Ys is an Action RPG video game series created by Japanese developer Nihon Falcom Corporation (The Legend of Heroes, Brandish, Dragon Slayer, Xanadu, etc) and is widely considered the Godfather of Japanese Role Playing Games. It stands on a well-aged and respected pedestal along with Dragon Quest (Father of JRPGs) and Final Fantasy as one of the pioneering video games for the role-playing genre, circa 1987. There are currently 8 canonical games in the series officially localized in English, mostly available on PlayStation platforms and personal computers. Unlike games like Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda, the Ys series follows the adventures of a single character, a boy named Adol as he grows up. The Ys series has a single narrative that follows journals written by Adol's hand, with the exception of Ys Origin, which takes place centuries before Adol was born.

Ys is a series that rewards players with its fantastic lore and action-packed gameplay. Battles are in real time (not turn-based) and are incredibly fast-paced. What sets Ys apart from other video games is the attention to detail in every aspect of game development. The games are never rushed to meet a deadline and take months to polish (something that is severely lacking in most of modern gaming development). Ever since Nihon Falcom created the series back in 1987, they've poured every ounce of their energy into its music, story, graphics, art, design and gameplay.

- Digital Emelas

Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Publisher: NIS America
Platform: Steam

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Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island. Amidst this, Adol begins to dream of a mysterious blue-haired maiden living in an unknown world. Join Adol as he unravels the riddle of the cursed isle and the blue-haired maiden Dana in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA!

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Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Publisher: XSEED Games
Platform: Steam, GOG, Humble

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Developer Nihon Falcom originally revisited the land and characters of Japanese cult favorite Ys IV in 2012 with Ys: Memories of Celceta on the PlayStation Vita, and the game found its way to North America the following year. Now, this re-envisioning moves from the small screen to PC monitors, with a bevy of updates and enhancements to fully take advantage of its new platform.

Featuring a unique take on the party-based combat system that’s come to define modern Ys titles, as well as one of the largest and most varied overworlds in the series’ long and illustrious history, Ys: Memories of Celceta brings a greater sense of adventure to the Ys universe than ever before, with this PC iteration serving as the definitive version of one of the franchise’s most pivotal entries.

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