Shadow8 on 12 July 2016
Some YS 8 and Cold Steel 3 news
http://gematsu.com/2016/07/ys-viii-40-60-hours-long-trails-cold-steel-iii-launches-2017-japan
Cold Steel 3 release window planned to be 2017
YS 8 to be 40 hours doing the bare minimum, 60 if you do all the side quests too. They're using Memories of Celceta as a starting point for ideas.
"Dengeki PlayStation also reviewed Ys VIII in this issue, giving it a 90, 95, 90, and 90 between four reviewers. The magazine says its traditional story is exciting, menu controls are favorable, maps are convenient and informative, battles are crisp and smooth, dashes are fast, and warps are handy. As for the negatives, it says that camera control might take some getting used to, load times are slightly long when switching between maps, and party members don’t participate much when fighting smaller enemies."
