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Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
	Super Famicom cover art
Developer(s)	Nihon Falcom; Arc System Works (PS2);
Publisher(s)	Nihon Falcom; Koei (Ys V Expert); Taito (PS2);
Director(s)	Tadashi Hayakawa
Producer(s)	Masayuki Kato
Artist(s)	Minako Iwasaki; Kazuo Nakamura;
Composer(s)	Naoki Kaneda; Satoshi Arai; Atsushi Shirakawa;
Series	Ys
Platform(s)	Super Famicom, PlayStation 2
Release	Super Famicom JP: December 29, 1995; JP: March 22, 1996 (Ys V Expert); PlayStation 2 JP: March 30, 2006;
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

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Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand^[1] is a 1995 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom.^[2] It is the fifth game in the Ys series of video games and was released for the Super Famicom in December 1995. A remake by Arc System Works and Taito was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006.^[3]^[4]

Plot

Adol is traveling through new lands, in search of more adventure, when he hears of the vanished desert city of Kefin. He sets off to investigate this ancient city's disappearance.

Gameplay

The RPG-style statistical elements and the overhead view of most of the previous games are retained in Ys V. As in Ys III, there is no auto-attack; the player must press a button to swing Adol's sword. Adol is also given the ability to jump and defend with his shield. A new magic system is introduced in Ys V as well, which requires the player to charge up spells by holding a button before they can be cast. Adol must level up physical skills and magical skills separately.

Release

Ys V was originally released on December 29, 1995 in Japan for the Super Famicom. The following year, Falcom released a second version of the game with a higher difficulty level, known as Ys V Expert.^[3] A remake was developed by Arc System Works and published by Taito for the PlayStation 2 on March 30, 2006.^[4]

Reception

Japanese publication Famitsu gave the original SFC version of the game a score of 26 out of 40. Famitsu also scored the PS2 release of Ys V a 28 out of 40.^[4] Super GamePower gave it a 4/5.^[5]

References

^ イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン, Īsu Faibu: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin
^ "イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ ^a ^b "イースV エキスパート [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c "イースV ロストケフィンキングダムオブサンド [PS2] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ Games, Bill (July 1997). "SNES: YS V". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 39. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 34.

External links

Official website (in Japanese) via Internet Archive
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand at MobyGames

[1] イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン, Īsu Faibu: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin

[2] "イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.

[:0-3] "イースV エキスパート [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.

[:1-4] "イースV ロストケフィンキングダムオブサンド [PS2] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.

[5] Games, Bill (July 1997). "SNES: YS V". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 39. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 34.

