Japanator: "At its core however, Ys Origin is very much the Ys you know and love, complete with platforming action, high speed combat, massive bosses and some of the best music in Japanese gaming.
Ys Origin is a game that any self respecting fan of Japanese games owes it to themselves to at least try. Follow me after the break to read why."
Ys Origin flashes back centuries to celebrate an RPG legend.
I've been playing through it for the first time on the Switch. It's pretty good. It's scratched my action RPG itch a bit and it's a unique game for the series. I would love to see a 3rd person remake one day.
COG writes: As Ys IX: Monstrum Nox for the PS4 has now arrived we thought it's the perfect time to rank the 8 Ys games of the series from the worst to the best.
Ys: Memories of Calceta was the best Vita game I have ever played. It was perfect on that system.
MonsterVine: "Ys Origin is a good entry into the series with a stronger focus on dungeon crawling than most of the other games it is related to. "