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In 1990, the game received the [[Game of the Year]] award from ''[[Omni (magazine)|OMNI Magazine]]'', as well as many other prizes.<ref name="gtm_falcom_156"/> The August/September 1990 issue of ''[[TurboPlay]]'' magazine praised the game in its review, stating that the introduction sequence is "mind-blowing," that "everything, from the graphics to the gameplay, is incredible" and that it gets the reviewer's "vote for having the greatest sound and music track ever recorded for a video game."<ref name="turboplay_ys">{{cite journal|title=Y's - Book 1 & 2|journal=[[TurboPlay]]|year=1990|month=August/September|issue=2|url=http://archives.tg-16.com/archive-one/TP-02-07.jpg|accessdate=3 February 2012|page=7}}</ref> ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' reviewed the game in its December 1990 issue, where reviewer Roe R. Adams (who worked on the ''[[Wizardry]]'' series) stated that the "hottest advance in gaming this year has been the debut of programs on CD-ROM disks from Japan" and that "''Ys'' is the first CD-ROM available here to actually show off the new capabilities of the technology." He praised the enhanced graphics, the "spectacular" [[anime]] [[cutscene]]s, the "lush" background music, and speech "heard in [[Voice acting|real voice]], not [[Speech synthesis|digitized]]!" He also praised the plot, including the "suspense" and "sense of urgency" during the climax, and the gameplay, including the various [[Quest (gaming)|mini-quests]] and the [[Artificial intelligence (video games)|enemy AI]] that "actually pursue the player, homing in on him and attacking." His only criticism against the game was the unusual "bump-and-grind" combat system.<ref name="cgw_ys">{{cite journal|last=Adams|first=Roe R.|title=Lands and Legends: TurboGrafx 16's Ys & II|journal=[[Computer Gaming World]]|year=1990|month=December|issue=77|pages=93-4}}</ref>
In 1990, the game received the [[Game of the Year]] award from ''[[Omni (magazine)|OMNI Magazine]]'', as well as many other prizes.<ref name="gtm_falcom_156"/> The August/September 1990 issue of ''[[TurboPlay]]'' magazine praised the game in its review, stating that the introduction sequence is "mind-blowing," that "everything, from the graphics to the gameplay, is incredible" and that it gets the reviewer's "vote for having the greatest sound and music track ever recorded for a video game."<ref name="turboplay_ys">{{cite journal|title=Y's - Book 1 & 2|journal=[[TurboPlay]]|year=1990|month=August/September|issue=2|url=http://archives.tg-16.com/archive-one/TP-02-07.jpg|accessdate=3 February 2012|page=7}}</ref> ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' reviewed the game in its December 1990 issue, where reviewer Roe R. Adams (who worked on the ''[[Wizardry]]'' series) stated that the "hottest advance in gaming this year has been the debut of programs on CD-ROM disks from Japan" and that "''Ys'' is the first CD-ROM available here to actually show off the new capabilities of the technology." He praised the enhanced graphics, the "spectacular" [[anime]] [[cutscene]]s, the "lush" background music, and speech "heard in [[Voice acting|real voice]], not [[Speech synthesis|digitized]]!" He also praised the plot, including the "suspense" and "sense of urgency" during the climax, and the gameplay, including the various [[Quest (gaming)|mini-quests]] and the [[Artificial intelligence (video games)|enemy AI]] that "actually pursue the player, homing in on him and attacking." His only criticism against the game was the unusual "bump-and-grind" combat system.<ref name="cgw_ys">{{cite journal|last=Adams|first=Roe R.|title=Lands and Legends: TurboGrafx 16's Ys & II|journal=[[Computer Gaming World]]|year=1990|month=December|issue=77|pages=93-4}}</ref>
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|pages=55–64 [58]}}</ref> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'''s panel of four reviewers gave the game scores of 10, 9, 8, and 8, averaging out to 8.75 out of 10 overall. The magazine's 1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide described the game as still "one (well, two actually) of the best RPGs around."<ref name="egm_ys">{{cite journal|title=1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide|journal=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|year=1999|page=139}}</ref>
|pages=55–64 [58]}}</ref> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'''s panel of four reviewers gave the game scores of 10, 9, 8, and 8, averaging out to 8.75 out of 10 overall. The magazine's 1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide described the game as still "one (well, two actually) of the best RPGs around."<ref name="egm_ys">{{cite journal|title=1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide|journal=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|year=1999|page=139}}</ref>


