Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand (1995)

by Nihon Falcom
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes:Action, Fantasy
Game modes:Single player
Story:Ys V: Kefin, The Lost City of Sand is the fifth game of the series. It was released for Snes in 1995. A remake was released for PS2 in 2006. Adol is travelling through new lands, in search of more adventure, when he hears of the vanished desert city of Kefin. He sets off to investigate this ancient city's disappearance. The RPG-style statistical elements and the overhead view of most of the previous games are retained in Ys V. As in Ys III, there is no auto-attack; the player must press a button to swing Adol's sword. Adol is also given the ability to jump and defend with his shield. A new magic system is introduced in Ys V as well, which requires the player to charge up spells by holding a button before they can be cast.Show more
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ys origins, and ys 8 were my introduction to isometric action RPGs like a normal RPG, but their music, story, and setting have always made the game stand out. It really hurts me that the series was incomplete and missing three PC games that should be part of any gamer's collection.
D4 Enterprise is going to release this for PC in Japan as part of a package emulating Ys I, II, III and V, provisionally to be called Ys Collection. The lack of an official translation obviously remains an issue, although Trails from Zero/to Azure present an interesting precedent when it comes to adopting fan translations. Meanwhile, Falcom still insist they want to remake Ys V someday...
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