Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
| Ys III: Wanderers from Ys | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nihon Falcom |
| Publisher | Nihon Falcom |
| Director | Masaya Hashimoto |
| Designer | Tomoyoshi Miyazaki |
| Programmer | Masanori Hoshino |
| Artist | Mika Ishii |
| Writer | Katsutoshi Eguchi |
| Composer | Mieko Ishikawa |
| Series | Ys |
| Platforms | PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX2, X68000, TurboGrafx-CD, Super NES, Famicom, Genesis/Mega Drive, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | July 21, 1989 |
| Genre | Action role-playing |
| Mode | Single-player |
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys is a 1989 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the third game in the Ys series.
Ys III was initially released for the PC-8801 and PC-9801 in 1989 under the title Wanderers from Ys, and versions for the MSX2 and X68000 soon followed. In 1991, a number of console ports were produced: versions for the TurboGrafx-CD, Famicom, Super NES, and Sega Genesis; all of them aside from the Famicom version were released internationally. A remaster for the PlayStation 2 was released by Taito in 2005. A remake Ys: The Oath in Felghana, was released the same year for Windows.
The gameplay of Ys III diverged significantly from other games in the series; it utilizes a side-scrolling camera angle and platformer elements similar to that of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. This is also the final game in the series with the involvement of Masaya Hashimoto and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki before they left to form Quintet.