RPGFan reviewed the game in 2001 and gave it a 92% score. It described it as "the first RPG on the first video game console CD-ROM" and stated that its "release heralded the evolution of the standard [[Role-playing video game|role-playing game]]," promising "a much larger, more colorful world, populated with lifelike characters who communicated with voice instead of text." It praised various aspects of the game, including the responsive controls, the graphics as having "stood the test of time," the soundtrack as an "audio masterpiece," the "vocal performances" and "dubbing" as surpassing "most gaming dubs produced today," the "fantastical world," and the "story of tragedy, hope and life."<ref name="rpgfan_ys_books"/> [[IGN]] reviewed the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] release of the TurboGrafx-16 game in 2008 and gave it a score of 8.5 out of 10. The reviewer Lucas M. Thomas described the "incredibly simplistic gameplay design choice" of "ramming" into enemies as "interestingly addictive" and found that it "streamlines the entire experience, which benefits the progression of the game's plot." He also praised the soundtrack as "one of the best to be heard" on the Virtual Console and concluded that it is "hard to argue against the value of getting two games' worth of content combined together into one double-length adventure."<ref name="ign_ys_book"/> In recent years, the game's early [[Red Book (CD standard)|Red Book]] audio soundtrack, composed by [[Yuzo Koshiro]] and Mieko Ishikawa and arranged by Ryo Yonemitsu, has been praised as some of the best [[video game music]] ever composed, by ''[[GamesTM]]'',<ref name="gtm_falcom_154"/> Kurt Kalata of [[Gamasutra]] and Hardcore Gaming 101,<ref name="kalata_ys">{{cite web|last=Kalata|first=Kurt|title=Ys|url=http://hardcoregaming101.net/ys/ys.htm|work=Hardcore Gaming 101|accessdate=3 September 2011|date=11/27/2010}}</ref> and RPGFan.<ref name="rpgfan_falcom">{{cite web|title=Falcom Classics II|url=http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/falcomclassics2/Falcom_Classics_2-2.html|work=RPGFan|accessdate=3 September 2011|author=Ryan Mattich}}</ref>
RPGFan reviewed the game in 2001 and gave it a 92% score. It described it as "the first RPG on the first video game console CD-ROM" and stated that its "release heralded the evolution of the standard [[Role-playing video game|role-playing game]]," promising "a much larger, more colorful world, populated with lifelike characters who communicated with voice instead of text." It praised various aspects of the game, including the responsive controls, the graphics as having "stood the test of time," the soundtrack as an "audio masterpiece" (giving the sound a 100% score), the "vocal performances" and "dubbing" as surpassing "most gaming dubs produced today," the "fantastical world," and the "story of tragedy, hope and life."<ref name="rpgfan_ys_books"/> [[IGN]] reviewed the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] release of the TurboGrafx-16 game in 2008 and gave it a score of 8.5 out of 10. The reviewer Lucas M. Thomas described the "incredibly simplistic gameplay design choice" of "ramming" into enemies as "interestingly addictive" and found that it "streamlines the entire experience, which benefits the progression of the game's plot." He also praised the soundtrack as "one of the best to be heard" on the Virtual Console and concluded that it is "hard to argue against the value of getting two games' worth of content combined together into one double-length adventure."<ref name="ign_ys_book"/> In recent years, the game's early [[Red Book (CD standard)|Red Book]] audio soundtrack, composed by [[Yuzo Koshiro]] and [[:jp:石川三恵子|Mieko Ishikawa]] and arranged by Ryo Yonemitsu, has been praised as some of the best [[video game music]] ever composed, by ''[[GamesTM]]'',<ref name="gtm_falcom_154"/> Kurt Kalata of [[Gamasutra]] and Hardcore Gaming 101,<ref name="kalata_ys">{{cite web|last=Kalata|first=Kurt|title=Ys|url=http://hardcoregaming101.net/ys/ys.htm|work=Hardcore Gaming 101|accessdate=3 September 2011|date=11/27/2010}}</ref> Leigh Alexander of Gamasutra,<ref name="osv_leigh">{{cite web|last=Dabi|first=Gideon|title=Game Music Mishegoss: An Interview with Gamasutra’s Leigh Alexander|url=http://www.originalsoundversion.com/game-music-mishegoss-an-interview-with-gamasutras-leigh-alexander/|publisher=Original Sound Version|accessdate=26 March 2012|date=08/27/2009}}</ref> RPGFan,<ref name="rpgfan_falcom">{{cite web|title=Falcom Classics II|url=http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/falcomclassics2/Falcom_Classics_2-2.html|work=RPGFan|accessdate=3 September 2011|author=Ryan Mattich}}</ref> [[Atlus]],<ref name="atlus_ys">{{cite web|title=Legacy of Ys: Books I & II|url=http://www.atlus.com/ys/pre-order.html|publisher=[[Atlus]]|accessdate=26 March 2012}}</ref> [[RPGamer]],<ref name="rpgamer_ys">{{cite web|last=Goldman|first=Tom|title=Rock Out With Legacy of Ys Pre-Order Soundtrack|url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2008/123108a.html|publisher=[[RPGamer]]|accessdate=26 March 2012|date=12/31/2008}}</ref> and [[GameZone]].<ref name="gamezone_ys">{{cite web|title=Legacy Of Ys: Books I & II Soundtrack CD - Free Pre-Order Bonus|url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/legacy_of_ys_books_i_amp_ii_soundtrack_cd_free_pre_order_bonus|publisher=[[GameZone]]|accessdate=26 March 2012|date=December 30, 2008}}</ref>


