just beat ys II chronicles +
sad its over but I liked ys I & II a lot
II had way better characters/story though its world design is more linear (though the dungeons do not feel linear at all and are giant mazes with branching paths) but overall it left a way bigger impression compared to ys I. I feel like bump combat could be modernized with a few gimmick and used in an indie game to great success. Its pretty satisfying at least in this remake. I have a feeling original ys I & II aren't as enjoyable to control (and I know ys II chronicles + is balanced better and makes fireball less OP).
Used the native version for ys II and I occasionally had game crashes when alt tabbing back and forth a lot but not too often. I saved often enough to where it wasn't an issue. Maybe it'd be better via proton but I didn't bother.