From what Neoseeker translated of the press release, Ys Online is going to be free-to-play, and will be published by Key To Play and developed by Nihon Falcom, the creators of the original Ys games. Nihon Falcom has been in the business of making games for over two decades, but as far as we know, this will be their first crack at an MMO. We should be able to see how it's coming along shortly with a closed beta that is scheduled to begin this month -- we'll be keeping an eye on the game's website for sign-up information.
Ys to return in MMO form
by William Dobson 
on Jan 14th 2009 9:00AM
Betas, Business models, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Free-to-play
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From what Neoseeker translated of the press release, Ys Online is going to be free-to-play, and will be published by Key To Play and developed by Nihon Falcom, the creators of the original Ys games. Nihon Falcom has been in the business of making games for over two decades, but as far as we know, this will be their first crack at an MMO. We should be able to see how it's coming along shortly with a closed beta that is scheduled to begin this month -- we'll be keeping an eye on the game's website for sign-up information.
Reader Comments (5)
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 10:50AM Softserve said
I always liked Ys, but this is a surprise.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 11:14AM LaughingTarget said
Not sure how combat will stack up. All the Ys games I've played were real time combat Zelda clones. Don't know if this will bode well in an online world.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 12:17PM (Unverified) said
There was this MMO I used to play (Graal Online) that was a Link to the Past clone. The combat was really fun and I'd love to see something like the 3D Zelda combat carried over into an MMO. I'll be keeping my on eye on this one.
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Posted: Jan 14th 2009 3:21PM regn said
Man I loved Ys Vanished Omens waaaaay back on my SMS.. can't believe they're making an MMO, quite surprising. Hope it gets off the ground and isn't a Korean style grind fest.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 3:24PM regn said
hmm just watched the vid.. the korean writing isn't a good sign. :|
