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1989

Ys: Wanderers from Ys

DeveloperNihon Falcom
PlatformsPC-9800 Series · PC-8800 Series
Score7.9 / 10

About Ys: Wanderers from Ys

Ys: Wanderers from Ys is a 1989 platform game developed by Nihon Falcom, part of the Ys series. It released on PC-9800 Series and PC-8800 Series, holding a 7.9 / 10 aggregate score.

Adol Christin's long-time friend, Dogi, wishes to return to his home town of Redmont after hearing about strange disturbances that are happening there. Always looking for an adventure, Adol joins him and soon finds out the cause of this new evil.

Ys: Wanderers from Ys breaks away from the "bumping into enemies" battle system of the first two games, allowing Adol to control his sword in a variety of directions. Beside changing the battle system, the game's perspective switches to a side-scrolling view, as opposed to the top-down one of the previous games.

Adol also has the ability to jump now. New to the series is the use of magical rings, which give Adol different powering-up abilities such as healing and shielding.

The game also uses various key items found along the way to solve minor puzzles and progress the story.

Screenshots

Ys: Wanderers from Ys - screenshot
Ys: Wanderers from Ys - screenshot
Ys: Wanderers from Ys - screenshot
Ys: Wanderers from Ys - screenshot
Ys: Wanderers from Ys - screenshot

Release Date

PC-8800 SeriesJul 21, 1989
PC-9800 SeriesJul 28, 1989

Ys: Wanderers from Ys OST

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