Y’s III: Wanderer from Y’s by American Sammy
Super Nintendo—1991
Words by Michael Crisman
looks cleaner and sports a larger frame for
its play area, smoother in-game sprites,
and
animated
cut-scenes
at
the
ntroduction and epilogue – the Genesis/
Mega Drive instead relies on static pictures
with scrolling text describing what's
happening.
And while Sega's music
programmers made the game sound
remarkably good for a Genesis/Mega Drive
title, there's no denying the richer depth of
musical quali ty found in the SNES
soundtrack.
The Graveyard
The third game in the Ys series is
enjoyable on either system, and gamers
familiar with only one version would do
well to experience what the other has to
offer. The Sega version's controls feel
slightly more responsive and tighter than
the SNES's, and I'd even go so far as to
argue Sega's translation from the
Japanese is a bit easier to read (even if it
does have some annoying misspellings).
When put side by side though, the SNES
version walks away the clear winner.
Did You Know...?
・ ...this version marks the Ys series
change from top-down RPG to sidescrolling action/adventure?
・ ...Y's III was remade/re-imagined in
2005 for the PSP as Ys: The Oath in
Felghana?
・ ...the series title is pronounced like
ease, not like wise, according to
developers Nihon Falcom?