Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

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Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
Super Famicom cover art
Developer(s)	Nihon Falcom Arc System Works (PS2)
Publisher(s)	Nihon Falcom Koei (Expert) Taito (PS2)
Director(s)	Tadashi Hayakawa
Producer(s)	Masayuki Kato
Artist(s)	Minako Iwasaki (characters) Kazuo Nakamura (monsters)
Composer(s)	Mieko Ishikawa Naoki Kaneda Satoshi Arai Atsushi Shirakawa Masaru Nakajima
Series	Ys
Platform(s)	Super Famicom, PlayStation 2
Release	Super Famicom JP: December 29, 1995 JP: March 22, 1996 (Expert) PlayStation 2 JP: March 30, 2006
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand (イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン, Īsu Faibu: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin) is an action role-playing video game for the Super Famicom developed by Nihon Falcom.^[1] It is the fifth game in the Ys series of video games.

An updated version was released for the Super Famicom in 1996, and a full remake was made for the PlayStation 2 in 2006.^[2][3]

Plot[]

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Adol is travelling through new lands, in search of more adventure, when he hears of the vanished desert city of Kefin. He sets off to investigate this ancient city's disappearance.

Gameplay[]

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The RPG-style statistical elements and the overhead view of most of the previous games are retained in Ys V. As in Ys III, there is no auto-attack; the player must press a button to swing Adol's sword. Adol is also given the ability to jump and defend with his shield.

A new magic system is introduced in Ys V as well, which requires the player to charge up spells by holding a button before they can be cast.

Adol must level up physical skills and magical skills separately.

Music[]

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The soundtrack to Ys V was composed by Falcom's Sound Team JDK.

Ys V has received three soundtrack releases to date:

• Ys V Image Album (1996): A short selection of original tracks from Ys V, followed by three arranged tracks from Falcom's J.D.K. Band, and a vocal arrangement. (Full album)
• Music from Ys V (1996): The complete soundtrack to Ys V.
• Ys V Orchestra Version (1996): A selection of orchestrally-arranged pieces from Ys V.

Release[]

Ys V was originally released on December 29, 1995 in Japan for the Super Famicom. In 1996, Falcom released a second version of the game for the Super Famicom with a higher difficulty level, known as Ys V Expert.^[2]

A PlayStation 2 remake of Ys V was released on March 30, 2006 by Taito.^[3]

A fan translation of the Super Famicom version was released by Aeon Genesis on November 28, 2013.^[4]

Reception[]

Japanese publication Famitsu gave the original SFC version of the game a score of 26 out of 40. Famitsu also scored the PS2 release of Ys V a 28 out of 40.^[3]

Super GamePower gave it a 4/5.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Japanese) via Internet Archive
• Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin at MobyGames
• English fan translation for the Super Famicom at Aeon Genesis