History VideoGame / YsTheOathInFelghana

* ScamReligion: [[spoiler:Nikolas Garland admits that the religion that he preaches, the Romun Empire's religion, was created to scare children after revealing himself to be bad. Later subverted in VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana, where this religion is proven true.]]

* AlienBlood: [[spoiler:Dularn's blood is revealed to be dark blue when you defeat him]].

* ScamReligion: [[spoiler:Nikolas Garland admits that the religion that he preaches, the Romun Empire's religion, was created to scare children after revealing himself to be bad. If he is being truthful, the currently practiced religion in the Romun Empire is this.]]

While the original ''Ys III'' was a side-scrolling PlatformGame akin to ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', the remake replaces it with the 3D ActionRPG game-play seen in ''Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim'', while expanding the original story and dungeons.

'''Ys: The Oath in Felghana''' is a VideoGameRemake of the third game of the ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' franchise by Creator/{{Falcom}}, ''Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'', released on the PC in 2005, then ported to the ''UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable'' in 2010 by publisher Creator/XSEEDGames, with a worldwide release on the UsefulNotes/Steam platform available in 2012.

* EscortMission: TWo {{Sidequest}}s in the remake feature this - one involving the Count's Kristoff, the other with Elena.

* AbandonedMine: Tigray Quarry, the very first dungeon.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original version, Elena and Chester had bright blond hair and blue eyes with maybe a hint of purple in the art. In the remake, they're now flaxen-haired, notably fairer in complexion than any other Redmont residents, and they now have prominent [[PurpleEyes violet eyes]], which were also basically unique to them. [[spoiler:This might be a bit of {{Foreshadowing}} on the artists' part to hint at the fact that they're originally from Genos Island.]]
* AdaptationExpansion: The remake give more screentime to certain characters, like Dularn and Garland, and also {{Rewrite}} certain plot points, as [[http://hg101.kontek.net/totalconversion/ys3/ys3.htm this article]] shows.
* AerithAndBob: Characters other than villains (aside from Count [=McGuire=] having a real last name) tend to have normal names such as the sibling duo of Elena and Chester, Mayor Edgar, and a miner named Bob.
* AlienBlood: Dularn's blood is revealed to be dark blue when you defeat him.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: [[spoiler:During the climax of the game, the town of Redmont is invaded by an army of undead.]]
* AmplifierArtifact: Adol can find three types of jewels (Esmerald, Ruby and Topaz) to boost the bracelets magic.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The Wing Talisman, which teleports you to any visited SavePoint, negating any sort of forced {{Backtracking}}.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Count [=McGuire=]. [[spoiler:Although he cares about his family and is a UnwittingPawn to Garland.]]
* AscendedExtra: Dularn and Garland. In the original Wanderers, both barely counted as characters (Dularn got one line, if that, depending the version). In Oath, both have vastly expanded roles. Specifically, as [[spoiler:Sister Nell/Dularn and Bishop Nikolas Garland. Nell's both a presence in town and stalks you as "Dularn" throughout most of the game, and Garland does a great job fooling everyone before showing his true colors.]]
* TheBigBad: [[spoiler:Galbalan, a EldritchAbomination that was sealed off by Genos and who corrupted Garland, which in turn manipulated Chester and [=McGuire=] into reviving it.]]
* BigBadWannabe: Count [=McGuire=], who is introduced as the primary threat of the plot, but is soon revealed to be a NonActionGuy who AintTooProudToBeg [[spoiler:and later do a HeelFaceTurn.]]
* BigGood: [[spoiler:Genos, the legendary warrior who defeated and sealed Galbalan years before the events of the game. He also tells Adol where to find the missing statues and gives him with the DoubleJump and Double-Boost ability.]]
* TheBlacksmith: Adonis.
* BloodlessCarnage: Like in the ''The Ark of Napishtim'', the PSP port remove all the blood of the game (except in character portraits) because of the ratings.
* BossRush: The Time-Attack Mode, available once the game is beaten.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Felghana's monotheistic religion, which as pointed out below is centered around a benevolent deity referred to as {{God}} rather than a CrystalDragonJesus, seems very much like the Ys world's equivalent of Catholicism, since it has priests, nuns, bishops, etc.
* ClockworksArea: The Clock Tower of Valestein Castle.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Unlike Adol, the monsters of Valestein Castle are not affected by the [[BoobyTrap deathly traps]] of the place (except failing to the floor below).
* DiscOneFinalDungeon: Valestein Castle. [[spoiler:Adol invades the castle to recover the stolen statues and save the hostages. After he confronts Chester and [=McGuire=], Bishop Nikolas reveals himself to be manipulating them and take Elena hostage to the Genos Island.]]
* DoomedHometown: Before the game events, the island of Genos, [[spoiler:hometown of Elena and Chester]] has been completely devastated by a unknown cause, rumored to have been a plague. [[spoiler:Turns out that it was attacked by Dularn and an undead army, on the count orders.]]
