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Ys X Proud Nordics (Switch 2)

The ultimate version of Ys X, Proud Nordics is arguably the best game in the franchise to date, and one of the very best RPG's on Switch 2.

Author: Ross Locksley

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Reviewed: 2013

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Reviewed: 2013

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Playstation 4)

9/10

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch)

10/10

Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed (PS4)

4/10

Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (PS Vita)

9/10

Alice Gear Aegis CS

7/10

Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi

5/10

Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue (Nintendo Switch)

7/10

Aquapazza (PlayStation 3)

9/10

Arcadia Quest

9/10

Armored Core V (PlayStation 3)

8/10

Assault Suit Leynos 2

8/10

Astlibra Gaiden: The Cave of Phantom Mist

7/10

Astlibra Revision

8/10

Astral Chain (Switch)

9/10

Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack (Playstation 4)

8/10

Atelier Escha & Logy ~ Alchemists of the Dusk Sky ~ (PlayStation 3)

8/10

Atelier Resleriana The Red Alchemist and the White Guardian

8/10

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy (PS5)

8/10

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (PS4)

8/10

Atelier Sophie DX

9/10

Awaken Astral Blade (Steam)

7/10

Ayakashi Ghost Guild (iOS, Android)

8/10

Baki Hanma Blood Arena (PS5)

7/10

Battle Princess Madelyn

7/10

Battletech

8/10

Black Desert Online PS4

2/10

Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend

9/10

Blazblue Continuum Shift II (PSP / 3DS)

9/10

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle (PlayStation 4)

9/10

Blazblue Portable (PSP)

9/10

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (PlayStation 3)

8/10

Blue Reflection (PS4)

6/10

Blue Reflection: Second Light (PS4)

8/10

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends

8/10

Bug Princess 2

9/10

Caffeine: Victoria's Legacy

7/10

Calamity Angels Special Delivery

6/10

Cat Quest (Switch)

8/10

Catherine

7/10

Chained Echoes

9/10

Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters

7/10

Chaos;Child

7/10

Chenso Club (Switch)

8/10

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club (PC)

6/10

Child of Light (PlayStation 4)

8/10

Chrono Trigger (DS)

9/10

Ciel Fledge (Switch)

7/10

Class of Heroes 3 Remaster

7/10

Clea - Nintendo Switch

7/10

Clockwork Aquario

9/10

Code Vein

7/10

Conception II (PS Vita)

7/10

Cotton Reboot!

9/10

CrisTales (PS5)

8/10

Da Capo (PC)

5/10

Da Capo: Innocent Finale (PC)

7/10

Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion (Switch 2)

7/10

Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (PS Vita)

9/10

Dangnronpa V3 Killing Harmony

4/10

Darius Cozmic Collections (PS4, Nintendo Switch)

7/10

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

8/10

Dark Souls III

10/10

Dark Souls: Remastered

10/10

Dead Days (Adult Content)

3/10

Dead or Alive Dimensions (Nintendo 3DS)

8/10

Dead or School (Nintendo Switch)

7/10

Deadly Heart Gambit

9/10

Death Match Love Comedy!

4/10

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2

8/10

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (Vita)

9/10

Depersonalization

9/10

Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PS Vita)

10/10

Disgaea 6 Complete (PS5)

9/10

Disgaea 6(Switch) - Review

9/10

Disgaea 7 Complete

8/10

DJ Max Respect (PS4)

8/10

DNF Duel

8/10

Dodonpachi Resurrection (Xbox 360)

5/10

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragon

9/10

Dragon Ball Super Card Game

7/10

Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Sayians (DS)

6/10

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Xbox 360)

6/10

Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Wii)

7/10

Dragon is Dead (Steam)

6/10

Dragonball Fusions (3DS)

8/10

Dragonball XenoVerse (PS4)

7/10

Dragonball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi (Xbox 360)

7/10

Dragon's Crown (PS Vita)

10/10

Drakengard 3 (PlayStation 3)

6/10

Dusk Diver (PS4)

6/10

Dynasty Warriors: Origins - Visions of Four Heroes

8/10

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable (Vita)

5/10

Edelweiss / Edelweiss: Eiden Fantasia (PC)

7/10

Edens Zero

8/10

Ef - The First Tale (PC)

8/10

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

7/10

Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes

8/10

Elden Ring

9/10

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

9/10

Eryi's Action

8/10

ETHER VAPOR Remaster (PC)

9/10

Everybody's Tennis (PSP)

7/10

Exo-Calibre

7/10

Ex-Zodiac (Early Access)

7/10

Fairy Tail (Nintendo Switch)

8/10

Fallen City Brawl

7/10

Fate /Samurai Remnant (PS5)

8/10

Fate Extella (PS4)

