<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ys	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
games	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
IV	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Tonkin	O
House	O
's	O
Ys	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
games	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
,	O
but	O
Hudson	O
took	O
more	O
liberties	O
with	O
its	O
presentation	O
in	O
The	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
and	O
two	O
unique	O
games	O
resulted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
IV	O
takes	O
place	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wanderers	I-Application
from	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
Adol	O
has	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Minea	O
,	O
where	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
IV	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
used	O
in	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magic	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
brought	O
back	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
series	O
creators	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
licensed	O
its	O
development	O
to	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
Hudson	O
's	O
CD-ROM²	O
versions	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
and	O
Ys	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wanderers	I-Application
from	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
CD-DA	O
tracks	O
were	O
arranged	O
by	O
Ryo	O
Yonemitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yonemitsu	O
did	O
not	O
arrange	O
the	O
entire	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
tracks	O
were	O
programmed	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
internal	O
sound	O
chip	O
by	O
Osamu	O
Narita	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
did	O
cover	O
every	O
track	O
for	O
the	O
Perfect	O
Collection	O
Ys	B-Application
IV	O
CD	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
