[MindScrew what]] [[HeroicBSOD just]] happened.

%%* {{Feelies}}: Some versions of the game came with soundtrack [=CDs=].

%%* BonusBoss: The three Titano Hunts.

The eighth primary installment of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' franchise[[note]]Due to ''VideoGame/YsOrigin'' being the ''seventh'' major installment[[/note]], '''Ys SEVEN''' was originally released in 2009 exclusively for the Sony UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, until it was ported to UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 2012, but only for China. However, Creator/XSEEDGames released a worldwide UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} version in 2017.

* TwentyBearAsses: Nearly all of the optional {{Sidequest}}s require you to fetch a certain number of a particular type of item. {{Justified}} as you're being asked to fetch things for researchers and merchants who want to study Altago or have goods representing each region or tribe.

* WhipItGood: Altago's official executioner Ursa prefers a whip. The coliseum, where she resides, is even described as a place of gratuitous whipping.

* AnAxeToGrind: Mustafa uses axes, [[spoiler:as does Cruxie when she replaces him]].

* BossSubtitles: As per the series, and mixes it up a bit with one boss having the subtitle [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal "big bug beast"]].

* GenocideBackfire: The BigBad is the head of the Iskan tribe, which had been virtually wiped out centuries before by the royal family of Altago when they decided to turn the land from a coalition of five tribes into TheKingdom.

* KangarooCourt: {{Subverted}} - [[spoiler:the evidence against Adol with regards to the King's death is actually pretty damning. He is proven to have been the only person in the King's presence at the time of his murder, that he has ties with Altago's political rival nation, his constant insistence that he's "just an adventurer" is already suspicious in the eyes of many, the whole reason he even comes to Altago is due to his ties with an infamous crimelord, he vanishes from TheKingdom at exactly the same time as Aisha's "abduction", and the "stolen" Royal Seal is found in his possession]].

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This was the first game in the series to use the party system with TacticalRockPaperScissors, and it has a few differences from how it would work in later entries. For example, you need to hold down the attack button to use a charge attack. [note] Later entries would have it charge automatically [/note] Another example is that skills are acquired from equipped weapons, and can only be used independently of said weapons after performing them enough times.

* KangarooCourt: {{Subverted}} ''hard'' - [[spoiler:the evidence against Adol with regards to the King's death is actually pretty damning. He is proven to have been the only person in the King's presence at the time of his murder, that he has ties with Altago's political rival nation, his constant insistence that he's "just an adventurer" is already suspicious in the eyes of many, the whole reason he even comes to Altago is due to his ties with an infamous crimelord, he vanishes from TheKingdom at exactly the same time as Aisha's "abduction", and the "stolen" Royal Seal is found in his possession]].

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Adol
** TheLancer: Dogi The Wallcrusher
** TheBigGuy: Mustafa ([[spoiler:later replaced by his sister Cruxie]]).
** TheChick: Aisha and [[BlackMagicianGirl Mishera]] share this role.
** TagAlongKid: Elk; [[FragileSpeedster it doesn't mean he's useless, though]].
** TheSixthRanger: Geis

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Cruxie's name is pronounced "croo-shee" but spoken quickly, per the instruction manual (and Cruxie herself when you first meet her), rather than "crucks-ee".

The seventh primary installment of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' franchise, '''Ys SEVEN''' was originally released in 2009 exclusively for the Sony UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, until it was ported to UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 2012, but only for China. However, Creator/XSEEDGames released a worldwide UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} version in 2017.

Set after ''VideoGame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim'', series protagonist Adol Christin and his best friend Dogi journey to the "Kingdom of Altago", located west of Xandria on the continent of Afroca, where they are commissioned by King Kiemarl to investigate the unsettling increase of natural disasters plaguing Altago. The two discover an ancient shrine dedicated to one of the Five Great Dragons that watch over Altago, and is granted its power. Spurred on by the warning he receives, Adol must locate the four remaining shrines if Altago is to avert a prophesied disaster.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: While levels cap at 99, exp per monster decreases each level to the point that even leveling from 65 to 66 can take an hour. Most people beat the game (on Normal) around 60.

