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'''''Ys III: Wanderers From Ys''''' is an action adventure fantasy game developed and published by [[Nihon Falcom]] for the [[PC-9801]] and [[PC-8801]] on 1989-07-28. It was later ported to several other platforms. It is the third game in the [[Ys (universe)|Ys series]]. | '''''Ys III: Wanderers From Ys''''' is an action adventure fantasy game developed and published by [[Nihon Falcom]] for the [[PC-9801]] and [[PC-8801]] on 1989-07-28. It was later ported to several other platforms. It is the third game in the [[Ys (universe)|Ys series]]. | ||
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===Box Art=== | ===Box Art=== | ||
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| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - MSX2 - Japan.jpg|The PC-88, PC-98, and MSX2 boxes all used a box with purple marbling, a small generic fantasy painting, and the Ys logo. It's interesting, but doesn't explain the game at all. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - X68 - Japan.jpg|The X68000 manages to make the box look even more boring. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - TGCD - Japan.jpg|The PC Engine CD-ROM2 basically mashes two earlier boxes together. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - TGCD - USA.jpg|The TurboGrafx-CD uses scenes from the port's intro. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - SNES - Japan.jpg|The Super Famicom has an anime battle scene which is fitting to the game. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - FC - Japan.jpg|The Famicom box has some of the game's characters flanked by bosses and still includes the generic fantasy painting and logo from the original box. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - GEN - Japan.jpg|The Mega Drive box wins the award for the most dull cover. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - GEN - USA.jpg|The Genesis box shows a battle scene painted in an American style. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - SNES - USA.jpg|The SNES box has Adol confronting a red dragon and wizard. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Documentation=== | ===Documentation=== | ||
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| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - TGCD - USA - Manual.pdf|Manual TurboGrafx-CD. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - GEN - USA - Manual.pdf|Manual Genesis. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - SNES - USA - Manual.pdf|Manual SNES. | ||
| + | Ys III - Wanderers From Ys - SNES - Japan - Ad.jpg|Super Famicom ad. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 26 November 2018
Ys III: Wanderers From Ys is an action adventure fantasy game developed and published by Nihon Falcom for the PC-9801 and PC-8801 on 1989-07-28. It was later ported to several other platforms. It is the third game in the Ys series.
I didn't know about the Ys series when it was most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I had seen the titles in lists of games, but because they were mostly Japanese releases, I didn't bother trying to play them. At the end of 2018, I finally decided to try a Ys game because I saw that Ys III had several elements of my favorite game genre, Metroidvania.
Contents
Status
I do not own this game. I am playing the SNES port.
Review
- Overall: ?/10
- Best Version: ?
Good
Bad
- The beginning story is pretty odd. Dogi takes Adol to his home town, but when it is discovered that the town's leader has been lost in a quarry full of monsters, Dogi just lazes in the inn so that Adol has to rescue the leader by himself.
- Several monsters move so fast it's very hard to avoid taking a hit.
- Ground-based enemies just move back and forth in a fixed area without even a primitive AI.
- Enemies do not have wall collision and instead walk right through them. They're usually placed in areas where they won't walk though walls, but sometimes they do.
Ugly
- Neither the player nor the monsters recoil from getting hit. This is a terrible way to handle combat because monsters and the player just walk though each other causing damage.
Media
Box Art
The PC-88, PC-98, and MSX2 boxes all used a box with purple marbling, a small generic fantasy painting, and the Ys logo. It's interesting, but doesn't explain the game at all.
The X68000 manages to make the box look even more boring.
The PC Engine CD-ROM2 basically mashes two earlier boxes together.
The TurboGrafx-CD uses scenes from the port's intro.
The Super Famicom has an anime battle scene which is fitting to the game.
The Famicom box has some of the game's characters flanked by bosses and still includes the generic fantasy painting and logo from the original box.
The Mega Drive box wins the award for the most dull cover.
The Genesis box shows a battle scene painted in an American style.
The SNES box has Adol confronting a red dragon and wizard.
Documentation
Manual TurboGrafx-CD.
Manual Genesis.
Manual SNES.
Super Famicom ad.
Titles
| Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Ys III: Wanderers From Ys | ||
| Japanese | イースIII – ワンダラーズフロムイース | Isu Suri – Wandarazu Furomu Isu | Ys III: Wanderers From Ys |
Links
- mobygames.com/game/ys-iii-wanderers-from-ys - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ys_III:_Wanderers_from_Ys - Wikipedia.