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-{{Expand Japanese|date=March 2015|イースV}}
+{{More citations needed|date=November 2015}}
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 | title = Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
 | image = Ys 5 cover.png
 | caption = Super Famicom cover art
-| developer = [[Nihon Falcom]]<br>[[Arc System Works]] <small>(PS2)</small>
+| developer = {{ubl|[[Nihon Falcom]]|[[Arc System Works]] (PS2)}}
-| publisher = Nihon Falcom<br>[[Koei]] <small>(''Expert'')</small><br>[[Taito Corporation|Taito]] <small>(PS2)</small>
+| publisher = {{ubl|Nihon Falcom|[[Koei]] (''Ys V Expert'')|[[Taito Corporation|Taito]] (PS2)}}
 | director = Tadashi Hayakawa
 | producer = Masayuki Kato
 | designer =
 | programmer =
-| artist = [[Minako Iwasaki]] <small>(characters)</small><br>Kazuo Nakamura <small>(monsters)</small>
+| artist = {{ubl|[[Minako Iwasaki]]|Kazuo Nakamura}}
 | writer =
-| composer = Mieko Ishikawa<br>Naoki Kaneda<br>Satoshi Arai<br>Atsushi Shirakawa<br>Masaru Nakajima
+| composer = {{ubl|Naoki Kaneda|Satoshi Arai|Atsushi Shirakawa}}
 | series = ''[[Ys (series)|Ys]]''
-| platforms = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[PlayStation 2]]
+| platforms = [[Super Famicom]], [[PlayStation 2]]
-| released = '''Super Famicom'''<br>{{vgrelease|JP|December 29, 1995}}{{vgrelease|JP|March 22, 1996 <small>(''Expert'')</small>}}'''PlayStation 2'''<br>{{vgrelease|JP|March 30, 2006}}
+| released = '''Super Famicom'''{{vgrelease|JP|December 29, 1995|JP|March 22, 1996 (''Ys V Expert'')}}'''PlayStation 2'''{{vgrelease|JP|March 30, 2006}}
-| genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]]
+| genre = [[Action role-playing]]
-| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
+| modes = [[Single-player]]
 }}
-{{nihongo|'''''Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand'''''|イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン|Īsu Faibu: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin}} is an [[Action role-playing game|action role-playing]] video game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] developed by [[Nihon Falcom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3235|title=イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref> It is the fifth game in the [[Ys (series)|''Ys'' series of video games]].
+{{nihongo foot|'''''Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand'''''|イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン|Īsu Faibu: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin}} is a 1995 [[action role-playing game]] developed by [[Nihon Falcom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3235|title=イースV 失われた砂の都ケフィン [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref> It is the fifth game in the [[Ys (series)|''Ys'' series of video games]] and was released for the [[Super Famicom]] in December 1995. A remake by [[Arc System Works]] and [[Taito Corporation|Taito]] was released for the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2006.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3234|title=イースV エキスパート [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3062|title=イースV ロスト ケフィン キングダム オブ サンド [PS2] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref>
-An updated version was released for the Super Famicom in 1996, and a full remake was made for the Playstation 2 in 2006.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3234|title=イースV エキスパート [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3062|title=イースV ロスト ケフィン キングダム オブ サンド [PS2] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-{{expand section|date=February 2014}}
+{{More plot|date=February 2014}}
-Adol is travelling through new lands, in search of more adventure, when he hears of the vanished desert city of Kefin. He sets off to investigate this ancient city's disappearance.
+Adol is traveling through new lands, in search of more adventure, when he hears of the vanished desert city of Kefin. He sets off to investigate this ancient city's disappearance.
 ==Gameplay==
 {{expand section|date=February 2014}}
-The RPG-style statistical elements and the overhead view of most of the previous games are retained in ''Ys V''. As in ''Ys III'', there is no auto-attack; the player must press a button to swing Adol's sword. Adol is also given the ability to jump and defend with his shield.
+The RPG-style statistical elements and the overhead view of most of the previous games are retained in ''Ys V''. As in ''Ys III'', there is no auto-attack; the player must press a button to swing Adol's sword. Adol is also given the ability to jump and defend with his shield. A new magic system is introduced in ''Ys V'' as well, which requires the player to charge up spells by holding a button before they can be cast. Adol must level up physical skills and magical skills separately.
-A new magic system is introduced in ''Ys V'' as well, which requires the player to charge up spells by holding a button before they can be cast.
-Adol must level up physical skills and magical skills separately.
-==Music==
-{{expand section|date=February 2014}}
-The soundtrack to ''Ys V'' was composed by Falcom's ''Sound Team JDK''.
-''Ys V'' has received three soundtrack releases to date:
-*'''''Ys V Image Album''''' (1996): A short selection of original tracks from ''Ys V'', followed by three arranged tracks from Falcom's J.D.K. Band, and a vocal arrangement.
-*'''''Music from Ys V''''' (1996): The complete soundtrack to ''Ys V''.
-*'''''Ys V Orchestra Version''''' (1996): A selection of orchestrally-arranged pieces from ''Ys V''.
 == Release ==
-''Ys V'' was originally released on December 29, 1995 in Japan for the Super Famicom. In 1996, Falcom released a second version of the game for the Super Famicom with a higher difficulty level, known as ''Ys V Expert''.<ref name=":0" />
+''Ys V'' was originally released on December 29, 1995 in Japan for the Super Famicom. The following year, Falcom released a second version of the game with a higher difficulty level, known as '''''Ys V Expert'''''.<ref name=":0" /> A [[Video game remake|remake]] was developed by [[Arc System Works]] and published by [[Taito Corporation|Taito]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] on March 30, 2006.<ref name=":1" />
-A [[PlayStation 2]] [[Video game remake|remake]] of Ys V was released on March 30, 2006 by [[Taito Corporation|Taito]].<ref name=":1" />
-A fan translation of the Super Famicom version was released by Aeon Genesis on November 28th, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin |url=https://www.romhacking.net/translations/2060/ |website=Romhacking.net |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
-Japanese publication ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave the original SFC version of the game a score of 26 out of 40. Famitsu also scored the PS2 release of ''Ys V'' a 28 out of 40.<ref name=":1" />
+Japanese publication ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave the original SFC version of the game a score of 26 out of 40. Famitsu also scored the PS2 release of ''Ys V'' a 28 out of 40.<ref name=":1" /> ''Super GamePower'' gave it a 4/5.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Games|first=Bill|date=July 1997|title=SNES: YS V|magazine=Super GamePower|language=PT|location=Brazil|publisher=Nova Cultural|issue=39|page=34}}</ref>
-Super GamePower gave it a 4/5.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Games|first=Bill|date=July 1997|title=SNES: YS V|url=|magazine=Super GamePower|language=PT|location=Brazil|publisher=Nova Cultural|issue=39|page=34|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{official|https://web.archive.org/web/20060407092013/http://www.taito.co.jp/d3/cp/ys/ys5/index.html}} {{jp icon}} via [[Internet Archive]]
+* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20060407092013/http://www.taito.co.jp/d3/cp/ys/ys5/index.html}} {{in lang|ja}} via [[Internet Archive]]
-*{{moby game|id=/ys-v-ushinawareta-suna-no-miyako-kefin|name=''Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin''}}
+* {{moby game|id=/ys-v-ushinawareta-suna-no-miyako-kefin}}
-*[http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=ys5 English fan translation for the Super Famicom] at Aeon Genesis
 {{Ys series}}
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 [[Category:Action role-playing video games]]
 [[Category:Japan-exclusive video games]]
+[[Category:Nihon Falcom games]]
 [[Category:PlayStation 2 games]]
 [[Category:Single-player video games]]
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 [[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
 [[Category:Ys (series)]]
+[[Category:Arc System Works games]]

v t e Ys
List of media
Main series	I: Ancient Ys Vanished (1987) II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter (1988) III: Wanderers from Ys (1989) IV: Mask of the Sun (1993) V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand (1995) VI: The Ark of Napishtim (2003) The Oath in Felghana (2005) Origin (2006) Seven (2009) Memories of Celceta (2012) VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (2016) IX: Monstrum Nox (2019) X: Nordics (2023)
Other games	I & II (1989) IV: The Dawn of Ys (1993) Strategy (2006) Ys vs. Trails in the Sky (2010)
Anime	Book One Book Two Castle in the Heavens
Developers	Nihon Falcom Hudson Soft Tonkin House
Category