Ys
Video game serie
An action-RPG series from Nihon Falcom, which mostly follows the journeys of Adol Christin, a red haired adventuring swordsman. The setting is almost Earth usually centered on an area very similar to the Mediterranean and surrounding regions.
Alternate name: イース
Characters
Adol Christin, Sara, Dogi, Yunica Tovah, Hugo Fact(view all the 5 "Ys " characters)
SAT 1998-10-29
WIN 1998
PS2 2003-08-07
NDS 2008-03-20
9801 1988-06-24
PSP 2010-04-22
PS2 2006-03-30
9801 1988
FM7 1987-10-08
SAT 1997-11-06
PECD 1989-12-21
PSP 2009-09-17
The setting is distinctly Earth like, with plentiful magical elements, and the real world twisted into slightly different. The world map clearly shows central Europe (as Europa), Africa (as Afroca), and near east (the Orient, as Orietta). There's nations and geographical regions also named in almost near identical way to the way they are in the real world (for example Romn, Greek, Ispani, Britai, Medo Sea, etc.).
The series name is reference to mythical French city of Ys.
Common themes in the series are bravery, faith (religion), and self-sacrifice. Less prevalent themes include understanding or open mindedness even towards "evil" people, good being in everyone (innately; but also the potential for evil), trust (naïve sort even, though not presented negatively even in that case), redemption, and so forth.
Common themes in the series are bravery, faith (religion), and self-sacrifice. Less prevalent themes include understanding or open mindedness even towards "evil" people, good being in everyone (innately; but also the potential for evil), trust (naïve sort even, though not presented negatively even in that case), redemption, and so forth.
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The first Ys video game was released in 1987.
Nihon Falcom, NIS America and Falcom published most of these games.
Platforms
Most common companies
Nihon Falcom | 16 | |
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NIS America | 3 | |
Falcom | 2 | |
Victor | 2 | |
Taito | 2 | |
Konami | 2 |