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July 28, 2023 No Responses

Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

Developer: Falcom Publisher: Falcom Release: 12/29/95 Genre: Action RPG Ys V remains a mystery to long term fans of of Ys and action RPGs in general. Nearly every game in the series is officially available on PC to go...

July 26, 2023 No Responses

Ys IV: Mask of the Sun

Developer: Tonkin House Publisher: Tonkin House Release: 11/19/93 Genre: Action RPG Ys IV was an interesting project. Falcom tried to remedy the issues fans had with Ys III by making it a side scrolling action game a la Zelda...

July 24, 2023 No Responses

Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 12/22/93 Genre: Action RPG I think it is safe to say Ys III is the most divisive entry in the series. The switch from overhead action to side-scrolling platforming was...

July 21, 2023 No Responses

Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Famicom)

Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 09/27/91 Genre: Action RPG Ys III should have been an easy home run. While the previous games were simple and accessible their combat system was not the greatest. Charging in to enemies....

July 20, 2023 No Responses

Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (SNES)

Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: American Sammy Release: 01/92 Genre: Action RPG Every long running franchise seems to have that one odd duck. Whether the designers want to something new or realized what they originally created simply ...

July 18, 2023 No Responses

Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Turbo Grafx-16)

Developer: Alfa System Publisher: NEC Release: 11/91 Genre: Action RPG Even though many hate Zelda II I loved it. Back then there were no expectations placed on video games so we accepted that a sequel could be completely different...

July 17, 2023 No Responses

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Genesis)

Developer: Riot Publisher: Renovation Release: 1991 Genre: Action RPG Ys III is the redheaded stepchild of the series. As the only title in the series that deviated from the overhead view and bump combat for the longest...

July 14, 2023 No Responses

Ys Book I & II

Developer: Alfa System Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Action RPG I looked forward to playing Ys Book I & II for many years. Ever since it received a perfect 10 in Electronic Gaming Monthly it seemed liked the...

July 12, 2023 No Responses

Ys II – the Final Chapter

Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 05/25/90 Genre: Action RPG Falcom did an excellent job establishing Ys as a unique series within the action RPG sphere with the original game. Its combat may have been divisive but it wa...

July 10, 2023 No Responses

Ys – The Vanished Omens

Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 08/26/88 Genre: Action RPG Even though RPGs had a low profile until the 16-bit and PlayStation there was still a decent selection available for the NES and the Sega Master System....

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