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Ys I & II
Developer(s)Nihon Falcom
Alfa System (TGCD)
Team Digi (PS2)
Dreams (DS)
Publisher(s)Nihon Falcom
Hudson Soft
Designer(s)Masaya Hashimoto (director, designer)[2]
Tomoyoshi Miyazaki (scenario writer)[2]
Programmer(s)Masaya Hashimoto (original)[2]
Hiromasa Iwasaki (remake)[3]
Composer(s)Yuzo Koshiro (original)
Mieko Ishikawa (original)
Ryo Yonemitsu (arranger)
SeriesYs
Platform(s)TurboGrafx-CD, PC, PlayStation 2, Virtual Console, Nintendo DS, PSP
ReleaseTG-CD
Virtual Console
Nintendo DS
PSP
Genre(s)Action role-playing game
Mode(s)Single player

Ys I & II (イースI・II, Īsu Wan Tsū) is a Japanese action role-playing game compilation consisting of enhanced remakes of the first two Ys games, released for the PC Engine CD-ROM by Nihon Falcom and Hudson Soft in 1989. It was released as Ys Book I & II for the TurboGrafx-CD in North America in 1990, and was a pack-in title for the TurboDuo in 1992.

Ys I & II was released on the Virtual Console in Japan on October 16, 2007, in North America on August 25, 2008,[4] and in Europe and Australia on September 5, 2008.[5]

Overview

Ys I & II consists of early enhanced remakes of the first two games released in the Ys series, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished and Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter. It was one of the first video games to use CD-ROM, which was utilized to provide enhanced graphics, animated cut scenes,[6] a Red Book CD audio soundtrack,[3] and voice acting.[3][6] The game's English localization was also one of the first to use voice dubbing.[6]

In both games the player controls a red-haired swordsman named Adol Christin. In the first game he must seek out the six Books of Ys. These books contain the history of the ancient, vanished land of Ys, and will give him the knowledge he needs to defeat the evil forces currently sweeping the land of Esteria.

In Ys II Adol is transported to the floating civilization of Ys, and begins a quest to unravel the secrets of the land, and finally rid it and Esteria of evil. All English translations of Ys II were part of a compilation; no standalone version has been localized.