8/10

Final Fantasy VII Remake (Playstation 4)

10/10

Final Fantasy XVI

6/10

Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)

10/10

Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku

9/10

Flowstone Saga

10/10

Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone

5/10

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii)

7/10

Freedom Planet 2 (Nintendo Switch)

9/10

Frontier Hunter Erza's Wheel of Fortune

7/10

Gal Guardians - Servants of the Dark

9/10

Gal Gun 2 (PS4)

6/10

Ghost of Tsushima

10/10

Ghost Of Yotei

7/10

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Nintendo DS)

8/10

Gigantic Army (PC)

9/10

Girls Und Panzer : Dream Tank Match

8/10

Gleylancer (Switch)

9/10

Goblin Slayer: Another Adventurer - Nightmare Feast

7/10

Gods Eater Burst (PSP)

8/10

Gradius Origins

9/10

Gravity Rush (PS Vita)

9/10

Gravity Rush 2 (PlayStation 4)

8/10

Gravity Rush HD and Gravity Rush 2 - PS4

8/10

Guilty Gear Strive (PS5)

9/10

Gundam Extreme Vs (PlayStation 3)

10/10

Gundam SEED Battle Destiny (Vita)

8/10

Gundam Seed: Rengou vs ZAFT Portable

10/10

Gundam Versus (PS4)

9/10

Gundam vs Gundam (PSP)

8/10

Harvest Moon: A New Beginning (Nintendo 3DS)

3/10

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone

10/10

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS)

8/10

Higurashi: When They Cry (PC)

6/10

Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact

5/10

Hyke: Northern Lights

8/10

Infinity Operation: Wildfire

9/10

Irem Collection Volume 2

8/10

Irem Collection Volume 3

8/10

Iwakura Aria

8/10

Judgement

7/10

Kandagawa Jet Girls (PS4)

6/10

Karakara (PC)

7/10

Kena Bridge Of Spirits

5/10

Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS)

7/10

Kill la Kill IF (PS4)

8/10

King of Fighters XIII

9/10

Kirakira (PC)

7/10

Kirakira Curtain Call (PC)

6/10

K-ON! Houkago Live!! (PSP)

9/10

Konosuba Love for these Clothes of Desire

8/10

Konosuba Tabletop roleplaying game

8/10

Legend of Legacy HD (Switch)

7/10

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)

8/10

Long Live the Queen Review

7/10

Loop8 : Summer of Gods (PS4)

5/10

Lost Castle 2

9/10

Lost Judgement

7/10

Lost Ruins

8/10

Love Live! School Idol Festival (iOS/Android)

7/10

Macross Ace Frontier (PSP)

9/10

Macross Shooting Insight (PS5)

6/10

Macross Ultimate Frontier (PSP)

9/10

Maid of Salvation

7/10

Majogami

9/10

Mamorukun ReCurse!

8/10

Master Detective Archives RainCode

4/10

Master Detective Archives: Rain Code

9/10

Meg's Monster (Switch)

8/10

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code (PC)

8/10

Mighty Gunvolt

7/10

Miku Flick (iOS)

7/10

Miku Flick/02 (iOS)

8/10

Milano's Odd Job Collection

8/10

Minoria

8/10

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

7/10

Monark Review (PS5)

7/10

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U/3DS)

7/10

Monster Monpiece (Vita)

8/10

Mullet Mad Jack (Steam)

10/10

My Hero Academia All's Justice (PS5)

9/10

My Hero One's Justice 2 (PS4)

7/10

NAIRI: Tower of Shirin Review (Switch)

8/10

NanoApostle

8/10

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (Xbox 360)

8/10

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (PlayStation 4)

7/10

8/10

9/10

8/10

8/10

8/10

Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution

8/10

Neptunia Riders vs Dogoos

5/10

Neptunia X Senran Kagura

7/10

Ni No Kuni II - Nintendo Switch

8/10

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3)

9/10

Ninja Saviours Return of the Warriors

10/10

Nitroplus Blasterz

8/10

No More Heroes (Nintendo Switch)

7/10

No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle

6/10

No More Heroes 3 (PS5)

7/10

NobodyNowhere

9/10

Octopath Traveler II Limited Edition

9/10

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (PS4)

7/10

Panic in Sweets Land

7/10

Persona 3 Reload (Switch 2)

6/10

Persona 4 Arena (PS3,360)

10/10

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PlayStation 3)

7/10

Phantom Breaker

6/10

Phantom Breaker Omnia (Switch)

7/10

Planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ (Classic)

10/10

Planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ (PC)

7/10

Pocket Bravery (Switch)

8/10

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Nintendo 3DS)

5/10

Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Nintendo 3DS)

