Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
North American TG16-CD boxcover
Developer(s)	Nihon Falcom Advance Communication (FC/SFC) Alfa System (TGCD) Riot (MD)
Publisher(s)	Various
Composer(s)	Mieko Ishikawa Masaaki Kawai (X68000 extra tracks)
Series	Ys
Platform(s)	NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, MSX2, Famicom, Sharp X68000, SNES, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-CD, PlayStation 2
Release date(s)	1989
Genre(s)	Action role-playing game, Metroidvania
Mode(s)	Single player

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (イースIII – ワンダラーズフロムイース, Īsu Surī – Wandarāzu Furomu Īsu^?) is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom Corporation. It is the third game in the Ys series.

Ys III was initially released for the NEC PC-8801 and NEC PC-9801 in 1989, and versions for the MSX2 and Sharp X68000 soon followed. In 1991, a number of console ports were produced: versions for the TurboGrafx-CD, Famicom, Super NES, and Sega Genesis. A port for the PlayStation 2 was released by Taito Corporation in 2005.

The TurboGrafx-CD, Super NES, and Genesis ports, as well as the PSP and PC remakes, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, have received official English-translated releases. In addition, the Famicom and MSX2 ports have been fan-translated.

The opening scene informs the player that it has been three years since the events of Ys I and Ys II. Adol Christin and his friend Dogi are on a journey. Passing through a town, they find a gypsy caravan and Dogi has his fortune told. The fortune teller's crystal ball explodes and both Adol and Dogi decide to go to Dogi's hometown of Redmont. On the way to Redmont, the pair chance upon a wildcat that attacks them, saving Dogi's childhood friend, Elena Stoddart, in the process. Upon arriving, they learn that the townspeople are being threatened by men from nearby Valestein Castle. Always ready for adventure, Adol decides to assume the task of helping them out.