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Evil Avnovice
10-22-2008, 07:09 PM
Picked up and announced by Atlus for a February 10, 2009 release. The game will be fully redone in 3-d, and come with a remixed soundtrack, along with a few other enhancements. (GoNintendo (http://gonintendo.com/?p=60373))

GoNintendo also provides a link to the trailer for the game posted on YouTube, along with Atlus' press release:

One of the most heralded action RPG franchises of all time is coming to Nintendo DS™. Legacy of Ys: Books I & II delivers the first two epic tomes of the famed saga on one cartridge, presented with a series of never-before-seen enhancements.

Presented in 3D for the first time, Legacy of Ys offers remastered graphics, a remixed music score, optional touch screen control, and local wireless multiplayer for up to four people.


For younger gamers, this is the kind of action RPG classic your older friends are always deriding you for having no memory of, and Legacy of Ys offers a perfect introduction to the long-beloved saga. Hardcore fans of the franchise will find plenty of new features to immediately post about in message boards, as Legacy of Ys offers the best version yet of a true legend of gaming.

Don’t miss your chance to condescend to the next generation of gamers. On February 10, 2009, experience these two celebrated classics - together on a single cartridge - as never before!
destoo
10-22-2008, 08:35 PM
Until recently, I always though it was pronounced "wize".
Apparently, it's "hiss".

I saw some shots, and they don't look too good. but then again, if the animation is smooth, 3d can definitely be an improvement.
Gorvi
10-22-2008, 09:19 PM
I didn't realize this was in 3D until today. Bleh. Oh well, it could still be good.

And I've always heard it pronounced as "eez".
Purple Santa
10-23-2008, 04:10 AM
I'm looking forward to this. I never got a chance to play the originals and of course it's one of those titles you are told "you must play this...". I'll support Atlus and buy a copy...if it has decent gameplay for an RPG, i'm fine. I just want a chance to be able to play it.
Evil Avnovice
10-23-2008, 10:14 PM
Japanese trailer. (Gametrailers (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41917.html))

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LiquidRain
10-26-2008, 03:50 PM
The pronunciation is "ease." I've got a long time Ys fanatic as a friend, and he disowns these games as garbage.

You should all play Ys 6 and Oath in Felghana though.
rein
10-26-2008, 07:00 PM
And I've always heard it pronounced as "eez".

The pronunciation is "ease."

...I have always pronounced it "eace" as in peace minus p.

All very similar I guess but which one is the right one? I'm so kuhn-fyooz-ed. :confused:
Mike Kelehan
10-26-2008, 07:16 PM
...I have always pronounced it "eace" as in peace minus p.

All very similar I guess but which one is the right one? I'm so kuhn-fyooz-ed. :confused:

You're right. Ys 1 and 2 for TG-CD (and VC) has voice acting, and that's how they say it.
LiquidRain
10-26-2008, 10:00 PM
You're right. Ys 1 and 2 for TG-CD (and VC) has voice acting, and that's how they say it.
All the fans I speak to say that those localizations, as well as Ys 6, are incorrect and the developers pronounce it "ease."
Talon
10-27-2008, 12:45 PM
I never played Ys, but I will say that the music in these games are shockingly amazing.
Mike Kelehan
10-27-2008, 03:27 PM
All the fans I speak to say that those localizations, as well as Ys 6, are incorrect and the developers pronounce it "ease."

Well, the developers are Japanese, and it's written "iisu," not "iizu." Since the -u is silent, that means it's like "geese" or "peace," and the localizations are right.
LiquidRain
10-27-2008, 07:31 PM
Well, the developers are Japanese, and it's written "iisu," not "iizu." Since the -u is silent, that means it's like "geese" or "peace," and the localizations are right.
Well, colour me corrected then, I guess.
rein
10-27-2008, 07:36 PM
I'm just going to fake sneeze when I order it so the sales person catches just enough to understand what I am saying but not enough to know if I am saying it correctly. Then again, the register monkey will probably say, you mean "why's"? :)
Mike Kelehan
10-28-2008, 03:08 PM
I'm just going to fake sneeze when I order it so the sales person catches just enough to understand what I am saying but not enough to know if I am saying it correctly. Then again, the register monkey will probably say, you mean "why's"? :)

Yeah, when I got Ys 6, I just spelled it out for the guy. It's not his fault.