The Ancient Land of Ys (1987)
Apple IIGS · DOS · FM-7 · PC-8800 Series · PC-9800 Series · Sharp X1
3.11 from 47 ratings
127 members have it in their collection · 4 playing now · 40 backlogged · 49 wish listed
How long? Main story 7h · with extras 7h · 100% 7h (from 4 logged playthroughs)
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 …
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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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Details
- Developers
- Nihon Falcom
- Publishers
- Kyodai Software Marketing, Nihon Falcom
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Franchises
- Ys
- Series
- Ys
Release dates
- Jun 21, 1987 (Full Release) (Japan) FM-7, PC-8800 Series
- Jun 26, 1987 (Full Release) (Japan) Sharp X1
- Aug 28, 1987 (Full Release) (Japan) PC-9800 Series
- 1989 (Full Release) (North_America) Apple IIGS, DOS
Also available on
- Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished (1987) · MSX2
- Ys (1988) · famicom
- Ys: The Vanished Omens (1988) · SMS
- Ys I Complete (2001) · PC
- Ys DS (2008) · DS
- Ys I Chronicals (2009) · PC, PSP, VITA
- Ys I Chronicles+ (2013) · PC
- Ys Chronicles 1 (2015) · ANDR, iOS
- Eggconsole Ys PC-8801mkIISR (2024) · NSW
- Eggconsole Ys MSX2 (2024) · NSW
Related
Bundled in
- Ys: Book I & II (Dec 1989) · TGCD, Wii
- Falcom Classics (Nov 1997) · SAT
- Ys I & II: Lost Ancient Kingdom (Mar 2021) · X68K
Remakes
- Ys (Jul 1991) · X68K
- Ys Eternal (Apr 1998) · PC
Rating distribution
5 stars
3
4 stars
14
3 stars
19
2 stars
7
1 star
4
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