While exploring the town, they get into trouble trying to save two sisters who were being harassed by the local Dragon Knights, which is the army force of Altago.

They are thrown into the cells but thanks to their reputation as adventurers, they get a request from the king to help him investigate some strange earthquakes going on lately, as his men have not been able to find anything.

On their way, they find out the Five Dragons are awakening once again to prevent a great catastrophe, lending their power to Adol to help stop it.

In previous Ys games, players had to switch between elemental weapons or magic types to damage monsters and bosses.

There is also an extra meter that when filled, allows the character the player controls to perform a super attack.

Attempting to parry with the wrong timing will result in the player taking a critical hit.

Ryan Clements from IGN has praised the game's skill and battle system, calling it "unlike any JRPG I've played in recent memory.