Ys Origin
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| Developer(s) | Nihon Falcom |
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| Director(s) | Toshihiro Kondō |
| Writer(s) | Hisayoshi Takeiri Shinichiro Sakamoto Yoshihiro Konda |
| Series | Ys |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita |
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Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | PC: 79.71% PS4: 74.70% |
| Metacritic | PC: 76/100 PS4: 76/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 8.5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 71/100 |
Ys Origin (イース・オリジン Īsu Orijin?) is a Japanese action role-playing game developed and published by Nihon Falcom for Microsoft Windows in 2006. In 2012, XSEED Games published an English-language localization of the game, via the Steam service and later through other download stores.
Ys Origin is a prequel to the eight previous installations of the Ys video game series. It takes place 700 years before the events of Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, and tells much of the backstory of Ys, Darm Tower, the Black Pearl, the twin goddesses, and the six priests. The game has three playable characters: Yunica Tovah, Hugo Fact, and "The Claw". By completing the game with each of the characters, the player sees more dimensions to the story. Each player character has a distinctive story, combat style and skillset. Ys Origin is the first game in the Ys series in which Adol Christin is not the protagonist.
On February 21, 2017 the game was released on PS4 with PS Vita port following soon.
Ys Origin features three characters with various fighting styles. Yunica is able to wield axes and greatswords with ease. In addition to standard hack-and-slash combos, Yunica is also able to perform various aerial maneuvers such as the down-thrust and up-thrust from previous Ys games, as well as a crippling lunge attack. Hugo Fact can fire energy from his wand and his "Eyes of Fact" alike, he can often fill the screen with destructive power, mowing down all enemies in his path before they have a chance to get anywhere near him. With good timing, he can pull off a crippling "power shot," generating a debilitating pillar of pure magic with a wider area of effect. "The Claw" is a short range/high damage character geared towards the more experienced players.
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