* DismantledMacGuffin: The four statues [[spoiler:necessary to revive Galbalan.]]
* DoubleJump: One of the special skills that Adol learns at the mines. Its necessary to acess the Elderm Mountains.
* EscortMission: Happen on two side quests. One involving the count's son, Kristoff, and the other involving Elena.
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Sister Nell and Bishop Nikolas.]]
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:Galbalan does not like people whom seek to use his power to their own gain. Its only averted because Garland is killed by Adol before Galbalan can do so.]]
* EvilMentor: [[spoiler:Bishop Nikolas Garland, to both Chester and [=McGuire=].]]
* EvilSorceror: Dularn, a [[InTheHood hooded]] assassin who antagonizes Adol during a good portion of the game. Also [[spoiler:his boss, Bishop Nikolas.]]
* FirstTown: Redmont, which is also the only town of the game.
* FleshEatingZombie: [[spoiler:Most of the residents of Valestein Castle became zombies due to a spell that Chester used in the castle to exact his revenge on Count [=McGuire=]. They all were caused by supernatural means.]]
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: [[spoiler:The bells can be heard at the Clock Tower, simboling that the revival of Galbalan is near.]]
* GirlOfTheWeek: Elena.
* GoodShepherd: Father Jean Pierre, Sister Nell and Bishop Nikolas. [[spoiler:Only the former plays it straight.]]
* HauntedCastle: [[spoiler:Valestein Castle becomes this after Chester unleash the curse of the four statues, turning all the guards into zombies.]]
* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:Bishop Nikolas, who is indirectly responsible for the massacre on Genos Island and fostered Chester hatred for [=McGuire=]. The Nikolas also teached Chester how to use the power of the statues against the count.]]
* HermitGuru: Berhardt. Dogi's mentor who lives alone in the Elderm Mountains.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:In this version, Dogi is stabed by Chester at the mountains.]]
* InternalReformist: [[spoiler: After Galbanan is defeated, the count's wife vows to get her husband to atone for the crimes he commited.]]
* KillerRabbit: The secret boss Black Pikkard.
* LaserHallway: The arena of the final battle become full of lasers after the boss receives a certain amount of damage. To make things worse, he does everything in his power to disturb you concentration: he attack you with his big arms ([[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard which are, of course, immune to the lasers]]), [[KillItWithFire he use flamethrowers]] and then his own [[FrickinLaserBeams laser cannons]].
* {{Meido}}: Fran, a NPC from the count's castle.
* MagicalAccessory: The three bracelets that grants Adol ElementalPowers. They are: the [[PlayingWithFire Ignis Bracelet]], the [[BlowYouAway Ventus Bracelet]] and the [[DishingOutDirt Terra Bracelet]].
* MechanicalMonster: The killer robot bosses at the Valestein Castle. One of them, Zirduros, attack with a HomingProjectile, FrickinLaserBeams and can cause a MacrossMissileMassacre.
* MsFanservice: Cynthia, the well-endowed Redmont's shopkeeper.
* MoralityPet:
** Elena to Chester.
** Elizabetha and her children to [=McGuire=].
* NPCRoadblock: Andre, the gate-keeper of Valestein Castle.
* OminousPipeOrgan: There is a one at the [=McGuire=]'s castle cathedral.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: Some sidequests before you return to the raval mines.
* RareCandy: The Katol Elixir permanently raises Adol's Max HP.
* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Dularn, the mysterious sorcerer working for [=McGuire=] is actually Sister Nell.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Galbalan was sealed by Genos and his power was split between the four statues.]]
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The Elderm Mountains, where Dogi's mentor lives. Adol needs an special boots to bypass the FrictionlessIce.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: [[spoiler:Chester's Brave Sword, who is also the InfinityPlusOneSword and is necessary to break the barrier spell of Garland.]]
* TempleOfDoom: Illburns Ruins, which leads to the LethalLavaLand. Also the Dark Shrine.
* TragicKeepsake: Elena's Silver Pendant, given to her by Chester when he left Redmont.
* {{Unobtainium}}: Raval ore, the mineral used to strengthen your gear at the blacksmith.
* UnwittingPawn:
** Adol gathers all statues [[spoiler:containing the essence of Galbalan, which ineviably leads to him handing those statues over to Chester, who then use them to unseal Galbalan.]]
** Then it's revealed that [[spoiler:both Count [=McGuire=] and Chester are this to TheChessmaster, Nicholas Garland.]]
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Dark Shrine, on Genos Island.
* WalletOfHolding: Lampshaded. Some [=NPCs=] wonder where Adol managed to store the large amounts of Raval (in one case the amount is explicitly mentioned as being more than what is normally taken from the local mine in a month).
* WarpWhistle: The Wing Talisman teleports you to any visited save point.
* YouAreTooLate: [[spoiler:After losing the statues, Adol sets off to Valestein Castle to recover them. He does manage to find them, but not before Chester uses their powers to turn nearly everyone in the castle to mindless monsters, and those powers are transferred completely to Galbalan.]]

