Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

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Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
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Super Famicom cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Tadashi Hayakawa
Producer(s) Masayuki Kato
Artist(s)
Composer(s)
  • Naoki Kaneda
  • Satoshi Arai
  • Atsushi Shirakawa
Series Ys
Platform(s) Super Famicom, PlayStation 2
ReleaseSuper Famicom
  • JP: December 29, 1995
  • JP: March 22, 1996 (Ys V Expert)
PlayStation 2
  • JP: March 30, 2006
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand [1] is a 1995 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. [2] It is the fifth game in the Ys series of video games and was released for the Super Famicom in December 1995. A remake by Arc System Works and Taito was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. [3] [4]

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Plot

Adol is traveling through new lands, in search of more adventure, when he hears of the vanished desert city of Kefin. He sets off to investigate this ancient city's disappearance.

Gameplay

The RPG-style statistical elements and the overhead view of most of the previous games are retained in Ys V. As in Ys III, there is no auto-attack; the player must press a button to swing Adol's sword. Adol is also given the ability to jump and defend with his shield. A new magic system is introduced in Ys V as well, which requires the player to charge up spells by holding a button before they can be cast. Adol must level up physical skills and magical skills separately.

Release

Ys V was originally released on December 29, 1995 in Japan for the Super Famicom. The following year, Falcom released a second version of the game with a higher difficulty level, known as Ys V Expert. [3] A remake was developed by Arc System Works and published by Taito for the PlayStation 2 on March 30, 2006. [4] An English fan translation of the SNES version was created by Aeon Genesis and released in 2013. [5]

Reception

Japanese publication Famitsu gave the original SFC version of the game a score of 26 out of 40. Famitsu also scored the PS2 release of Ys V a 28 out of 40. [4] Super GamePower gave it a 4/5. [6]

References

  1. ↑ イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン, Īsu Faibu: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin
  2. ↑ "イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  3. 1 2 "イースV エキスパート [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  4. 1 2 3 "イースV ロスト ケフィン キングダム オブ サンド [PS2] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ↑ Cowan, Danny (5 December 2013). "Ys 5 fan translation released, full series now available in English". Engadget . Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Games, Bill (July 1997). "SNES: YS V". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 39. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 34.
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