Ys: The Oath in Felghana is a modern remake of Ys 3, one of the more radical entries in Falcom’s long running franchise. While the first two games were top down adventures in the same vein as Zelda 1, Ys3 is a side scroller similar to Zelda 2. The promotional website for Oath in Felghana goes into detail as to what the remake entails, stressing that it expands upon the original without heavy alterations or retconning. I can’t say for certain if it succeeds in this regard, but I can take a guess, because Oath is an excellent game on its own. It has an old school charm without feeling arcahic, yet it is a careful update that avoids adding the cruft and excesses of modern games.
Oath in Felghana once again stars series heroes Adol and Dogi, who have continued adventuring together after the events of Ys 1 and 2. → Read the rest