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Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and ''Trails'' series. The company was founded in March 1981, making them one of the oldest active video game companies. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the use of personal computers in Japan. History Nihon Falcom was founded by Masayuki Kato in 1981. They are credited with laying the foundations for the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres. (cf. ) The name Falcom came from the Millennium Falcon and the final "n" was changed to an "m" to fit naming trends of that time. The word Nihon, taken after one of the native names of Japan, was added to make it sound more complete. Falcom's first role-playing game (RPG) was ''Panorama Toh'', released for the PC-8801 in 1983 and created by Yoshio Kiya, who would go on to create the ''Dragon Slayer'' and ''Brandish'' franchises. While its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ys (series)
() is a series of action role-playing games developed by Nihon Falcom. The series chronicles the life of the adventurer Adol Christin. The first game in the series, '' Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished'', was released on the NEC PC-8801 in 1987. ''Ys'' games have since been ported and released on several other platforms. As of 2017, ''Ys'' had sold over 4.8 million copies worldwide. Common elements Plot The ''Ys'' series chronicles the life of Adol Christin, a young man obsessed with adventure. Gameplay usually revolves around Adol, though his comrade, Dogi, is a frequent companion in his travels. More recent games in the series include several other playable party members. A feature of the early ''Ys'' games is the Darm Tower. In the story, it is an unfinished and deserted tower, built with the intention of touching the sky. The tower houses a small annex, titled "the Tower of Rado" (or simply "Rado's Annex") three quarters of the way up. According to in-game lore, the normally imm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trails (series)
''Trails'', known as in Japan, is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Nihon Falcom. It is a part of their larger '' The Legend of Heroes'' franchise and began with the release of '' Trails in the Sky'' in 2004. Set on the continent of Zemuria, ''Trails'' features a large cast of characters and consists of several games split into the ''Trails in the Sky'', ''Crossbell'', ''Trails of Cold Steel'', and ''Kuro no Kiseki'' story arcs. The series was conceived as a goal by Falcom to create the most ambitious story in video games, with company president Toshihiro Kondo considering it to be his life's work. The games were released exclusively in Asia until the 2010s, with Xseed Games handling its English localization until NIS America took over in 2019. ''Trails'' games primarily feature turn-based combat, with a few spin-offs and more recent entries featuring other styles of gameplay. It is commonly praised for its worldbuilding and character arcs. It has also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Role-playing Game
While the early history and distinctive traits of role-playing video games (RPGs) in East Asia come from Japan, many have also been developed in South Korea and in China. Japanese role-playing games Japanese computer role-playing games Origins (early 1980s) While the Japanese video game industry has long been viewed as console-centric in the Western world, due to the worldwide success of Japanese consoles beginning with the NES, the country had in fact produced thousands of commercial PC games from the late 1970s up until the mid-1990s, in addition to ''dōjin soft'' independent games. The country's computer market was very fragmented at first; ''Lode Runner'', for example, reportedly required 34 conversions to different hardware platforms. The market eventually became dominated by the NEC PC-8801 and PC-9801, though with some competition from the Sharp X1 and X68000; FM-7 and FM Towns; and MSX and MSX2. A key difference between Western and Japanese systems at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Slayer (series)
is a series of role-playing video games by Nihon Falcom. The first ''Dragon Slayer'' game is an early action role-playing game, released in 1984 for the NEC PC-8801 and ported by Square for the MSX. Designed by Yoshio Kiya, Reprinted from the game gave rise to a series of sequels, most of them created by Falcom, with the exception of ''Faxanadu'' by Hudson Soft. The ''Dragon Slayer'' series is historically significant, both as a founder of the Japanese role-playing game industry, (cf. ) and as the progenitor of the action role-playing game genre. The series encompasses several different genres, which include action role-playing, action-adventure, platform-adventure, open world, turn-based role-playing, and real-time strategy. Many of the early titles in this series were PC games released for the PC-88, PC-98, MSX, MSX2, and other early Japanese PC platforms, while some were later ported to video game consoles. The series also features video game music soundtracks compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ys (video Game)
, also known as ''Ys: The Vanished Omens'' or ''The Ancient Land of Ys'', is a 1987 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the first installment in the Ys (series), ''Ys'' series. Initially developed for the PC-8801 by Quintet (company), Masaya Hashimoto (director, programmer, designer) and Quintet (company), Tomoyoshi Miyazaki (scenario writer), the game was soon ported to the X1 (computer), X1, PC-9801, FM-7, and MSX2 Japanese computer systems. ''Ancient Ys Vanished'' saw many subsequent releases, such as an English-language version for the Master System and an Video game remake, enhanced remake for the TurboGrafx-CD system as part of a compilation called ''Ys I & II'', alongside its 1988 sequel ''Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter''. Dotemu, DotEmu has released the game on Android (operating system), Android with the following localizations: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Italian, German, and Portuguese. Plot ''Ys'' was a precurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
