The Ancient Land of Ys 1987
Developed by Nihon Falcom, Nihon Falcom
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Action, Fantasy
The hero of Ys is an adventurous young swordsman named Adol Christin. As the story begins, he has just arrived at the Town of Minea, in the land of Esteria. He is called upon by Sara, a fortuneteller, who tells him of a great evil that is sweeping the land. Adol is informed that he must seek out the six Books of Ys. These books contain the history of the ancient land of Ys, and will give him the knowledge he needs to defeat the evil forces. Sara gives Adol a crystal for identification and instructs him to find her aunt in Zepik Village, who holds the key to retrieving one of the Books. With that, his quest begins.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and resolved.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- Apple IIGS, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, DOS, FM-7
- Developer
- Nihon Falcom, Nihon Falcom
- Publisher
- Kyodai Software Marketing, Nihon Falcom
- Released
- June 21, 1987
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 8 ratings.
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Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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