Ys Seven

In previous Ys games, players had to switch between elemental weapons or magic types to damage monsters and bosses. In this game, weapon types are used to determine whether damage is enhanced or minimized. Slashing weapons deal enhanced damage to soft enemies. Striking weapons deal enhanced damage to hard and armored enemies.

Piercing weapons deal enhanced damage to flying enemies, lightweight enemies, and/or agile enemies. If an enemy other than a boss has a weakness against a weapon type, it will take an insignificant amount of damage or no damage at all from attacks that do not match that weakness. There are also enemies that are not weak or strong against any weapon types, so all weapons will deal normal amounts of damage from any weapon type.

Adol and Dogi reach the kingdom of Altago in an attempt to find more adventure. While exploring the town, they get into trouble trying to save two sisters who were being harassed by the local Dragon Knights, which is the army force of Altago. They are thrown into the cells, but thanks to their reputation as adventurers, they get a request from the king to help him investigate some strange earthquakes going on lately, as his men have not been able to find anything. On their way, they find out the Five Dragons are awakening once again to prevent a great catastrophe, lending their power to Adol to help stop it.

The game received generally positive reception. Ryan Clements from IGN has praised the game's skill and battle system, calling it "unlike any JRPG I've played in recent memory. Even more surprising are the game's boss encounters, which require extreme focus to beat". He also noted that the music is "very enjoyable" and that, while the story is simple, the sincerity "keeps it from being boring".

Still, he criticized the need to backtrack to the dungeons and the "modest" graphics. RPGamer awarded Ys Seven "Best PSP RPG of 2010".