* ArbitraryHeadCountLimit: Only three characters can participate in a battle.

* ArtifactTitle: This game has nothing to do with the eponymous Ys, nor does it involve the franchise's MythArc.

* BecomingTheMask: Subverted with [[spoiler: Scias and Tia]], They only acted kind and helpful as part of their disguise, while not to avert suspicion it was to ensure no one saw the warning signs of the Winds Of Destruction outside of the Slowly growing Titanos attacks. When Alicia tries to imply this she gets coldly laughed at for thinking so.
** Double Subverted when [[spoiler: Scias admits to respecting the king]] and when [[spoiler: Tia reveals that Maya's illness is part of her motivation to cleanse Altago]].
* {{BFS}}: Couple of Adol's Strike-type weaponry fit the bill.

* BlindSeer: Mishera.
* BonusBoss: The three Titano Hunts.

* CavalryBetrayal: After getting the last crest from the Sea Dragon on Ruin Island you go back to your ship only to be attacked by a giant Titano, Just in the nick of time the Dragon Knights show up and Save you. [[spoiler: That is only half true however. They are actually here to rescue Aisha and arrest you for "kidnapping" her and assassinating the King, who was murdered mere moments after Adol left said King's bedroom]].
* CerebusSyndrome: The game gets a ''lot'' darker once [[spoiler: you complete 3 of the sanctums. The Wind of Destruction arrives to Altago, the city is in chaos and people are afraid, and the majority of the Dragon Knights are slaughtered...by Scias, who is revealed to be King Kiemarl's killer. As if that wasn't enough, it's revealed that Scias is working for ''Tia'', who's the Eldress of the Moon tribe and wants to destroy Altago.]]

* DamageSpongeBoss: '''[[FakeDifficulty All of them.]]'''
* DeconstructorFleet: ''Ys SEVEN'' goes out of its way to explain why there's no good being TheChosenOne [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne because it sucks]]. Furthermore, characters revealing they are EvilAllAlong can come from all directions, [[spoiler:including party members and Adol's staunchest allies made throughout the adventure]].
* DifficultButAwesome: Flash Guard can be a lot harder than dodging in most cases, since it requires good timing or the player will take critical damage. Successfully guarding creates a window of time in which the player can land guaranteed critical hits, which can be used to maximize normal skill and Extra Skill damage.

* TheDragon: The Knight of Despair [[spoiler:Scias]] for [[spoiler:the Maiden of Demise Tialuna]].

* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] when a man asks you to go find some earrings for him after the village elder already told him (and everyone else in the village) about you and how important you are: "Strange men with weapons are the best at finding lost earrings, right?"

** Played with in the FinalBoss battle. [[spoiler:Adol has to fight the top section by himself while his party members fight the rest of the body parts.]]
* TheDulcineaEffect: With a twist this time.
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:Rul-Ende, the Root of All Existence in Altago]].
* ElementalPowers: Most of the playable characters have their own elemental powers.
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Tia and Scias reveal themselves as the villains of the game when is engulfed by Wind of Destruction.]]
* EvolvingAttack: Characters' special moves become stronger and faster as they use them.
* {{Feelies}}: Some versions of the game came with soundtrack [=CDs=].
* FinalBossNewDimension: Final boss battle resides in Altago's afterlife, and the fight it self starts in a new dimension.
* FirstTown: Altago City.
* FiveManBand: Adol and his party:

** TheBigGuy: Mustafa (later replaced by [[spoiler:his sister Cruxie, of all people]]).

** TagAlongKid: Elk. [[FragileSpeedster Doesn't mean he's useless, though.]]
** TheSixthRanger: Geis.

* FullBoarAction: Second boss battle is against a large boar named Es Gallion in Shannoa forest.
* FugitiveArc: Happens after the DiscOneFinalDungeon, where the heroes, especially Adol, [[spoiler:get framed for the king's murder.]]
* GaiasVengeance: [[spoiler:The Wind of Destruction acts as this, purifying Altago (read: wipe out all life on it including the land itself to begin anew on a blank slate) if the world balance is broken]].
* GenocideBackfire: The BigBad is the head of the Iskan tribe, which had been virtually wiped out centuries before by the royal family of Altago when they decided to turn the land from a coalition of five tribes into a kingdom.
* GiantEnemyCrab: Old Waterway is filled with these, and in the end of it Adol and co. have to fight even bigger one named Valisa Luti.
* GirlOfTheWeek: Tia.

