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Ys III: Wanderers From Ys

Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (XSX) game cover art
Platform: Turbografx-CD
Tags: RPG, Action, Fantasy
Developer: Falcom
More Platforms: Genesis, NES, PlayStation 2, SNES

Publisher
Region
Released
NA
??/??/1991
JP
03/22/1991

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Staff Reviews

Ys III: Wanderers From Ys review (Genesis)

Reviewed August 27, 2006

Gary Hartley says: "Ys III presents its bosses not as the typical war-of-attrition drag-out slugfests, but instead as short, brutal affairs that leave little room for tactical manoeuvring and places a bigger emphasis on quick-fire dodging and desperate slicing."
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Ys III: Wanderers From Ys review (SNES)

Reviewed July 29, 2003

Jason Venter says: "Every time you complete a dungeon, you can count on an interesting plot twist, some new items, and a sense of accomplishment that should be at odds with your realization that the dungeon you just conquered wouldn't have puzzled a two-year-old, but somehow isn't."
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Ys III: Wanderers From Ys review (SNES)

Reviewed January 03, 2010

Rob Hamilton says: "Adding to Adol's problems is the sad truth that everyone in Redmont (including Dogi) is completely worthless, so he'll have to bail everyone out with little help beyond getting pointed in a given direction and sent off with a hearty, "You can do it, dude!" And then there's Chester. The brother of potential romance option Ellena falls into the category of erstwhile hero/tragic villain/unbelievably idiotic dumbass, as he combines arrogant blustering with possibly the least intelligent plan for revenge imaginable."
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Reader Reviews

Ys III: Wanderers From Ys review

Reviewed June 20, 2008

espiga says: "In the world of gaming, there's always been one thing that I've noticed: nearly every series seems to have a black sheep of sorts, hated among the masses because of how different it is. Where would the gaming world be without Super Mario 2, Zelda II, and according to a large chunk of the HG userbase, the entire Metal Gear Solid series? Even my eternally-adored action RPG series Ys has been unable to escape such a fate. Where the first two Ys games featured swe..."
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