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Play Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys (Japan edition · Revision 3 · Japanese) Online
Ys IV - The Dawn of Ys
Play Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys Online — Travel with Adol to Celceta, exploring an ancient mystery through contact-based combat, equipment, and magic.
Browser play
PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| I / II | Z / X |
| RUN / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
Quick start
Follow the opening events, inspect Adol’s equipment, and practice off-center contact against weaker enemies. Speak to townspeople for the next objective and save before entering a new dungeon.
Controls
Use the direction pad to move and make contact attacks. I confirms or interacts, II cancels or uses the available magic, and SELECT opens the command menu. Use menu commands for saving and equipment.
Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys — About this game
A warning draws Adol away from Esteria toward Celceta, where imperial ambitions and a hidden supernatural danger are connected to an older history. This PC Engine CD adventure follows its own version of Ys IV and returns to the overhead exploration and contact-based combat associated with the early series. Equipment and experience remain essential, but how Adol approaches an enemy determines whether a close encounter is safe. Towns and companions provide clues to the next destination, while magic expands the options available in the field. Move into unfamiliar territory deliberately, preserve recovery resources, and save before testing a difficult route or boss.
Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · pce
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
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