Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Super Nintendo, 1989)

This game plays a lot like Zelda II for the NES; its a side-scrolling action adventure game with rpg overtones. Your character gains levels as you cut through endless enemies inhabiting fairly linear side-scrolling levels. You can return to the village to upgrade your weapons and armor, while spending your gold on other items like healing herbs. Overall, the game looks basic, but colorful and has one of the best soundtracks on the Super Nintendo. The game play is very basic as well since you pretty much just run from left to right swinging your sword constantly. Boss battles can become very frustrating and you will most likely spend a lot of time leveling up beforehand. The ability to save your game at any point is very handy though. Ys III is worth playing, if only because its one of the few Falcom games to make it to the US (even if this port was actually handled by another company). Its a piece of gaming history that can be both challenging and frustrating, but hey the soundtrack is awesome.

Evil is on the verge of taking over the enchanted land of Ys. You must battle bloodthirsty monsters to save the land. As luck would have it, you can employ 25 types of swords, armors, and rings. When the going gets tough, magical items can aid you in your quests. As the game progresses, cinematic sequences reveal the plot, and a stereo soundtrack accentuates the action. Feel free to take a break at any time since the battery backup feature allows the game to be saved at any time. Protect the land, and vanquish evil in YS: Wanderers from Ys III.

I purchased Ys III game for the SNES, which I solely bought because I am a fan of the series and remember how much fun I had playing the SEGA GENESIS version of this fine game. The music, graphics, and gameplay are excellent! The controls are easy to learn and all that means is that the replay value is high.
In my opinion, this game ranks high with other related genre titles, including: The Legend of Zelda series, and Final Fantasy. The time spent in this game is no where near that of Final Fantasy, but it is close to The Legend of Zelda around 20 hours to complete the game with everything.
I recommend picking up this game for either SNES, SEGA GENESIS, TURBO GRAFX/TURBO DUO, or PLAYSTATION 2 (IMPORT). Thank you for reading this review!

I haven't played this game in a long time since I was little, I decided to buy it because I never had a chance to really finish the game but all in all I thought it was a good game for its time. It has good graphics and it presents the player with a challenge, guess that's why I never beat it. I suppose I'll find out if I can beat this game when it arrives at my house in a few days. This game kind of reminds of other role playing games that I have played but it will never beat or compare to my favorite series which is the Final Fantasies but it's still a great game.

Listening to the old tunes brings back great memories. This game is a side-scrolling action RPG. I originally played this on the Genesis but I love both versions. It's simply fantastic, and my favorite among the Ys games.