8/10

Project Diva f (PS Vita)

9/10

Project Diva X

7/10

Project X Zone (3DS)

7/10

Project Zero Maiden Of Black Water

6/10

Puyo Puyo Tetris (PC Steam)

9/10

Rage of the Dragons NEO

8/10

Realm of Ink

9/10

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

8/10

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Switch)

9/10

Resident Evil 2 The Board Game

8/10

Resident Evil 4

9/10

Ridge Racer 3D (Nintendo 3DS)

7/10

Riki 8Bit Game Collection

9/10

River City Girls

8/10

Romancing SaGa - Minstrel Song Remastered International

9/10

Root Double: Before Crime After Days (Switch)

8/10

R-Type Delta: HD Boosted

8/10

Rune Factory 4 Special

7/10

Rune Factory 5 - Switch Review

7/10

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

9/10

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Switch)

7/10

Sakura (Boardgame)

6/10

Sakura Angels

4/10

Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Wii)

7/10

Samurai Riot Definitive Edition (Switch)

6/10

Scar-Lead Salvation (PS5)

7/10

Scarlet Nexus (PS5)

9/10

SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics

8/10

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

10/10

Senran Kagura Burst (Nintendo 3DS)

6/10

Sensei I Like You So Much!

7/10

Shadow of the Ninja Reborn (Steam)

9/10

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (PlayStation 3)

9/10

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PlayStation 3)

9/10

Shining Resonance Refrain

4/10

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

9/10

6/10

8/10

5/10

9/10

Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Skies (Wii)

9/10

Singularity 5 VR

10/10

Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire

9/10

Sixtar Gate STARGAZER

8/10

SNK Neo Geo Pocket Collection Vol 2

6/10

Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive

7/10

Sonic Racing Crossworlds (PS5)

9/10

Sonic Wings Reunion

7/10

Space Invaders Forever (Switch)

7/10

Space Invaders Invincible (Nintendo Switch)

8/10

Space Marine Heroes Wave 2

7/10

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions

8/10

Spy x Anya (Steam)

7/10

Star Fire: Eternal Cycle

6/10

Steins;Gate 0 (PlayStation 4)

9/10

Stories from Sol: The Gun Dog

9/10

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch)

8/10

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Switch 2)

8/10

Street Fighter 6 (PS5)

9/10

Street Fighter V Arcade Edition

9/10

Super Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)

9/10

Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics

6/10

Superbeat Xonic (PS Vita)

8/10

Superlative Night Dreams Cotton Fantasy

9/10

Sushi Ben

5/10

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (PS4)

5/10

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (PS Vita)

7/10

Sword of the Vagrant (Switch)

8/10

Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch (Switch)

7/10

Tales of Arise Review (PS5)

10/10

Tales of Retrospective: Tales of Phantasia (PS1)

7/10

Tales of Symphonia - Remastered (Switch)

8/10

Tales Of Symphonia (Gamecube)

9/10

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii)

7/10

Tales of the Abyss (Nintendo 3DS)

8/10

Tales of Xillia 2 (PlayStation 3)

8/10

Tales of Xillia Remastered

8/10

Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Wii)

8/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Revenge

10/10

Tekken 6 (Xbox 360)

9/10

Tetris Effect

8/10

The Cruel King and the Great Hero

7/10

The Hundred Line: Last Defence Academy

9/10

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble

6/10

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon

7/10

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak

9/10

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (PS4)

8/10

The Nameless: Slay Dragon (Steam)

9/10

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ (Switch)

6/10

Touhou Spell Carnival (Switch)

7/10

Touken Ranbu Warriors

5/10

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

9/10

Trigger Heart Exelica

8/10

Trouble Witches Final! Episode 01 Daughters of Amalgam

9/10

Trouble Witches Neo (Live Arcade)

9/10

UltraGirl: Alters

4/10

Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!

7/10

Under Defeat (Switch)

7/10

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late cl-r (PS4)

8/10

Under-Night In-Birth Exe Late(st)

9/10

Until Then (Switch)

9/10

Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)

9/10

Valkyria Chronicles 4

8/10

Welcome to a Sexy, Open World! (Adult Content)

4/10

WitchSpring R

9/10

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine

6/10

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story of Eirudy - (PC)

8/10

Wizmans World Re;Try

6/10

Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World

8/10

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

8/10

Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country

6/10

Yakuza 3 (PS3)

7/10

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

8/10

Yakuza 7 Like a Dragon

10/10

Yakuza Remastered Collection

6/10

Yars Rising

8/10

Yasha Legends of the Demon Blade

8/10

Ys X Proud Nordics (Switch 2)

9/10

Ys: Memories of Celceta (PS4)

8/10

Zanki Zero

9/10

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