<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
compilation	O
released	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
NEC	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Ys	B-Application
games	O
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
home	O
computer	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Ys	B-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
pack-in	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Ys	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
Vanished	I-Application
and	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
Vanished	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
utilized	O
to	O
provide	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
animated	O
cut	O
scenes	O
,	O
a	O
Red	O
Book	O
CD	O
audio	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
732	O
megabytes	O
of	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
storage	O
,	O
including	O
41	O
music	O
tracks	O
,	O
24	O
minutes	O
of	O
character	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
20	O
minutes	O
of	O
animated	O
cutscene	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
he	O
must	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
six	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
books	O
contain	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
,	O
vanished	O
land	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
and	O
will	O
give	O
him	O
the	O
knowledge	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
forces	O
currently	O
sweeping	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Esteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
Adol	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
floating	O
civilization	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
and	O
begins	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
unravel	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
rid	O
it	O
and	O
Esteria	O
of	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
English	O
translations	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
;	O
no	O
standalone	O
version	O
has	O
been	O
localized	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
ports	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
a	O
cutscene	O
showing	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Adol	O
Christin	O
,	O
gazing	O
out	O
to	O
sea	O
at	O
the	O
Stormwall	O
which	O
appeared	O
around	O
the	O
island	O
Esteria	O
six	O
months	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
tells	O
Adol	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
ancient	O
kingdom	O
that	O
existed	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
seven	O
hundred	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
contain	O
the	O
complete	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
and	O
will	O
be	O
instrumental	O
in	O
saving	O
Esteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
girl	O
reveals	O
that	O
her	O
name	O
is	O
Feena	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
man	O
with	O
a	O
dark	O
cape	O
imprisoned	O
her	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
she	O
has	O
no	B-Application
memories	I-Application
about	O
her	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adol	O
takes	O
Feena	O
to	O
be	O
looked	O
after	O
by	O
Jeba	O
,	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
Shrine	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
discovers	O
the	O
first	O
Book	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
on	O
the	O
lowest	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sara	O
had	O
however	O
already	O
given	O
her	O
most	O
important	O
possession	O
to	O
a	O
friend	O
to	O
present	O
to	O
Adol	O
-	O
the	O
second	O
Book	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Reah	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
has	O
Sara	O
's	O
Book	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
and	O
she	O
returns	O
it	O
to	O
Adol	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
her	O
Silver	O
Harmonica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeba	O
and	O
her	O
family	O
are	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
Ys	B-Application
priest	O
Tovah	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
Jeba	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
ancient	O
text	O
in	O
the	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
to	O
Adol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
books	O
narrate	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Cleria	O
in	O
ancient	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
which	O
brought	O
great	O
prosperity	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
people	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
retreated	O
to	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Solomon	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
besieged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
siege	O
the	O
twin	O
Goddesses	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
suddenly	O
disappeared	O
from	O
the	O
Temple	O
,	O
and	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
evil	O
hordes	O
also	O
disappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
Priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
created	O
the	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
and	O
imbued	O
with	O
magical	O
power	O
so	O
that	O
one	O
day	O
they	O
might	O
guide	O
a	O
hero	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
people	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
then	O
reasoned	O
that	O
Cleria	O
had	O
been	O
what	O
attracted	O
the	O
evil	O
and	O
so	O
buried	O
it	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
Jeba	O
tells	O
Adol	O
that	O
the	O
remaining	O
books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
must	O
be	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
great	O
Tower	O
of	O
Darm	O
,	O
a	O
towering	O
structure	O
which	O
rises	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
clouds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Luta	O
is	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
Ys	B-Application
priest	O
Gemma	O
,	O
and	O
Adol	O
is	O
given	O
another	O
amulet	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
dispel	O
magic	O
seals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
Adol	O
discovers	O
that	O
Reah	O
is	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
having	O
let	O
herself	O
be	O
captured	O
and	O
brought	O
there	O
so	O
she	O
could	O
give	O
Adol	O
a	O
magic	O
monocle	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
language	O
of	O
the	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
folds	O
of	O
Dark	O
Fact	O
's	O
cloak	O
,	O
Adol	O
finds	O
the	O
final	O
Book	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
continues	O
off	O
immediately	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
view	O
then	O
shifts	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
moments	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
,	O
with	O
light	O
emanating	O
from	O
the	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
and	O
surrounding	O
Adol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magic	O
energy	O
deposits	O
Adol	O
and	O
the	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
in	O
a	O
flash	O
of	O
light	O
in	O
a	O
field	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
discovered	O
by	O
a	O
girl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
flashback	O
to	O
700	O
years	O
ago	O
is	O
shown	O
:	O
the	O
two	O
Goddesses	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
are	O
standing	O
around	O
a	O
large	O
glowing	O
orb	O
with	O
their	O
eyes	O
closed	O
,	O
deep	O
in	O
concentration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
her	O
name	O
is	O
Lilia	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
wakes	O
up	O
,	O
Lilia	O
's	O
mother	O
tells	O
him	O
about	O
Ys	B-Application
and	O
the	O
surrounding	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
villagers	O
are	O
unaware	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
world	O
outside	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
elder	O
also	O
tells	O
Adol	O
that	O
his	O
having	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
shows	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
spirits	O
of	O
the	O
Priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
to	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
elderly	O
villager	O
who	O
witnesses	O
this	O
tells	O
Adol	O
that	O
the	O
six	O
magics	O
of	O
the	O
Priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
are	O
still	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
of	O
great	O
use	O
in	O
Adol	O
's	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Adol	O
returns	O
the	O
Books	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
to	O
the	O
statues	O
of	O
the	O
Priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
the	O
spirits	O
in	O
the	O
statues	O
reveal	O
that	O
demons	O
appeared	O
on	O
Ys	B-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
they	O
appeared	O
down	O
below	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Esteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
