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Ys Book I and II

Original title: Ys: Book 1&2
  • Video Game
  • 19901990
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
85
YOUR RATING
Ys Book I and II (1990)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
You play as Adol who goes on an adventure fighting monsters, later on, he climbs Darm Tower to fight Dark Fact. In the Sequel, Adol is sent to the floating island of YS to save the people fr... Read allYou play as Adol who goes on an adventure fighting monsters, later on, he climbs Darm Tower to fight Dark Fact. In the Sequel, Adol is sent to the floating island of YS to save the people from the demons and monsters, and to fight Darm.You play as Adol who goes on an adventure fighting monsters, later on, he climbs Darm Tower to fight Dark Fact. In the Sequel, Adol is sent to the floating island of YS to save the people from the demons and monsters, and to fight Darm.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
85
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Masaya Hashimoto
  • Writer
    • Tomoyoshi Miyazaki
  • Stars
    • Alan Oppenheimer(English version)
    • Jim Cummings(English version)
    • Michael Bell(English version)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Masaya Hashimoto
  • Writer
    • Tomoyoshi Miyazaki
  • Stars
    • Alan Oppenheimer(English version)
    • Jim Cummings(English version)
    • Michael Bell(English version)
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Ys Book I and II (1990)
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    Ys Book I and II (1990)
    Ys Book I and II (1990)
    Ys Book I and II (1990)

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    Alan Oppenheimer
    Alan Oppenheimer
    • Darmas Darm
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
    • Dallesas Dalles
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Michael Bell
    Michael Bell
    • Dark Factas Dark Fact
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Shannon Beaty
    Shannon Beaty
    • Maria Messaas Maria Messa
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Stevie Vallance
    • Lairas Lair
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Louise Vallance)
    • …
    Bruce Lanoil
    Bruce Lanoil
    • Luta Gemmaas Luta Gemma
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Thomas Haden Church
    Thomas Haden Church
    • Goban Tobaas Goban Toba
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Thomas H. Church)
    Dan Gilvezan
    Dan Gilvezan
    • Keith Factas Keith Fact
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    David Henry Sterry
    David Henry Sterry
    • Dekka Dabbieas Dekka Dabbie
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as David Stary)
    Debi Derryberry
    Debi Derryberry
    • Feenaas Feena
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Mea Martineau
    • Liliaas Lilia
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Masaya Hashimoto
    • Writer
      • Tomoyoshi Miyazaki
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    • Trivia
      The Turbografx 16 version of Ys Book I & II with Anime cutscenes and voice acting has been released on Nintendo Wii Virtual Console in 2008 making it available for 10 years. However in 2018, The Wii shop channel has shutdown and this game is no longer available to buy on the Wii anymore. Now only the disc version for Turbografx 16 is available but it's the most expensive game ever. Another option is the Turbografx 16 mini console which came out in 2020 and it has the Ys: Book 1&2 game included as part of the 57 games lineup.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [Opening lines with the screenshots of Ys] Ys, the ideal utopia. Once a country so peaceful and prosperous. A country where children was free as the wind. A country where harmony blew through the hearts of all men. Ys, a kingdom ruled by the wisdom and charity of its six powerful priests. An empire watched over and blessed by the enchanting aura of it's two beautiful Goddesses. Ys, the seemingly tranquil paradise, suddenly pulled from the height of its civilization, to the empty abyss of infinite isolation. How could such a land of promise simply vanish from the face of the planet? How could such prosperity be forgotten?

      Narrator: [Then the opening Title screen shows a picture of the Goddess holding an orb] The legend has been silenced for over 700 years. And now, the mystery unfolds.

      Narrator: In the beginning.

      [Then an opening scene introduces screenshot of characters]

    • Connections
      Remake of Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished (1987)

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    A precedent setting role playing game.
    "Ys Book I & II" in many ways is your standard RPG (Role-Playing Game) about a boy who would be hero (Adol), out to destroy the "great ancient evil" (Dark Fact) which has blighted his homeland for generations from atop Darm Tower. The story is as strait forward a cliché as it sounds and the graphics are standard late 80's simplicity, but as one of the earliest CD-ROM games it blazed some brilliant new trails in its use of fill in cinematic story telling and true voice narrations. It also shocks the first time player with the revelation that just when you think it's over, that's only "Book I". In a stylish revolution stolen by every "Zelda" game since, the first challenge (Book I) is followed immediately by a longer, harder challenge (Book II).
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    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ys I & II
    • Production companies
      • Alfa System Co. Ltd.
      • Digicube Co.
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