The events of Ys Origin take place 700 years before those depicted in Ys: The Vanished Omens; it is the first game in the timeline of Ys, and a prequel to the entire series. It is also the first Ys game in which the main protagonist is not Adol Christin, the red-haired swordsman and recurrent hero of the series.

There are three main playable characters in the game: Yunica Tovah, a young apprentice knight; Hugo Fact, a skillful magician; and a mysterious person known as The Claw. These characters venture to the sinister Darm Tower, each having his/her own motives. The three also vary in gameplay style: Yunica plays similarly to Adol from the previous games, specializing in melee combat with swords and axes; Hugo fires magical bullets with his staff and has access to other types of magic; The Claw is distinguished by his speed in close combat.

The fast-paced action RPG gameplay is similar to the one adopted in Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim and Ys: The Oath in Felghana. As the story progresses, characters acquire skills that can be combined in order to extend battle strategy. Some of the bosses from the first and the second Ys re-appear in this game.

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"イース・オリジン" -- Japanese spelling

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Ys series

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Destructoid	Jun 18, 2012	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Vortex	Jun 15, 2012	82 out of 100	82
RPGFan	Jul 08, 2012	80 out of 100	80
GamingUnion.net	Jul 22, 2012	8 out of 10	80
DarkZero	Jul 10, 2012	8 out of 10	80
Sci-Fi Online (The Sci-Fi Channel)	2012	8 out of 10	80
Level	Aug 21, 2012	8 out of 10	80
RPGamer	Jun 11, 2012	4 out of 5	80
Eurogamer.de	Jun 14, 2012	7 out of 10	70