Legacy of Ys: Books I & II
Two of gaming's all-time classics are reborn on DS. Stories tell of a land of yore, now shrouded by centuries of time forgotten, called Ys. Despite its great knowledge, endless wealth, and bountiful…
Legacy of Ys: Books I & II is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Dreams, released 24 February 2009 on Nintendo DS.
What Legacy of Ys: Books I & II is
Legacy of Ys: Books I & II is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Dreams and released in 2009. It was published by Atlus. It is available on Nintendo DS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Two of gaming's all-time classics are reborn on DS. Stories tell of a land of yore, now shrouded by centuries of time forgotten, called Ys. Despite its great knowledge, endless wealth, and bountiful prosperity, a sudden and unexpected cataclysm devastated the realm. Soon, its memory had faded completely from the minds of man. Centuries later, a young adventurer named Adol set sail to explore the world and leave his mark on history. During his travels, he learned of the tragic tale of Esteria, a once prosperous island now inexplicably engulfed by a crippling storm. Adol plotted a course for the besieged isle, curious to unravel the mystery... Available to North American audiences for the…
How it plays
Its themes are action.
Where it sits in the Ys series
Legacy of Ys: Books I & II is the 30th of 51 entries we hold in the Ys series. It arrived 11 months after Ys DS. The next entry was Ys Seven in 2009. Its critic score of 0 is 75 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Ys X: Proud Nordics at 86.
How it was received
Legacy of Ys: Books I & II holds a critic score of 0 out of 100. That places it above 0% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 67 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Legacy of Ys: Books I & II launched on 24 February 2009, within three weeks of Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5 and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.
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