Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana PS5 Version Updated to Fix Vanished Character Event Backgrounds & Add Missing Water Graphical Effect

Publisher NIS America has announced that a new patch is available for Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana’s native PlayStation 5 version, remedying two relatively minor issues.

The first fixed problem concerns how character events would display black backgrounds when they were intended to be blurry, like in every other release. And the second fix regards an unspecified graphical water oddity.

If you missed it, check out our review of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana’s PlayStation 5 release.

The tweet announcing this development is viewable below:

There's been an update to Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA (PS5)
– Fixes graphical issues with certain character events
– Fixes a missing graphical effect with water pic.twitter.com/NZFanQkYQN

— NISAmerica (@NISAmerica) December 20, 2022

The title is currently available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PC. The PS5 version includes all cosmetic DLC from every previous version of the game. In addition, enhanced performance and graphical updates are also featured.

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana kickstarted the series’ popularity in the West during its initial Vita and PS4 release. It contains a memorable narrative, addictive combat, a stellar soundtrack, multiple difficulty levels, a plethora of side content, and much more.

A native PlayStation 5 version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox was announced for Spring 2023.

Ys: The Oath in Felghana Memoire will launch in Japan for Nintendo Switch in Spring 2023.

Ys X Nordics will launch in Japan for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 in 2023.