''The Oath in Felghana'' is a VideoGameRemake of the third game of the ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' franchise: ''Ys III: Wanderers of Ys''. It was released for the [=PC=] in 2005 and ported to the ''UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable'' in 2010.

Three years after the events of the first two games, Adol and Dogi are traveling, when they came across a gypsy caravan and Dogi decide to have his fortune told. The fortune teller's have a ominous vision about Dogi's homeland, Felghana, and warns them to stay away from there.

Being the adventurers they are, the duo decides to pay a visit to Dogi's hometown, Redmont, ruled by the greedy Count [=McGuire=]. Upon arriving, they save Dogi's childhood friend, Elena, from monsters and soon learn of [=McGuire=] mistreat of the citizens and of a plan to revive an ancient evil.

While the original ''Ys III'' was a side-scrolling platformer, the remake replaces it with the 3D gameplay seen in ''Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim'', while expanding the original story and dungeons.

!!Ys: The Oath in Felghana show examples of:

* AdaptationExpansion: The remake give more screentime to certain characters, like Dularn and Garland, and also {{Retcon}} certain plot points, as [[http://hg101.kontek.net/totalconversion/ys3/ys3.htm this article]] shows.

* TheBigBad: [[spoiler:Galbalan, EldritchAbomination that was sealed off by Genos and who corrupted Garland, which in turn manipulated Chester and [=McGuire=] into reviving it.]]

* TheBigBad: [[spoiler:Galbalan, EldritchAbominationt hat was sealed off by Genos and who corrupted Garland, which in turn manipulated Chester and [=McGuire=] into reviving it.]]

* TheBigBad: [[spoiler:Galbalan, the ancient evil that was sealed off by Genos and who corrupted Garland, which in turn manipulated Chester and [=McGuire=] into reviving it.]]

