Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
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is an action role-playing game
developed for the TurboGrafx-CD, and is the fourth game in the Ys video game series. Ys series creators Nihon Falcom Corporation licensed its development to Hudson Soft
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The Dawn of Ys was released in 1993 and was one of two games released under the title of "Ys IV", the other being Tonkin House
's Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
for the Super Famicom
. The two games share the same basic story, but Hudson took more liberties with its presentation in The Dawn of Ys, and two unique games resulted. Despite being non-canonical, Hudson Soft's Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys is considered one of the best entries in the series. It featured voice acting, an "epic story, and countless clever ideas such as messenger doves, being cursed as a monster, Escher-inspired dungeons, and more."
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As the game begins, Adol has returned to the town of Minea, where Ys I
began. After hanging around for a while and conversing with old friends, he decides to set sail for the overseas land of Celceta.
As was the case with Hudson's TurboGrafx-CD versions of Ys I & II and Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, The Dawn of Yss Redbook audio tracks were arranged by Ryo Yonemitsu. Yonemitsu did not arrange the entire soundtrack for the game itself, as many tracks were played through the console's internal sound chip, but he did cover every track for the Perfect Collection Ys IV CD series. (see below)
Soundtrack releases for Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys are as follows:
..Perfect Collection Ys IV -The Dawn of Ys- Vol. 1 (1994): Contains Ryo Yonemitsu's arrangements of the first third of Ys IV's soundtrack.
Perfect Collection Ys IV -The Dawn of Ys- Vol. 2 (1994): Contains Ryo Yonemitsu's arrangements of the middle third of Ys IV's soundtrack.
Perfect Collection Ys IV -The Dawn of Ys- Vol. 3 (1994): Contains Ryo Yonemitsu's arrangements of the last third of Ys IV's soundtrack.
In addition, Falcom's Falcom Special Box '95 contained the Ys IV J.D.K. Special Vol. 2, a collection of tracks left off the first J.D.K. Special, along with a number of "lost tracks" never used in the game.
Action role-playing game
Action role-playing games form a loosely defined sub-genre of role-playing video games that incorporate elements of action or action-adventure games, emphasizing real-time action where the player has direct control over characters, instead of turn-based or menu-based combat...
developed for the TurboGrafx-CD, and is the fourth game in the Ys video game series. Ys series creators Nihon Falcom Corporation licensed its development to Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
, formally known as , is a majority-owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation is a Japanese electronic entertainment publisher headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. It was founded on May 18, 1973...
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The Dawn of Ys was released in 1993 and was one of two games released under the title of "Ys IV", the other being Tonkin House
Tonkin House
Tonkin House is the brand name "Beijing" , such as "Tokyo" in Chinese as "Tonkin" is derived from what it was pronounced.-Summary:Tokyo Shoseki himself initially "Tokyo Shoseki" that there was also the launch of a computer software family with the brand name PC, Tokyo, Ltd...
's Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
is an action role-playing game developed for the Super Famicom, and is the fourth game in the Ys video game series. Ys series creators Nihon Falcom Corporation licensed its development to Tonkin House....
for the Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
. The two games share the same basic story, but Hudson took more liberties with its presentation in The Dawn of Ys, and two unique games resulted. Despite being non-canonical, Hudson Soft's Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys is considered one of the best entries in the series. It featured voice acting, an "epic story, and countless clever ideas such as messenger doves, being cursed as a monster, Escher-inspired dungeons, and more."
Plot
Ys IV takes place two years after the events of Ys II, and before the events of Ys III: Wanderers from YsYs III: Wanderers from Ys
is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom Corporation. It is the third game in the Ys series.Ys III was initially released for the NEC PC-8801 and NEC PC-9801 in 1989, and versions for the MSX 2 and Sharp X68000 soon followed. In 1991, a number of console ports were produced:...
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As the game begins, Adol has returned to the town of Minea, where Ys I
Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished
is the first installment of Ys, an action role-playing video game series developed by Falcom in 1987...
began. After hanging around for a while and conversing with old friends, he decides to set sail for the overseas land of Celceta.
Gameplay
Ys IV returns to the style of play used in Ys I and II. The gameplay area is viewed from a top-down perspective, and the player attacks enemies by running into them to cause damage. Adol gains experience from defeating enemies, and gaining experience serves to raise his strength, as in the previous games. The Magic system introduced in Ys II is also brought back for this game.Music
The original music was composed by Falcom's Sound Team JDK; however, there are no track-by-track credits as there had been for previous Ys titles.As was the case with Hudson's TurboGrafx-CD versions of Ys I & II and Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, The Dawn of Yss Redbook audio tracks were arranged by Ryo Yonemitsu. Yonemitsu did not arrange the entire soundtrack for the game itself, as many tracks were played through the console's internal sound chip, but he did cover every track for the Perfect Collection Ys IV CD series. (see below)
Soundtrack releases for Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys are as follows:
- Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys J.D.K. Special (1993): Contains the original FM Sound arrangements of the music made by Falcom Sound Team J.D.K. on the Sharp X68000Sharp X68000The Sharp X68000, often referred to as the X68k, is a home computer released only in Japan by the Sharp Corporation. The first model was released in 1987, with a 10 MHz Motorola 68000 CPU, 1 MB of RAM and no hard drive; the last model was released in 1993 with a 25 MHz Motorola 68030...
. These arrangements predate both
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
is an action role-playing game developed for the Super Famicom, and is the fourth game in the Ys video game series. Ys series creators Nihon Falcom Corporation licensed its development to Tonkin House....
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In addition, Falcom's Falcom Special Box '95 contained the Ys IV J.D.K. Special Vol. 2, a collection of tracks left off the first J.D.K. Special, along with a number of "lost tracks" never used in the game.