Remakes

Windows

Ys I & II Complete was released in Japan for Windows PC on June 28, 2001. It contained updated graphics and FMV sequences.[7]

PlayStation 2

Ys I & II: Eternal Story was released on PlayStation 2 on October 7, 2003. Based on Ys I & II Complete, it also added new characters and items alongside the previous game's improvements.[8] Eternal Story was also a Japan-only release.[9]

Nintendo DS

Legacy of Ys: Books I & II was released on Nintendo DS in the United States on February 24, 2009.[10] The remake includes 3D graphics, updated sound, and multiplayer for up to 4 people.[10] Each copy of the first printing of the game also includes a bonus soundtrack CD.[11]

StageSelect.com awarded the Nintendo DS remake an 8 out of 10 and considers it a nostalgic addition to anyone's collection.[12]

PlayStation Portable

Ys I & II Chronicles was released on PSP on July 16, 2009.[13] It is also based on Ys I & II Complete.[14] XSEED Games localized and published the game in North America, where it was released on February 22, 2011.[15] It was also released in Europe (only on PlayStation Network) on February 23, 2011. When starting a new game, the player can choose between two different game modes, which will display character portraits from the 2001 Windows release, or entirely new portraits created for this release. The soundtrack can be changed at any time during the game, between that of the PC88 release, the 2001 Windows release, or an entirely re-orchestrated soundtrack created for the PSP edition.

Windows 7/Vista

Ys I & II Chronicles was released in Japan for Windows PC on December 24, 2009.[16] It is also based on Ys I & II Complete.

Reception

In 1990, the game received the Game of the Year award from OMNI Magazine, as well as many other prizes.[6] The August/September 1990 issue of TurboPlay magazine praised the game in its review, stating that the introduction sequence is "mind-blowing," that "everything, from the graphics to the gameplay, is incredible" and that it gets the reviewer's "vote for having the greatest sound and music track ever recorded for a video game."[23] Computer Gaming World reviewed the game in its December 1990 issue, where reviewer Roe R. Adams (who worked on the Wizardry series) stated that the "hottest advance in gaming this year has been the debut of programs on CD-ROM disks from Japan" and that "Ys is the first CD-ROM available here to actually show off the new capabilities of the technology." He praised the enhanced graphics, the "spectacular" anime cutscenes, the "lush" background music, and speech "heard in real voice, not digitized!" He also praised the plot, including the "suspense" and "sense of urgency" during the climax, and the gameplay, including the various mini-quests and the enemy AI that "actually pursue the player, homing in on him and attacking." His only criticism against the game was the unusual "bump-and-grind" combat system.[21]

The game was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon #172 in "The Role of Computers" column, where the reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars. The review praised many aspects of the game, including "important characters whose voices can actually be heard," the cinematic sequences being "well done" and "extremely satisfying to watch," and the animation being "the best we've seen" in a TurboGrafx game, concluding that it is "a great adventure game that offers long play value, music, cinematic sequences, and role-playing action."[18] Electronic Gaming Monthly's panel of four reviewers gave the game scores of 10, 9, 8, and 8, averaging out to 8.75 out of 10 overall. The magazine's 1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide described the game as still "one (well, two actually) of the best RPGs around."[19]

RPGFan reviewed the game in 2001 and gave it a 92% score. It described it as "the first RPG on the first video game console CD-ROM" and stated that its "release heralded the evolution of the standard role-playing game," promising "a much larger, more colorful world, populated with lifelike characters who communicated with voice instead of text." It praised various aspects of the game, including the responsive controls, the graphics as having "stood the test of time," the soundtrack as an "audio masterpiece" (giving the sound a 100% score), the "vocal performances" and "dubbing" as surpassing "most gaming dubs produced today," the "fantastical world," and the "story of tragedy, hope and life."[22] IGN reviewed the Wii's Virtual Console release of the TurboGrafx-16 game in 2008 and gave it a score of 8.5 out of 10. The reviewer Lucas M. Thomas described the "incredibly simplistic gameplay design choice" of "ramming" into enemies as "interestingly addictive" and found that it "streamlines the entire experience, which benefits the progression of the game's plot." He also praised the soundtrack as "one of the best to be heard" on the Virtual Console and concluded that it is "hard to argue against the value of getting two games' worth of content combined together into one double-length adventure."[20] In recent years, the game's early Red Book audio soundtrack, composed by Yuzo Koshiro and Mieko Ishikawa and arranged by Ryo Yonemitsu, has been praised as some of the best video game music ever composed, by GamesTM,[2] Kurt Kalata of Gamasutra and Hardcore Gaming 101,[25] Leigh Alexander of Gamasutra,[26] RPGFan,[29] Atlus,[24] RPGamer,[28] and GameZone.[27]

