I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a huge fan of the Ys series. In the modern era that's OK, the series has grown in popularity in recent years. In the 80s & 90s it was looked upon less favorably. "Ys [pronouncing it like 'wise']? Isn't that some Zelda knock-off where you just run into the enemies?" was the typical opinion of that time. 

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