Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim is a 2003 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. It was first released for Windows before being ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and by Konami for the PlayStation Portable in 2006. It was the first English release of the series since Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, and the first to make it to Europe since the Master System version of Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, the European version also being the first game in the series to be localized to western languages other than English (more specifically, French, German, Spanish, and Italian). An English localization of the Windows version was released by Xseed Games in 2015. Ys VI was used as a base for Ys VI Mobile, a free-to-play MMORPG that released in Japan in 2021 and worldwide in 2022. Gameplay Ys VI expands on the mechanics introduced in Ys III and V in that players are given much more control over Adol including the ability to jump and control his attacks and various magics Areas are presented in 3D graphics. Character, monster and minor bosses are presented using pre-rendered 3D sprites. Larger bosses are presented using full 3D models. Plot The story begins after Adol's ship is attacked by a fleet of Romun ships. Forced to sail into an unknown area, they encounter a large storm. Adol is swept off the vessel while trying to rescue a fellow sailor and washed ashore by the vortex that surrounds the Canaan Islands. He is found, unconscious, by the nieces of the chieftain of the nearby Rehda village, Olha and Isha, who are the daughters of his brother that died when battling with fellow Redha against the Wandering Calamity. The girls take him to their village and lay him to rest in their Uncle Ord's house. Adol hears them talking about him and wakes up briefly, afterwards going back to sleep because of his exhaustion. His adventure then begins. Releases Windows The initial release of the game was the "Limited Edition". After this sold out, Falcom released a standard edition of the game with some new features. Two new difficulties and a Time Attack mini-game where the player fights through all the game's bosses were added. However, there was never a patch or upgrade released to initial buyers, so players wanting these new features had to buy the game again. Years later, Falcom