<s>
is	O
a	O
2006	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dotemu	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
nine	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Ys	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
700	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
Vanished	I-Application
,	O
and	O
tells	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
Darm	O
Tower	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
,	O
the	O
twin	O
goddesses	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
six	O
priests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ys	B-Application
series	O
in	O
which	O
Adol	O
Christin	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
features	O
three	O
characters	O
with	O
various	O
fighting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
standard	O
hack-and-slash	O
combos	O
,	O
Yunica	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
various	O
aerial	O
maneuvers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
down-thrust	O
and	O
up-thrust	O
from	O
previous	O
Ys	B-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
crippling	O
lunge	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
once	O
was	O
a	O
wildly	O
prosperous	O
land	O
named	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
twin	O
Goddesses	O
Reah	O
and	O
Feena	O
and	O
their	O
six	O
priestly	O
retainers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
numbers	O
and	O
their	O
might	O
were	O
too	O
much	O
for	O
the	O
knights	O
and	O
sorcerers	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
to	O
handle	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
people	O
sought	O
shelter	O
within	O
their	O
holiest	O
of	O
temples	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
tallest	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
thing	O
was	O
certain	O
:	O
Without	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
,	O
Ys	B-Application
could	O
not	O
survive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
in	O
the	O
desolate	O
,	O
ruined	O
remains	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
there	O
's	O
only	O
one	O
place	O
they	O
could	O
have	O
gone	O
...	O
the	O
Devil	O
's	O
Tower	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Yunica	O
is	O
the	O
granddaughter	O
of	O
Priest	O
Tovah	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
priests	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yunica	O
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
Adol	O
's	O
in	O
The	O
Oath	O
in	O
Felghana	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Ark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Napishtim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
play	O
Adol	O
as	O
he	O
appeared	O
either	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Ark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Napishtim	I-Application
or	O
in	O
The	O
Oath	O
in	O
Felghana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
version	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
three	O
times	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
support	O
new	O
Windows	O
operating	O
systems	O
:	O
Vista	B-Application
in	O
2007	O
,	O
7	B-Device
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
8	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xseed	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
enhancements	O
from	O
the	O
expansion	O
disc	O
,	O
this	O
release	O
added	O
a	O
fully	O
localized	O
translation	O
,	O
proper	O
widescreen	O
support	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
achievements	O
,	O
enhanced	O
game	O
pad	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
cloud	O
save	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Dotemu	O
ported	O
Ys	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
to	O
various	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
most	O
enhancements	O
from	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
ports	O
also	O
add	O
localization	O
to	O
French	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
and	O
Spanish	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
English	O
(	O
using	O
Xseed	O
's	O
translation	O
)	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
alongside	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
launched	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
blood	O
level	O
options	O
and	O
a	O
speedrun	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
followed	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
both	O
digitally	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
limited	O
standard	O
and	O
collector	O
's	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Cobbett	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
rated	O
Ys	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
a	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
cute	O
,	O
quirky	O
anime	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
that	O
will	O
cheerfully	O
kick	O
your	O
arse	O
until	O
your	O
nose	O
starts	O
bleeding	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dale	O
North	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
awarded	O
it	O
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
$20	O
gets	O
you	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
enjoyable	O
PC	O
RPG	O
that	O
both	O
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
great	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
'll	O
get	O
about	O
10	O
hours	O
of	O
entertaining	O
gameplay	O
,	O
really	O
strong	O
narrative	O
(	O
for	O
a	O
Ys	B-Application
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
localization	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
