Chronological order of Y's series?

[Hawk Tuah]

Never played any of these games, can sum1 tell me the chronological order they go in?

[Rimzo Sky]

I only wan't to buy the first game in the series to try it out, but I'm not sure about the order either =/

[Hawk Tuah]

And on that note which one is the best or the one to get? Please dont say all of them.

[General Chaøs™]

Messaggio originale di Mr. Met:

And on that note which one is the best or the one to get? Please dont say all of them.

Y's Origin and Y's: The Oath In Felghana are the best of the 3.

[General Chaøs™]

Messaggio originale di Mr. Met:

Never played any of these games, can sum1 tell me the chronological order they go in?

Chronological Order of the Games:

Y's Origin (available on steam)
Y's I+II (available on steam)
Y's: The Oath In Felghana (available on steam)
Ys: Memories of Celceta (not available on steam)
Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin (not available on steam)
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (not available on steam)
Ys Seven (not available on steam)

[General Chaøs™]

Messaggio originale di Monk_on_Fire:

I only wan't to buy the first game in the series to try it out, but I'm not sure about the order either =/

Y's: Origin is the first game time line wise. Y's I + II contains Y's I which officially was the first "Released" Ys game but Origin is the Prequel to Ys I. So get Y's Origin if you want the first game in the story timeline.

[Revan]

Thanks for the info, Chaos.

[General Chaøs™]

Messaggio originale di Revan:

Thanks for the info, Chaos. :B1:

Nps I am a fan of the series so post about it so others can enjoy it.

[Mevious]

If you were a real fan you would know that "Y's" was a typo and they should all be "Ys". Some old version had that title which confused a bunch of people into thinking that was the real title.

Also, I know for a fact that Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (the SNES Ys IV) actually took place chronologically before Ys III, and Ys IV: Dawn of Ys (the TG16 Ys IV) wasn't considered canon. The PS Vita Ys IV, Memories of Celceta, is supposed to replace Mask of the Sun as the official Ys IV. I'm not certain if it still fits into the timeline the same way as Mask of the Sun, or if they altered it to fit in after Oath in Felghana.

[Mevious]

Also, it should be noted that most of the games are pretty self-contained, and the overarching storyline isn't super important. You can basically play the games in any order without missing out on anything. I'd recommend starting with one of the newer games, either Oath or Origin. I think Oath is the best of the games on here.

[mangodrink]

It isn't the chronology of the storylines, but the chronology of the game releases[en.wikipedia.org] in the series, all the way to 1987.

[antiseptic]

Messaggio originale di Mr. Met:

Never played any of these games, can sum1 tell me the chronological order they go in?

Play Ys I & II first. Storywise it's the best and it's not going to ruin Origins.

[Mattiator]

Actually, technically Memories Of Celceta comes between Ys II and Oath In Felghana chronologically. So it goes Origin, Ys I, Ys II, Memories Of Celceta, Oath In Felghana, Ys V, Ark of Naphitism, Ys Seven.

And then there's Ys Strategy, but pretty much everyone tries to forget that ever happened.

[Vhan]

• Ys Origin (Steam).
  
• Ys I & II Chronicles (Steam)
  
• Ys: Memories of Celceta (Vita)
  
• Ys: The Oath In Felghana (Steam)
  
• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Steam)
  
• Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (Steam)
  
• Ys Seven (PSP)

There's also a few JP remaked games for PS2, but i'll not count them (more info, here [isu.wikia.com] )
Glad i have a vita and a psp

[XBlud]

Messaggio originale di Vhan:

• Ys Origin (Steam).
  
• Ys I & II Chronicles (Steam)
  
• Ys: Memories of Celceta (Vita)
  
• Ys: The Oath In Felghana (Steam)
  
• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Steam)
  
• Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (Steam)
  
• Ys Seven (PSP)

There's also a few JP remaked games for PS2, but i'll not count them (more info, here [isu.wikia.com] )
Glad i have a vita and a psp :mkanvil:

what about YS V ? Does it make a huge gap in the inter-woven plot of I don't play it? Same question for Memories of Celceta too, since I do not own a Vita.

[Mondae Sundae]

In most cases, the only reason you'd know that one game comes before another is because a character appears (or is mentioned in a past-tense context) that makes the order clear, or an event is mentioned (in a past-tense context) that makes the order clear. That and Falcom officially stated what the chronological order of the Ys games is.

However, the fact that Falcom had to state what the chronological order is in the first place is a bit of an indication of the isolated nature of the stories of each game. You won't miss anything by not playing Ys V or Celceta before anything else.

To the best of my knowledge, Ys V falls chronologically between Felghana and Ys VIII.