Ys Origin

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Release Date: December 21, 2006

Ys Origin is a Japanese action cRPG game belonging to the popular in the "Cherry Blossoming Country" series Ys. It tells the story of events that took place long before the story known from the first installments of the cycle. In the game we direct the actions of three daredevils, and each of them has a unique style of fighting and skills. The player stands eye to eye with dozens of opponents, including a huge boss stature.

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Originally released in Japan in 2006, Ys Origin finally debuts in English with true widescreen and Steamworks integration including Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and leaderboards.

Three unique storylines and gameplay styles

Play as one of three different characters, each with their own unique story to tell and completely different style of gameplay. Choose from classic platforming action, shoot-em-up/run-and-gun or berserker-style melee combat.

Multiple modes of play add endless replay value

Time Attack, Boss Rush, and Arena Mode keep the action going long after the initial Story Mode has been cleared, unlocking special items and perhaps even a certain red-headed hero…

Rockin' Soundtrack from Falcom's Legendary Sound Team JDK

Falcom once again provides hard rock riffs and classic Ys arrangements to keep the blood pumping as players battle through intense old-school platforming, puzzles and bosses.

Platforms:

PC Windows December 21, 2006

PlayStation Vita May 30, 2017

PlayStation 4 February 21, 2017

Xbox One April 11, 2018

Nintendo Switch October 1, 2020

Developer: Nihon Falcom

Publisher: XSEED Games

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Ys Game Series

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System Requirements

System Requirements for Ys Origin Video Game:

PC / Windows

Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium 4 1.3 GHz, 1 GB RAM (2 GB Vista/7), graphic card 64 MB (GeForce FX 5200 or better), 2 GB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7.

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8.0

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 83% of Critics. There are 63 Critic Reviews.

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God is a Geek: 8 / 10 by Mikhail Madnani

Ys Origin on PlayStation 4 is a very good port of a classic game that is the prequel to one of the best action RPG franchises of all time.

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Wccftech: 8.2 / 10 by Kai Powell

While Ys Origin feels like a relic of the mid-2000's, its fast paced combat still stands the test of time and should satisfy fans waiting for Ys VIII's global release.

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PlayStation LifeStyle: 6.5 / 10 by Keri Honea

Hopefully a patch will come down that will add at least an instruction on switching skills and fix the sound issues. Ys Origin isn't a great game, even with the various modes, difficulty settings, and characters that unlock for replayability, simply because it's straight dungeon crawl with little variety. However, these issues prevent Ys Origin from being as good as it could be, and they certainly make it difficult to recommend the title to newcomers of Ys.

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All Reviews: Very Positive (2,870)

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