Ys Origin
700 years before the events of Ys I & II, the land of Ys was on the brink of destruction. Demons came in droves and forced the twin Goddesses who ruled the land to whisk their subjects away from the surface…
Ys Origin is an adventure developed by Nihon Falcom, released 21 December 2006 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One.
What Ys Origin is
Ys Origin is an adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 2006. It was published by DotEmu. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
"Following a devastating demonic invasion, the twin Goddesses use their magic to bring the inhabitants of legendary Ys safely into the sky. While the demons work to construct Devil’s Tower and reach the humans’ new abode, the Goddesses disappear. As a mighty warrior or a cunning mage, you must seek the Goddesses in Devil’s Tower. With your swordsmanship and spells, can you banish evil from the land of your ancestors?"
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 46 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Ys series
Ys Origin is the 28th of 51 entries we hold in the Ys series. It arrived 9 months after Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand. The next entry was Ys DS in 2008. Its critic score of 80 is 5 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Ys X: Proud Nordics at 86.
How it was received
Ys Origin holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 54 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 10 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Pentium III / 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM and 64 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Ys Origin launched on 21 December 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ys Origin yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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