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Ys (pronounced "eesse") is a
video game series, and
Nihon Falcom's flagship franchise. It started on the
NEC PC-88 in
1986. It was later ported to the
MSX,
NES, NEC
TurboGrafix-16,
Sega Master System,
Sega Genesis,
SNES,
PC,
Playstation 2, and
cellular phone. It is the most popular PC role-playing game in Japan.
The Ys series involves Adol Christin and his comrade Dogi. Adol is the
only playable character in most of the Ys games. The standard gameplay
mechanisms only involve the
control motion pad to fight, like pushing the enemy until dead. Those
gameplay mechanisms were done away with by the game's fifth installment,
Ys V: Ushinawareta Sunano Miyako Kefin (Ancient Sand City of
Kefin).
List of Ys Games
- Ys I - 1986, 1987, 1998:Turbo Grafx 16 CDROM Version (together with
Ys II), NEC PC-88, NES, MSX, Sega Master System, PC (as Ys I Eternal)
- Ys II - 1987, 2000: Turbo Grafx 16 CDROM Version (together with Ys
I),NEC PC-88, NES, MSX, PC (as Ys II Eternal)
- Ys III: Wanderers from Ys - 1991: NEC PC-88, NES, MSX, NEC
TurboGrafx-16, Sega Genesis, SNES
- Ys IV: Mask of the Sun: SNES
- Ys IV: Dawn of Ys: PC Engine
- Ys V: Ushinawareta Sunano Miyako Kefin (Ancient Sand City of Kefin)
- 1995, SNES
- Ys V Expert - 1995 SNES
- Ys VI: Ark of Napishtim - 2003: PC
According to the chronology of the fictional universe that the Ys
series is set in, the correct order is:
- Ys I
- Ys II
- Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
- Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
- Ys V: Ancient Sand City of Kefin
- Ys VI: Ark of Napishtim
List of Characters
- Adol Christin
- Dogi
- Edgar
- Feena
- Galbalan
- Chester Studart
- Ellenna Studart
- Lemnos
- Lilia
- Lord McGaya
Notes
Of the Ys games, only the first three Ys games were ever released in
North America. The Sega Genesis and SNES versions of Ys III:
Wanderers from Ys were released in North America, but the original
PC-88, MSX, NES, and PC-Engine versions were released exclusively in
Japan. Ys IV: Mask of the Sun was
translated into
English through
emulation by an online translation group called Aeon Genesis
Translation Proclamation. Ys VI: Ark of Napishtim has been destined for a
North American release on a console, since Konami has purchased the rights
to bring the game over to North America.
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