* GoodShepherd: Dr. Daleyon more or less fits this description. He is a kind man who genuinely cares for other people.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Sigroon replaces Aisha for some time in the latter's absence and fights the same way, and the same thing, down to weapon usage, happens with [[spoiler:Mustafa letting Cruxie fight alongside Adol as he stays behind to keep watch over his village]].
* HarderThanHard: The Nightmare difficulty significantly boosts the enemies' health and damage multiplier. Nightmare also reduces item capacity, SP gained, Extra gauge speed, gold drops, enemy stun time, and the player's damage multiplier.

* HopelessBossFight: The first fight with [[spoiler:Scias]]. You can knock down his health a little bit, but once you reach a certain point all your attacks stop doing damage and you just have to let him kill you. Hope you didn't waste your healing items.

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Cruxie's name is pronounced "croo-shee" but spoken quickly, per the instruction manual (and Cruxie herself when you first meet her). Not "crucks-ee".
* JustFrameBonus: Flash Guarding just before an enemy attack hits the player character will negate the hit, remove the cooldown on Flash Guard, fill the SP and Extra gauges, and guarantee critical hits for a short time. If the player guards too early, the enemy's attack will deal critical damage instead.
* KangarooCourt: Subverted. [[spoiler:The evidence against Adol in regards to the King's death is actually pretty damning. He is proven to have been the only person in the King's presence at the time of his murder, its proven that he has ties with Altago's political rival nation, his constant insistence that he was "just an adventurer" was already suspicious in the eyes of many, the whole reason he even came to Altago was due to his ties with an infamous crimelord, he vanishes from the kingdom at exactly the same time as Aisha's "abduction", and the "stolen" Royal Seal was found in his possession.]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Scias is the first character in the series to have something recognizable as a katana.

