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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Director(s) | Tadashi Hayakawa |
Producer(s) | Masayuki Kato |
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Series | Ys |
Platform(s) | Super Famicom, PlayStation 2 |
Release | Super Famicom
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
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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.
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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.
Ys V was originally released on December 29, 1995 in Japan for the Super Famicom. In 1996, Falcom released a second version of the game for the Super Famicom with a higher difficulty level, known as Ys V Expert.[3]
A remake of Ys V was developed by Arc System Works and published by Taito for the PlayStation 2 on March 30, 2006.[4]
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.[5]
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