<s>
is	O
a	O
2016	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ys	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Falcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
worldwide	O
releases	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
abridged	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
Ys	B-Application
IX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monstrum	I-Application
Nox	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
here	O
where	O
the	O
party	O
discovers	O
Dana	O
,	O
waking	O
from	O
a	O
deep	O
slumber	O
,	O
telling	O
the	O
group	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Eternians	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
know	O
why	O
,	O
nor	O
why	O
she	O
is	O
alive	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
era	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
is	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lacrimosa	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dana	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
builds	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
foundation	O
of	O
Ys	O
Seven	O
and	O
Ys	B-Application
:	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
of	I-Application
Celceta	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
multiple	O
main	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
between	O
on-the-fly	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
play	O
styles	O
and	O
unique	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ys	O
series	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Falcom	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
and	O
Oceania	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Linekong	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
originally	O
set	O
for	O
2020	O
before	O
being	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
feature	O
a	O
new	O
party	O
member	O
named	O
Rucol	O
and	O
reimagined	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lacrimosa	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dana	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lacrimosa	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dana	I-Application
reached	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
with	O
43,753	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
27,741	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falcom	O
president	O
and	O
game	O
producer	O
Toshihiro	O
Kondo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
met	O
sales	O
expectations	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
