Retro Gaming Magazine Jan. 2014 | Page 15

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?