Most of last month's Switch deals have wrapped up, but as we enter March, NIS America is back at it with a fresh round of offers. Admittedly, some offers remain unchanged from its previous eShop sale in January, but we've now got an expanded selection.
This time around, it's been extended to include further franchises like Ys and The Legend of Heroes, going up to 75% off on some games.
You can find the full list here, but these are our top recommendations:
- Disgaea 1 Complete – $19.99 (was $49.99)
- Disgaea 5 Complete – $19.99 (was $39.99)
- Kemono Heroes – $8.99 (was $14.99)
- La-Mulana – $8.99 (was $14.99)
- Langrisser I & II – $29.99 (was $49.99)
- Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? – $14.99 (was $19.99)
- RPG Maker MV – $34.99 (was $49.99)
- The Caligula Effect: Overdose – $19.99 (was $49.99)
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III – $35.99 (was $59.99)
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - $23.99 (was $59.99)
Sadly, Europe are missing out on this sale. It's only available in North America and will last until March 7th.
Will you be picking up any discounted games? Let us know in the usual place.
[source gonintendo.com]
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Wow a sale that's not happening in europe! Is my Nintendo Life broken?
YS VIII is a great game. Picked it up on PS4 when it was on sale on the PlayStation Store.
@1ofUs I believe these were all on sale last week or the week before so really, Europe has been there and done that
Highly recommend Ys VIII
Waiting for YS origins to go on sale then ill jump on that!
I'm currently playing the whole Ys series so I can play my copy of Ys VIII (I know it's somewhat removed from the lore, but let me have this, please)
Got lucky buying Ys Origin on discount on January (?). It's far more pleasant that Oath of Felghana (III) but Memories of Celceta (IV) has shown what to expect of Lacrimosa of Dana, only better if reviews and fans praise are to be believed
There's a lot of really good stuff in here. I've only played La Mulana myself, but several of these games are highly acclaimed.
The Disgaea games are such an amazing value considering the vast amounts of hours of playtime
Ys VIII is a fantastic 60+ hour action-RPG with a Zelda-esque progression structure. I'd totally recommend it at full retail, so it's a no-brainer at this price.
I'm kinda surprised Ys Origin isn't included in the sale (Not listed on Nintendo's site either). I'd finally bite if the discount was decent.
That said, many of these games are well worth getting.
Ys 8 is one of my favorite games of all time.
@Tyranexx Ys Origin is published by DotEmu and translated by XSEED, so it's not under NISA's umbrella.
@mauhlin12 I see. Unfortunate, but good info to know all the same. Thanks for mentioning it.
I still need to get around to Ys VIII anyway, since I do have it. XD
Nis games are quite expensive even with discounts smh
Someone sell Y's VIII to me. I remember thinking it was interesting looking. So I'm asking people who've played it to "sell" it to me. Tell me what's cool about it. This is a pretty decent price. So I'm looking for someone to hook me or talk me into it.
@Heavyarms55 Well, the only reason why I ended up buying this game is because I saw a handful of people saying Ys VIII is what Xenoblade 2 should've been 😅. Xenoblade 2 is one of my favorite switch games so I had to see for myself. I actually can see why some people said this but I kinda disagree lol. Gameplay wise I've seen people compare it to Legend of Zelda but I think that was more geared to the older Ys games. I've also seen the gameplay compared to Monster Hunter which does seem more accurate to me.
Also, this is just a personal thing but I actually do enjoy the soundtrack from Ys VIII more than any other game I've played. The only thing that beats Ys soundtracks to me would be another Ys game 😂. I know for some people Jrpgs have a bit of a slow start but for this game I was INVESTED once I heard the first boss theme which is like 30 minutes into the game. I was amped up beyond oblivion 😂. The switch port itself could use some work, but its issues never bothered me personally.
I'm not sure how familiar you are with the Ys series as a whole but I found out that Ys is practically the God father of action RPGs and it's also older than Final Fantasy. So if you're an RPG fan to any capacity and sleep on this series you're insane 😜. Tetsuya Takahashi, the president of monolithsoft actually began his career with Falcom before joining square enix, and the first game he helped develop was Ys III. (It's a little irrelevant but I know Takahashi likes the series and I thought it was cool lmao)
@Heavyarms55 Familiarity with the rest of the Ys (no apostrophe) catalog isn't strictly necessary; all you have to know about it is there's a young red-haired man named Adol Christin with an insatiable wanderlust, who is friends with a reformed thief with blue hair named Dogi, and he has a penchant for being the right person at the right time in any given landscape facing trouble supernatural or otherwise. And it's all scored in the inimitable style of Yuzo Koshiro whose work on the early games paved the way for the franchise's signature rockin' tunes.
Aside note, Falcom will be hosting a special 40th anniversary broadcast next week! https://www.gematsu.com/event/falcom-40th-anniversary-live-stream
@Vortexeo @Sabrewing So it's an action RPG with good music. That's what I gather from this. Could you tell me a little about the story and the characters? What hooked your or made you like them?
And how does the actual combat/gameplay play out? Is it mostly fighting? Adventure puzzle solving? Story based side quests?
@Heavyarms55 The sense of discovery. Again, the only recurring characters of note are Adol and Dogi, and Adol is largely a blank slate for the player to project on (he doesn't even have dialogue in recent entries, aside from battle voice clips; the narrator summarizes his speech). Since he's an adventurer by trade, most of the appeal comes from just exploring the land you've been thrust into, and it's even a mechanic in Lacrimosa of Dana and Memories of Celceta, which task you with ongoing cartography quests.
Combat depends on the game. Old entries use the "Bump Battle" system, where you literally just run into enemies to do damage, but this one and other recent games use a combination of common sword skills and special abilities powered by a gauge which is constantly refilling as you land hits, so you never feel the need to conserve special attacks.
@Sabrewing Hmm. Okay. Thanks for the info. I'm still somewhat on the fence. There's definitely some stuff that sounds like I'd really like, and other things I think might bug me.
But either way I appreciate you sharing!
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