References

  1. ^ Template:GameFAQs
  2. ^ a b c d e Szczepaniak, John (7 July 2011). "Falcom: Legacy of Ys". GamesTM (111): 152–159 [154]. Retrieved 2011-09-08. (cf. Szczepaniak, John (July 8, 2011). "History of Ys interviews". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 8 September 2011.)
  3. ^ a b c Szczepaniak, John (7 July 2011). "Falcom: Legacy of Ys". GamesTM (111): 152–159 [155]. Retrieved 2011-09-08. (cf. Szczepaniak, John (July 8, 2011). "History of Ys interviews". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 8 September 2011.)
  4. ^ "One WiiWare Game and Two Virtual Console Games Added to Wii Shop Channel". Nintendo of America. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  5. ^ "Hanabi Festival concludes with two more titles". Nintendo of Europe. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  6. ^ a b c d e Szczepaniak, John (7 July 2011). "Falcom: Legacy of Ys". GamesTM (111): 152–159 [156]. Retrieved 2011-09-08. (cf. Szczepaniak, John (July 8, 2011). "History of Ys interviews". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 8 September 2011.)
  7. ^ "Ys I & II Complete". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  8. ^ Stone, Courtney. "Ys I & II Resurrected for PlayStation 2". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  9. ^ "Ys I & II: Eternal Story". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  10. ^ a b Sines, Shawn. "Legacy of Ys: Books I & II Coming to the U.S." IGN. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  11. ^ Hatfield, Daemon. "Ys Delayed, Adds Bonus CD". IGN. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  12. ^ "Legacy of Ys: Books I & II Review". StageSelect.com.
  13. ^ Ys I & II Chronicles Release Information for PSP - GameFAQs
  14. ^ "Falcom Reveals Ys Chronicles, Ys Seven - PSP News". Psxextreme.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  15. ^ "XSEED Games". Xseed Games. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  16. ^ Falcom Game Catalog
  17. ^ "Ys Book I & II". GameStats. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  18. ^ a b Lesser, Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk (August 1991). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (172): 55–64 [58].{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ a b "1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 139. 1999.
  20. ^ a b Thomas, Lucas M. (August 25, 2008). "Ys Book I & II Review". IGN. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  21. ^ a b Adams, Roe R. (1990). "Lands and Legends: TurboGrafx 16's Ys & II". Computer Gaming World (77): 93–4. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  22. ^ a b Harris, Stephen (08/15/2001). "Ys Books I & II". RPGFan. Retrieved 10 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ a b "Y's - Book 1 & 2". TurboPlay (2): 7. 1990. Retrieved 3 February 2012. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  24. ^ a b "Legacy of Ys: Books I & II". Atlus. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  25. ^ a b c Kalata, Kurt (11/27/2010). "Ys". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 3 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ a b Dabi, Gideon (08/27/2009). "Game Music Mishegoss: An Interview with Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander". Original Sound Version. Retrieved 26 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. ^ a b "Legacy Of Ys: Books I & II Soundtrack CD - Free Pre-Order Bonus". GameZone. December 30, 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  28. ^ a b Goldman, Tom (12/31/2008). "Rock Out With Legacy of Ys Pre-Order Soundtrack". RPGamer. Retrieved 26 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  29. ^ a b Ryan Mattich. "Falcom Classics II". RPGFan. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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