* LaserHallway: The arena of the final battle became full of lasers after the boss receives a certain amount of damage. To make things worse, he does everything in his power to disturb you concentration including attacking you with his big arms ([[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard which are, of course, immune to the lasers]]), [[KillItWithFire flamethrowers]] and with his own set of laser cannons.

* LaserHallway: The arena of the final battle became full of lasers after the boss receives a certain amount of damage. To make things worse, he does everything in his power to disturb you concentration including attacking you with his big arms ([[TheComputerIsACheatingBastardwhich are, of course, immune to the lasers]]), [[KillItWithFire flamethrowers]] and with his own set of laser cannons.

* TheBigBad: [[spoiler:Galbalan.]]

* AscendedExtra: Dularn and Garland. In the original Wanderers, both barely counted as characters (Dularn got one line, if that, depending the version). In Oath, both have vastly expanded roles. Specifically, as [[spoiler:Sister Nell Dularn and Bishop Nikolas Garland. Nell's both a presence in town and stalks you as "Dularn" throughout most of the game, and Garland does a great job fooling everyone before showing his true colors.]]

* {{Unobtainium}}: Raval ore.

* AdaptationExpansion: The remake give more screentime to certain characters, like Dularn and Garland, and also {{Retcon}} certain plot points, such as [[spoiler:Chester's HeelFaceTurn at the Elderm Mountains.]]

* MagicalAccessory: The three bracelets that grants Adol ElementalPowers. They are: the [[PlayingWithFire Ignis Bracelet]], the [[BlowYouAway VentusBracelet]] and the [[DishingOutDirt Terra Bracelet]].

''The Oath in Felghana'' is a VideoGameRemake of the third game of the ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' franchise: ''Ys III: Wanderers of Ys''. It was released for the [=PC=] in 2005 and ported to the ''UsefullNotes/PlaystationPortable'' in 2010.

* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:Bishop Nikolas, who is indirectly responsible for the massacre on Genos Island and fostered Chester hatred for McGuire. The Nikolas also teached Chester how to use the power of the statues against the count.]]

* MagicalAccessory: The three bracelets that grants Adol ElementalPower. They are: the [[PlayingWithFire Ignis Bracelet]], the [[BlowYouAway VentusBracelet]] and the [[DishingOutDirt Terra Bracelet]].

* EvilSorceror: Dularn, a [[InTheHood hooded]] assassin who antagonizes Adol during a good portion of the game.
* FleshEatingZombie: [[spoiler:Most of the residents of Valestein Castle became zombies due to a spell that Chester used in the castle to exact his revenge on Count [=McGuire=]. They all were caused by supernatural means.]]

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original version, Elena & Chester had bright blond hair and blue eyes with maybe a hint of purple in the art. In the remake, they're now flaxen-haired, notably fairer in complexion than any other Redmont residents, and they now have prominent [[PurpleEyes violet eyes]], which were also basically unique to them. [[spoiler:This might be a bit of {{Foreshadowing}} on the artists' part to hint at the fact that they're originally from Genos Island.]]

* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Galbalan was sealed by Genos and his power was split between the fourt statues.]]

While the original ''Ys III'' was a side-scrolling platformer, the remake repalces it with the 3D game-play seen in ''Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim'', while expanding the original story and dungeons.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Unlike Adol, the monsters of Valestein Castle are not affected by the BoobyTraps of the place (except failing to the floor below).

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Unlike Adol, the monsters of Valestein Castle are not affected by the DeadlyTraps of the place (except failing to the floor below).

* MechanicalMonster: The killer robot bosses at the Valestein Castle. One of them, Zirduros, attack with a
HomingProjectile, FrickinLaserBeams and can cause a MacrossMissileMassacre.

''The Oath in Felghana'' is a VideoGameRemake of the third game of the ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' franchise: ''Ys III: Wanderers of Ys'' released for the [=PC=] in 2005 and ported to the ''UsefullNotes/PlaystationPortable'' in 2010.