is a 1995

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developed by Nihon Falcom. 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

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in 2006.

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. In 1996, Falcom released a second version of the game for the Super Famicom with a higher difficulty level, known as ''Ys V Expert''. A

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of ''Ys V'' was developed by Arc System Works and published by Taito for the

on March 30, 2006.

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. ''Super GamePower'' gave it a 4/5.

References

External links

* via Internet Archive * {{Ys series 1995 video games Action role-playing video games Japan-exclusive video games Nihon Falcom games PlayStation 2 games Single-player video games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Video games developed in Japan Ys (series) Arc System Works games