Adventurer Adol Christin has washed ashore in yet another mysterious, isolated new land, inhabited by a people who sport long ears and bushy tails…and are none too fond of humans. Experience the very first 3D Ys game as never before, with a whole new gameplay mode unique to this release!
Never ones to back away from a good mystery, Adol and Dogi both agree to join Ladoc on this expedition aboard his ship, the “Tres Mares” — but no sooner does it weigh anchor than the Romuns, their sights set on the same curious islands of Canaan, attack the wayward pirates and ultimately knock Adol overboard, leaving him for dead.
Some time later, he washes ashore in Canaan itself, alive but weakened, rescued and resuscitated by two young girls named Isha and Olha who sport long ears and bushy tails. They are of the native “Rehda” tribe, and it seems Adol is not the first human to arrive here — nor are humans particularly welcome…
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim Key Features:
1, Fast, real-time combat centered around elemental swords with unique magical abilities
2, Enormous screen-filling bosses set to quintessentially Ys rock music composed by the legendary Falcom Sound Team jdk
3, A deep and involving story that ties into Ys history and serves as a cornerstone of series lore
4, Brand new “Catastrophe Mode” where healing items can’t be purchased or stored, to create a gameplay experience more in line with later entries
5, Adjustable high-resolution PC graphics and gamepad support
6, Newly-added ability to warp among checkpoints
7, Steam achievements and leaderboards
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Pentium III | Pentium III |
| CPU SPEED | 800 MHz | 1 GHz |
| VRAM | 32 MB | 32 MB |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows XP | Windows XP, Vista, 7 |
| Graphics Card | 32 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c | 32 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c |
| Direct X | Version 8.0 | Version 9.0c |
| SOUND CARD | Yes | Yes |
| HDD Space | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Game Analysis | The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an NVIDIA GeForce 6200. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim system requirements state that you will need at least 1 GB of RAM. To play Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400. In terms of game file size, you will need at least 1 GB of free disk space available. By contrast, the game developers recommend somewhere around 2 GB of free disk space on your system drive. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim will run on PC system with Windows XP and upwards. | |
Perhaps I had bigged this game up too much after playing oath of felghana. The biggest fallback of this game is grinding. The pacing of OoF is superb whereas this is closer to the original ys games (I.II). There were many points in the game where I would meet an enemy which I could not damage at all. This was actually because I didn’t have enough damage, meaning some bosses I had to sit around and grind, not because I felt I wasn’t strong enough but because the game told me to. This is ok in games with limitations, or in Ys’ case, a hyper speed combat system which could exploit grinding. But in this game it is not. However, the game starts to pick up about the half way point and this issues isn’t a problem. On top of this, Ys has some great music and another brilliant world to explore. I wouldn’t recommend this as the first game in the franchise but it is a decent addition to the Ys series.