Ys Book I & II

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Based on 347 ratings

8.4

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Score Breakdown Based on 347 ratings

1. 10 (106)
2. 9 (110)
3. 8 (70)
4. 7 (33)
5. 6 (13)
6. 5 (5)
7. 4 (3)
8. 3 (0)
9. 2 (2)
10. 1 (5)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:7.5

  An old action rpg game that is a very simple one but nevertheless a fun one

  By mazongo | Review Date: Mar 01, 2009 | DS

  This game was a tough one to review because on one hand there is a remake of a game that is a classic one and on the other theres a game that simply put feels dated. Thing is i never got to play the first ones but i am a... Read Full Review

  5 of 5 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Ys Book I & II

• Rating:9

  Double your adventure with two amazing games!

  By somgu | Review Date: May 21, 2013 | PSP

  The story is one that is very simplistic. You are Adol Christin, an adventurer with red hair, who gets washed up to shore off on an island. You meet a fortune teller who tells you to collect 6 books of Ys and save the la... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:3.5

  Great art and nice story, combat is a joke.

  By johanngg | Review Date: Feb 22, 2013 | PC

  I have never much cared for japanese roleplaying games, Besides Chrono Trigger and FF7, which are great. But after finishing FF7 I was in a mood to try some more jrpg, I saw Ys had just been released on the pc and deci... Read Full Review

  3 of 5 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  Ridiculously simple, and yet strangely compelling! Maybe it's the music?

  By wiserat4 | Review Date: Jan 30, 2011 | TCD

  Why do I like Ys Book I and II? I really can't figure that out. Technically, I shouldn't. The game consists almost completely of nothing but mazes. The story is as generic as any RPG can get. Other than the impressive cu... Read Full Review

  3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.5

  Refreshing retelling of a classic game not many people know of. Not so sure about all the name changes though...

  By FM6669 | Review Date: Sep 25, 2010 | DS

  I grew up with this game on the Turbographx-16 as one of my first cutting-edge CD-ROM games for the $400 system add-on, along with Fighting Street. So of course I had no choice but to play it in it's latest incarnation,... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:6

  With so many great RPGs for the DS, there's really no reason to suffer through this updated 1980's era action RPG.

  By Swoosie | Review Date: Jun 10, 2009 | DS

  I love RPGs, and for that reason, I love my DS. So many great RPGs... the Dragon Quest series, Final Fantasy series, Blue Dragon, a ton of great games by Atlus. There's a lot to choose from. I was intrigued when I heard ... Read Full Review

  1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.5

  this is a good game, but my only major gripe is that most bosses are difficult. but their is a bunch of npc chara

  By UltimateJoseph | Review Date: Jan 10, 2009 | TCD

  the voice-acting is good, the gameplay is good, the animation is good, but most bosses are difficult to beat down, the first half is nine hours long, it had three dungeons & two towns, but there is a lot of backtracking... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  Still one of my favorite action/RPG games ever!

  By Nazzdreg | Review Date: Apr 24, 2007 | TCD

  You are Adol . One man army against a slew of enemies. The first book you must collect 6 books of Y’s to defeat the evil Dark Fact at the top of the Tower. The cinematic scenes are very cartoon-like. The voice over’s syn... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.8

  A complete and undisputed masterpiece

  By ShiningPhantasy | Review Date: Nov 28, 2006 | TCD

  Y’s Book 1 & 2 for the Turbografx CD player stands as one of the most perfect videogame creations in history. Every last component that makes a videogame truly special is alive and well in this epic masterpiece. I am... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.3

  My favorite rpg

  By flavort | Review Date: Jun 20, 2006 | TCD

  I remember having the system that most people have never heard of. The turbo grafix 16. I remember that it really was a cool system, it just didn't go too far. The game Y's book 1 and 2 was out of this world. This starte... Read Full Review

  2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.3

  One of the greatest Action RPGs ever created.

  By rbenchley | Review Date: May 23, 2006 | TCD

  The Ys series has been around for years, appearing on the Sega Master System, Famicom, Genesis, SNES, Turbo Duo, Saturn, Playstation 2, PC, MSX, Sharp x68000, and the PSP. The series has been constantly revived because ... Read Full Review

  2 of 2 users found the following review helpful