Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
Developer(s)Nihon Falcom
Publisher(s)Nihon Falcom
Director(s)Masaya Hashimoto
Producer(s)Nihon Falcon
Designer(s)Tomoyoshi Miyazaki
Programmer(s)Masanori Hoshino
Artist(s)Mika Ishii
Writer(s)Katsutoshi Eguchi
Composer(s)Mieko Ishikawa
SeriesYs
Platform(s)PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX2, X68000, TurboGrafx-CD, Super NES, Famicom, Genesis, PlayStation 2
ReleasePC-8801
  • JP: July 21, 1989
PC-9801
  • JP: July 28, 1989
MSX2
  • JP: October 20, 1989
X68000
  • JP: March 24, 1990
TurboGrafx-CD
  • JP: March 22, 1991
  • NA: November 1991
Super NES
  • JP: June 21, 1991
  • NA: January 1992
Famicom
  • JP: September 27, 1991
Genesis
  • JP: November 1, 1991
  • NA: 1991
PlayStation 2
  • JP: March 24, 2005
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player
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Ys III: Wanderers from Ys[1] is a 1989 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the third game in the Ys series.

Ys III was initially released for the PC-8801 and PC-9801 in 1989 under the title Wanderers from Ys, and versions for the MSX2 and X68000 soon followed. In 1991, a number of console ports were produced: versions for the TurboGrafx-CD, Famicom, Super NES, and Sega Genesis; all of them aside from the Famicom version were released internationally. A remaster for the PlayStation 2 was released by Taito in 2005.[2] A remake Ys: The Oath in Felghana, was released the same year for Windows.

The gameplay of Ys III diverged significantly from other games in the series; it utilizes a side-scrolling camera angle and platformer elements similar to that of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. This is also the final game in the series with the involvement of Masaya Hashimoto and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki before they left to form Quintet.[2]

  1. ^ イースIII – ワンダラーズフロムイース, Īsu Surī – Wandarāzu Furomu Īsu
  2. ^ a b Massey, Tom (February 9, 2014). "Chronicles of Ys: A Series Retrospective". eurogamer.net. Gamer Network.