The Ys games (it rhymes with "peace", you're welcome) are a series of JRPGs that go back to 1987, and have recently begun receiving English localizations sooner than they used to. The latest example ...

Chris started gaming in the 8-bit era so writing game reviews seemed like a natural choice of activity to protect his brain from further atrophy during his final year in a psychiatric penitentiary.

Chris started gaming in the 8-bit era so writing game reviews seemed like a natural choice of activity to protect his brain from further atrophy during his final year in a psychiatric penitentiary.

Ys has been enjoying a surge in popularity with western audiences lately. The more recent games, starting with Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, have been hitting larger audiences and have been favorably ...

The story kicks off with Adol meeting Karja, a fierce “pirate princess,” on his travels. Inadvertently, a magical tether binds the two. This connection sets the stage for an action-packed journey ...

The Ys games, primarily developed by Nihon Falcom and published by various companies over the years, have been brought to a wide range of platforms when they’ve been released in the United States.

Nihon Falcom‘s Ys series is one of the more beloved JRPG franchises that, for whatever reason, has always remained niche in comparison to other, more prominent series like Final Fantasy or Dragon ...

The “Ys” series has deep roots as one of the first action RPGs ever made. The series is still going strong, and now XSEED has released one of its best titles from the mid-2000s. “Ys Memoire: The Oath ...

Michael has been writing about entertainment since 2016, but he's been a gamer since playing Pac-Man in the arcade, Kings Quest 3 on the PC, and the Sega Master System he got from his late father. In ...

"I am extremely grateful for all the support I have received trying to get this goofy game playable in English!" ...

Promethium Books have teamed up with Ys fansite Digital Emelas to announce the release of an exciting upcoming game via social media – a tabletop roleplaying game for the Ys video game series ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Ys (pronounced "ease," no apostrophe!) is a legendary, highly influential Japanese action role-playing game franchise with a long, strange history of ...