Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta (NS)

The PlayStation Vita was a commercial disappointment, to be sure, but that doesn't mean its game cupboard was completely empty. In fact, the system hosted a handful of worthwhile exclusives, including but not limited to Tokyo Xanadu , Severed , Wipeout 2048 , Killzone: Mercenary , and Ys: Memories of Celceta . Luckily for those who missed out on the unnaturally short lifespan of the Vita, many of these titles are now available in other forms and on other platforms. That's certainly true for Memories of Celceta , which landed on PC and PS4 after it debuted on Sony's handheld in 2012, and arrived for the first time on Switch last month under the name Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta . The story of Revelations in Celceta is identical to that of Memories of Celceta . The hero of the franchise, Adol Christin, stumbles into the frontier town of Casnan, dead tired and missing all his memories. There he encounters Duren, a beefy information dealer who crossed paths with Adol before his bout of amnesia. When the two of them prove their valor in a nearby mine, the Governor-General of Casnan approaches them with an enticing offer: enter the vast, uncharted expanse of the Celcetan forest and return with a detailed map of the area, to better serve the empire. As the heroic duo explores the forest, Adol's memories begin to flood back, and the veil is slowly lifted on a dangerous scheme that threatens to engulf the entire region. In terms of storytelling, Revelations in Celceta , like its predecessor, earns high marks. The idea of an amnesiac protagonist is nothing new or innovative, but it provides a satisfactory springboard into the game's drama. And boy is there a lot of drama. While Adol revisits familiar places to regain...