1: Intro
2006 FALCOM PRESENTS
It's beautiful!
Welcome to the starting screen, where we spot the first translation mistake: "Option" instead of the usual "Options". Overall, however, the translation seems to be pretty solid.
Two characters to choose from: Hugo and Yunica. Only one choice is appropriate for a Codex LP, though.
I go for Hard, 'cos I'm good (hopefully) but not crazy (totally).
With that, the introductory cutscene kicks in. It's gonna be a long one.
It was a paradise, granted unimaginable glory and prosperity under the auspices of its twin Goddesses and its Six Great Priests.
Among them was the power of "magic", which allowed the enacting of miracles; and the silver metal "cleria", which was used to augment its efficacy.
...Then one day, disaster struck.
...
Amidst this turmoil came another disastrous event, which would rock the very foundation of the Temple of Solomon.
At this moment, when things looked their bleakest, the six Priests took matters into their own hands.
Choosing from amongst the best of the best, a search party of knights and sorcerers was formed.
These elite were dispatched back down to the darkened and desecrated land, to find the two missing Goddesses before calamity overtook what remained of Ys...
Look, a petal!
So idyllic.
Must be Yunica, our heroine.
All peaceful.
The sanctuary of the Goddesses.
With Yunica sitting happily at their feet.
And this must be Hugo, the one whose route we didn't choose to follow.
He's a pensive one.
A fatherly figure appears next to him. Then everything fades to black.
Darkness covers the land below.
Demons are born.
Flying off to destroy the temple high above.
Things look grim.
The land is ruined and engulfed in flame.
But Hugo and the fatherly figure stand strong against the forces of darkness.
A crater beneath the dark spire.
And the monumental spire itself.
They sound the alarm: something terrible has happened.
Yunica runs to the shrine as fast as she can.
But the Goddesses have disappeared.
Leaving but an ephemeral trace behind.
A council is immediately gathered.
And a rescue party is formed.
To find the goddesses and bring them back.
The party descends to the devastated land below in some kind of bright glowing ball.
It sure is dangerous down here.
Three persons -- not of the rescue party, it seems -- are observing it all.
Is this Hugo? Must be him.
Meanwhile, some kind of sorcerer is working his magic atop the tower.
With his dark powers, he tries to stop the bright glowing ball from landing.
He succeeds in reaching for the ball.
And the rescue party is now scattered across the land.
The cutscene ends here, and Yunica's route begins.
But I made a promise, long ago... that I would become a Knight.
I would be like my father, and guard them both with my life
(So Yunica is a guardian of the Goddesses.)
I will be a Sacred Knight, and protect Feena and Reah...
Yunica wakes up alone.
Where am I?
Let's see...