* MarathonBoss / SequentialBoss: The final fight consists of four phases, all but the first of which take a long time. The entire battle can easily last upwards of an hour.
* MasterSwordsman: Scias is presented as one.
* NonMaliciousMonster: [[spoiler:Rul-Ende, the Root of All Existence, is neither good nor evil. Instead, it is merely a representation of Altago's current (lack of) balance, which is why it takes the form of an EldritchAbomination.]]
* NoobBridge: By the time you get to the third, or especially fourth bosses, Big Bug Beast "Zeran Fith" and Rock Monster "Ghilda Ros" respectively, you could spend upwards of 15-30 minutes on each if you haven't grinded skills on any character. This is understandable, as skills start off no more powerful than normal attacks, DPS-wise.
* PaddedSumoGameplay: Compared to ''Felghana'' and ''Origin'', the player can take a lot more hits before dying, especially if they use items. However, bosses tend to take longer to kill, resulting in longer battles of attrition.
* PaperThinDisguise: Aisha sports these when ventures off from the palace as KingIncognito.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: A number of quests must be completed before a certain event in the story renders them unfinishable.
* TheReveal:
** [[spoiler:Tia and Scias are actually villains]].
** [[spoiler:Dragon Warrior's role is to represent all of Altago's hope, and act as a sacrifice for its destruction]].
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Aisha is not content on just sittin in the palace, she actively investigates the going-ons in Altago to help her father.
* SandWorm: One of the optional bosses is a sandworm named Soldi Orm in Segram.
* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:The latter half of the game uses this as characters' motivation after they learn [[HumanSacrifice the truth]] about Adol's real role as the Dragon Warrior.]]
* SequentialBoss: The final battle naturally. It consists of fighting the BigBad with your current party. Your entire party then takes on the more dangerous villain with three characters taking on the first stage which TurnsRed, a different three characters taking on the second stage which also TurnsRed and Adol soloing the last stage which consists of two parts. Better hope your healing items last you.
* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/{{Ys}} See here]].
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: Tia has many of these elements. [[spoiler:Until she decides to sit in judgment over all Altago, anyway.]]
* SquishyWizard: Mishera can deal good damage but cannot take much punishment, especially in higher difficulties.
* {{Stripperific}}: [[spoiler:Tia, post-reveal,]] wears [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains a skimpy outfit]].
* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Every time you see a Crystal in front of a path you know a boss is coming up.
* TrickBoss: After defeating the BigBad, the more dangerous villain shows itself.
* TwentyBearAsses: Nearly all of the optional quests require you to fetch a certain number of a particular type of item. Somewhat justified in that you're being asked to fetch things for researchers and merchants who want to study Altago or have goods representing each region or tribe.
* TheUnderworld: The Well of Souls, Altago's afterlife.
* ViciousCycle: [[spoiler:Altago has wiped clean several times before the game's events, and is now gearing for another.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Tialuna and Scias]].
* WhipItGood: Altago's official executioner Ursa prefers a whip. The coliseum, where she resides is even described as a place of gratuitous whipping.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Scias after the reveal]].
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* ShoutOut:
** A peddler in Altago has two longmas (beasts of burden) named [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Snowball" and "Santa's Helper"]]
** A gossipy man in the Altago was trying to remember the name of the flower girl. "Irith?... Eris? Iris?" He's way wrong, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII but the name sounds familiar...]]
** After [[spoiler:Adol defeats the titano during the execution ceremony after being framed for murdering Altago's king]], Dogi and Geis break through a door and the latter says, [[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} "Say hello to my little friend!"]] Funnily enough, Geis's face is scarred.
** The achievement for defeating Geis in single combat is called [[Anime/CodeGeass Code Geis]].
** The achievement for creating all ultimate weapons is called [[Franchise/DragonBall Dragon Baller]].
** One of the Pikkards is named [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Jean Luc]].
** An achievement for beating the game is "Dragon Warrior's Quest 'nixed", a multi-faceted reference to ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'', originally known as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America, and developed by Enix, which is now part of Creator/SquareEnix.

* SequentialBoss: The final battle naturally. It consists of fighting the BigBad with your current party. Your entire party then takes on the BiggerBad with three characters taking on the first stage which TurnsRed, a different three characters taking on the second stage which also TurnsRed and Adol soloing the last stage which consists of two parts. Better hope your healing items last you.

* TrickBoss: After defeating the BigBad, the BiggerBad shows itself.

The seventh primary installment of the ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' franchise, '''Ys SEVEN''' was originally released in 2009 exclusively for the Sony UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, until it was ported to UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 2012, but only for China. However, Creator/XSEEDGames released a worldwide UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} version in 2017.

** DoubleSubverted when [[spoiler: Scias admits to respecting the king]] and when [[spoiler: Tia reveals that Maya's illness is part of her motivation to cleanse Altago]].

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Tialuna, the Maiden of Demise]], with [[spoiler:Rul-Ende, The Root of All Existence]] as the BiggerBad.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Done subtly, but the fact that Adol makes it to port on a boat without any sort of ShipSinkingScenario should be the first indicator that ''Ys SEVEN'' isn't going to be a typical ''Ys'' story.

The seventh game in the ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' franchise.

Adol's journeys take him to the land of Altago, where he is commissioned by its king to investigate the unsettling increase of natural disasters plaguing the land. Accompanied by his best friend Dogi, Adol discovers an ancient shrine dedicated to one of the Five Great Dragons that watch over Altago, and is granted its power. Spurred on by the warning he receives, Adol must now locate the four remaining shrines if Altago is to avert a prophesied disaster.

!!This game has the examples of:

* ArtifactTitle: This game has nothing to do with the geographic area of Ys itself.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Very subtle, but it's there. [[spoiler: The fact that Adol actually makes it to port on a boat for once should be your first indication that this isn't your typical Ys story.]]