Ys I + Early History of the Franchise — A Jump & Shoot Podcast Seriys (Feat. AboveUp)

Episode I - Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast “season”: a comprehensive journey into the entirety of the Ys series!

We’re joined by AboveUp of YouTube acclaim for this first episode, and we’re devoting it exclusively to the first game in the series, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished. This is a fairly exhaustive deep-dive into some early Falcom and Ys series history, where to get started with the series, dat bump system, the many different versions Ys I, and critical analysis of the game’s mechanics and features.

(Please note that there are a myriad of versions of Ys I, and although we would’ve liked to cover each one in great detail, it would have been an exhaustive project that may be better suited for a different format—so apologies should be given to those we glossed over.)

Despite its somewhat recent critical acclaim in the west, Ys is a series that we believe has not quite gained the traction it deserves outside of Japan, so this project hopes to provide some exposure for Adol and his many journeys. Additionally, we want to really bring critical analysis to the foreground for the 11 main titles we’ll be covering in an effort to clearly articulate the magic of the series.

The ride through the Ys games is going to be a wild—and sometimes bumpy—one, so we really hope you stick around for the whole adventure!

Credits and additional links:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jump-shoot-a-mega-man-podcast/id1435000999?mt=2
Jump and Shoot Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastJump
AboveUp YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr6qlbHXGMvVRk_79FHlE6Q
AboveUp Twitter: https://twitter.com/AboveUp
Intro + Outro song: Vasudeva - “In Lieu of Youth”