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Rock Out With A Ys I&II Chronicles Clip

By Spencer . May 14, 2009 . 2:13pm

JDK Band is rearranging the music for Ys I&II Chronicles. This clip gives us a sample of the songs with a rearranged version of “To Make The End of the Battle”. Other developers take note: more RPGs should use rock music.

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Delving Into Brandish: The Dark Revenant

By Guest . May 12, 2009 . 1:09pm

Nihon Falcom’s Brandish is without a doubt a curious animal that requires extensive research in order to comprehend the undying love it receives from a small army of battle-hardened fans, despite being panned universally by the gaming press.

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Falcom Teases Legend of Heroes VII

By Spencer . April 24, 2009 . 12:39pm

After two PSP Ys games Falcom will work on their other staple RPG series, the Legend of Heroes. A pre-order bonus from Ys Seven subtly announces the Legend of Heroes VII.   Reserve Ys Seven and you get a 32 page…

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What’s New In Ys I&II Chronicles?

By Spencer . March 30, 2009 . 6:24am

Falcom is porting Ys I&II to the PSP in July. Great, but Ys I&II has been adapted for so many platforms what makes Ys I&II Chronicles different? This version of Ys Books I&II is based on the 2001 PC release.…

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Ys Seven Has Three Playable Characters

By Spencer . March 30, 2009 . 1:45am

Adol and his usual brawny companion Dogi are joined by Aisha, a female wanderer. While Ys Seven has a trio of adventurers, you can only control one of them at a time. The Party Play system automatically puts the two…

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We’ll See At Least Two More Ys Games In 2009

By Spencer . March 9, 2009 . 6:39am

The future of Ys was announced at Falcom’s Ys Fair. Two games were announced at the event Ys I&II Chronicles slated for summer and Ys 7, a brand new entry in the action RPG series coming out in Japan this…

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Take Another Look At Brandish: The Dark Revenant

By Spencer . February 3, 2009 . 12:20pm

Brandish in 3D with Dela Delon as a playable character. That quickly sums up Brandish: The Dark Revenant, a PSP remake of one of Nihon Falcom’s early 90’s games scheduled to come out in Japan on March 19.   If…

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Tactics Ogre Clings To The Virtual Console

By Spencer . January 30, 2009 . 2:35am

Next month Japan is getting a couple of RPGs to play with as Virtual Console downloads. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is one of them, but don’t count on this coming out here. Even though an English translation in…

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Ys Online Ventures Into Localization

By Spencer . January 12, 2009 . 2:53pm

… in Europe, but it’s better than nothing right? Newcomer Key to Play picked up Ys Online: Call of Solum and is starting a closed beta on January 2009. No details about how to enter the closed beta have been…

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Brandish: The Dark Revenant Turns The Tables With A Bonus Character

By Spencer . December 8, 2008 . 2:49pm

Brandish begins with Ares, a swordsman, being chased by Dela, when they both fall underground. The goal of the game is pretty much to get Ares out of there. Dela’s side isn’t the focus of the original Brandish, but it’s…