List of Ys media

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Ys (イース, Īsu, [iːsɯ]) /iːs/ is a Japanese role-playing video game series, and Nihon Falcom corporation's flagship franchise.[1] The series started on the PC-8801 in 1987. The games take place in a fictional world with some geographical resemblance to Earth, and chronicle the adventures of Adol Christin, a red-haired swordsman, and his companions. Ys titles have appeared on the MSX2, FM-7, Master System, Mega Drive, Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, TurboGrafx-CD, mobile, and on the Wii's Virtual Console service from Nintendo as well as PC Engine re-releases for PlayStation Network on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Two separate OVA anime series of Ys have been released, as well as many soundtracks based on the games' music.

Video games[]

Main series[]

Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished June 21, 1987[2][3] 1988 (Master System) 1988 (Master System)
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Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter June 24, 1988[4] none none
Notes:
  • Originally released on PC-8801 and PC-9801, later ported to FM-7 (1988), X1 (1988), MSX2 (1988), Famicom (1990)
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys July 28, 1989[5] 1991 (TurboGrafx-CD) none
Notes:
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun November 19, 1993[6][7] none none
Notes:
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand December 29, 1995[8][9] none none
Notes:
  • Originally released on Super Famicom, later ported to PlayStation 2 (2006)
  • Re-released same year as an "Expert" edition
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim September 27, 2003[10] February 22, 2005 (PlayStation 2) September 16, 2005 (PlayStation 2)
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Ys Origin December 21, 2006[11] May 31, 2012 May 31, 2012
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Ys Seven September 16, 2009[12] August 17, 2010 December 29, 2010
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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana July 21, 2016 September 12, 2017 September 15, 2017
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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox September 26, 2019 February 2, 2021 February 5, 2021
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Spin-offs[]

Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys December 22, 1993[13] none none
Notes:
  • Released on PC Engine CD-ROM²
  • Developed by Hudson Soft
  • Non-canon game. Also released under the title "Ys IV".
Ys Strategy March 23, 2006[14] none December 7, 2006
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Ys Online: The Call of Solum December 25, 2009[15] none 2009
Notes:
  • Released on Microsoft Windows
  • Online MMORPG developed by Falcom and released by CJ Internet in 2007 in Korea and was in open-beta in Japan; takes place a couple centuries after Ys: The Ark of Napishtim.
  • An English version was available in Europe in January 2009 for beta-testing, before being shut down in November the same year. The servers were shut down in China and Korea in 2010, in Japan in October 2011, and in Taiwan in October 2012.
Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga July 29, 2010[16] none none
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Remakes[]

Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Ys I & II December 21, 1989[17] 1990 February 23, 2011 (PlayStation Portable)
Notes:
  • Released on TurboGrafx-CD
  • Developed by Alfa System
  • Also available on TurboDuo (1992), Microsoft Windows (1997),[18] PlayStation 2 (2003),[19] Nintendo DS (2008),[20] PlayStation Portable (2009),[21] Android (2015), iOS (2015), X68000 (2021)
  • PC remakes known as Ys Eternal and later Ys I Complete. Japan-only Nintendo DS remake known as Ys: The Vanished Omen.[22]
  • Pack-in game for TTi's TurboDuo console was a re-pressing of the TurboGrafx-CD version, but with new silk-screening on the CD-ROM (i.e. the TG-CD logo was replaced by the new "TurboDuo" logo, among other changes).
  • The PC Complete version was re-released as "Cheap Edition" in 2005.
  • A PlayStation 2 "Limited Edition" was also released.
  • The Nintendo DS version was a North American exclusive compilation, as it was released as separate games in Japan.[23][24]
  • The PlayStation Portable version is based on the first remake for the 2001 Microsoft Windows version[25]
Ys: The Oath in Felghana July 4, 2005[26] November 2, 2010 (PlayStation Portable) January 27, 2011 (PlayStation Portable)
Notes:
  • Released on Microsoft Windows
  • Developed by Nihon Falcom
  • Also available on Mobile (2005), PlayStation Portable (2010)
  • Ys: The Oath in Felghana is a "re-imagined" remake of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, intended largely to make the game's events fit in better with the overarching plot threads introduced in later games.
Ys: Memories of Celceta September 27, 2012[27] November 26, 2013 February 21, 2014
Notes:
  • Released on PlayStation Vita
  • Developed by Nihon Falcom
  • Also available on Microsoft Windows (2015), PlayStation 4 (2020)
  • Ys: Memories of Celceta, released in Japan as Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta, is a "re-imagined" remake of Ys IV, intended largely to make the game's events fit in better with the overarching plot threads introduced in later games.

Other media[]

Anime[]

Title Details
Ys: Book One & Book Two

1989-1991 – OVA 		Notes:
Ys: Castle In The Heavens

1992-1993 – OVA 		Notes:


References[]

  1. ^ Official Ys T-shirt with information on the series and the typographical error Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Mobygames Ys 1 Release Information". Mobygames. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  3. ^ "Legacy of Ys: Books I and II Official Website". Atlus. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  4. ^ "Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  5. ^ "Ys III: Wanderers from Ys". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  6. ^ "Ys IV: Mask of the Sun". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  7. ^ "Ys IV: Mask of the Sun - A New Theory Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  8. ^ "Ys V: Sand City Kefin". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  9. ^ "Ys V Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  10. ^ "Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  11. ^ "Ys Origin Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  12. ^ "News For Gamers". N4G. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  13. ^ "Ys IV: Dawn of Ys". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  14. ^ "Ys Strategy Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  15. ^ "Ys Online's Official Website". CJ Internet. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  16. ^ "falcom.com".
  17. ^ "Ys Book I & II Release Information for Turbo CD". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  18. ^ "Ys I & II Complete". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  19. ^ "Ys I & II: Eternal Story". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  20. ^ Sines, Shawn. "Legacy of Ys: Books I & II Coming to the U.S." IGN. Retrieved 2009-01-06.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/data/958945.html
  22. ^ "Ys: The Vanished Omen". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  23. ^ "Ys: The Vanished Omen". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  24. ^ "Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished DS". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ "Ys: The Oath In Felghana Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  27. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2012). "PlayStation Vita Ys Dated". Andriasang. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

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