revealed	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
unknowingly	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
demons	O
was	O
brought	O
with	O
them	O
when	O
they	O
created	O
the	O
floating	O
island	O
700	O
years	O
ago	O
around	O
the	O
Shrine	O
of	O
Solomon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demons’	O
master	O
resides	O
in	O
the	O
Shrine	O
of	O
Solomon	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
and	O
Priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Adol	O
heads	O
into	O
the	O
core	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
that	O
many	O
villagers	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
Priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
aid	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
taunted	O
by	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
master	O
of	O
the	O
demons	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
after	O
700	O
years	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
finally	O
broken	O
free	O
of	O
the	O
imprisonment	O
thrust	O
upon	O
it	O
by	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
and	O
the	O
Priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
and	O
now	O
demons	O
would	O
finally	O
rule	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suddenly	O
,	O
Goban	O
Tovah	O
and	O
Luta	O
Gemma	O
from	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
appear	O
in	O
the	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
climbed	O
the	O
Tower	O
of	O
Darm	O
after	O
having	O
a	O
dream	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
told	O
them	O
Ys	B-Application
was	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reah	O
explains	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
this	O
point	O
:	O
700	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
demons	O
had	O
been	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
sealed	O
away	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
orb	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
magic	O
in	O
the	O
society	O
of	O
Ancient	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
discovered	O
the	O
magic	O
from	O
the	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
had	O
caused	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
demons	O
as	O
a	O
side	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
released	O
enough	O
magic	O
to	O
enable	O
Dark	O
Fact	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
seal	O
on	O
the	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
Priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
present	O
,	O
Adol	O
is	O
lent	O
their	O
power	O
before	O
he	O
faces	O
his	O
final	O
opponent	O
:	O
the	O
sentient	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
,	O
Darm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long	O
battle	O
,	O
Adol	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
,	O
wiping	O
out	O
all	O
the	O
demons	O
in	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
all	O
congratulate	O
him	O
and	O
note	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
floating	O
island	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
was	O
slowly	O
sinking	O
back	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
position	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
giant	O
crater	O
on	O
Esteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
slowly	O
part	O
ways	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
prepare	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
era	O
,	O
rejoined	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
Eternal	O
was	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Windows	O
platform	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
FMV	B-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
improved	O
version	O
dubbed	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
Plus	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
later	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Eternal	O
Story	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
,	O
it	O
also	O
added	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
items	O
alongside	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
DS	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
separate	O
games	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
bundled	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
titled	O
Ys	B-Application
DS	B-Device
/	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
DS	B-Device
Special	O
Box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
titled	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
:	I-Application
Books	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
a	O
bundled	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StageSelect.com	O
awarded	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
considers	O
it	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
addition	O
to	O
anyone	O
's	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
(	O
only	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
)	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
between	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PC88	B-Device
release	O
,	O
the	O
2001	O
Windows	O
release	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
entirely	O
re-arranged	O
instrumental	O
soundtrack	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
Chronicles	O
I	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
mobile	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ancient	O
Ys	B-Application
Vanished	O
Omens	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Ys	B-Application
Chronicles	O
II	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
December	O
1990	O
issue	O
,	O
where	O
reviewer	O
Roe	O
R	O
.	O
Adams	O
(	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
)	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
hottest	O
advance	O
in	O
gaming	O
this	O
year	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
programs	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
disks	O
from	O
Japan	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Ys	B-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
first	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
available	O
here	O
to	O
actually	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
new	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
suspense	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
sense	O
of	O
urgency	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
climax	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
various	O
mini-quests	O
and	O
the	O
enemy	B-Application
AI	I-Application
that	O
"	O
actually	O
pursue	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
homing	O
in	O
on	O
him	O
and	O
attacking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
praised	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
important	O
characters	O
whose	O
voices	O
can	O
actually	O
be	O
heard	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
cinematic	O
sequences	O
being	O
"	O
well	O
done	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
extremely	O
satisfying	O
to	O
watch	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
animation	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
game	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
offers	O
long	O
play	O
value	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
cinematic	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
role-playing	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
1992	O
all-time	O
rankings	O
,	O
selected	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
second	O
for	O
best	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
fifth	O
for	O
best	O
playability	O
,	O
and	O
third	O
for	O
best	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
release	O
heralded	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
promising	O
"	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
,	O
more	O
colorful	O
world	O
,	O
populated	O
with	O
lifelike	O
characters	O
who	O
communicated	O
with	O
voice	O
instead	O
of	O
text	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
remake	O
Ys	B-Application
Eternal	O
a	O
full	O
100%	O
score	O
,	O
with	O
reviewer	O
Travis	O
Lallman	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Ys	B-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
game	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
to	O
be	O
heard	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
hard	O
to	O
argue	O
against	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
getting	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
worth	O
of	O
content	O
combined	O
together	O
into	O
one	O
double-length	O
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
38	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Roe	O
R	O
.	O
Adams	O
(	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
)	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
lush	O
"	O
background	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
speech	O
"	O
heard	O
in	O
real	O
voice	O
,	O
not	O
digitized	B-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
