The land of Esteria is broken up into a few discrete sections. In order to solve the mystery of the vanishing of Ancient Ys, Adol must visit all of these sections at some point in his quest, but only when he becomes strong enough to do so, or has the correct item to grant him access. The map for the original version of the game is presented to the left, while the map for the remake version of the game (Eternal, Complete, and Chronicles) is shown to the right. The remake changes the landscape in only a few ways. A new town, the Port of Barbado, has been added south of Minea, along with a new stretch of wilderness between the two towns. The Plains have been expanded and now occupy several screens. And the Mountain Path has been extended by one screen to the east. Aside from these changes, a majority of the game's content remains virtually identical.
Walkthrough[edit]
The following list is a high-level summary of all the tasks that you must complete in order to reach the end of the game. Depending on which version you are playing, some of these details may be different. Tasks which are only required in the remake of the game are labeled.
- (Remake only) Wake up in, and explore, the Port of Barbado.
- (Remake only) Travel north through the wilderness to reach Minea.
- Explore Minea.
- Purchase a Sword, Shield, and Armor.
- Speak with Sara, agree to explore the Shrine, and obtain her crystal.
- Head north through the Plains, and then head east when you can cross the bridge.
- Continue east through the Plains to reach Zepik Village.
- Speak with the mayor of Zepik and agree to retrieve the Silver Bells.
- Speak with Jeba to obtain the Shrine Key.
- Head north from Zepik to climb the Mountain Path. Visit the Thieves' Den to ask about the Silver Bells.
- Enter the Shrine. Defeat the first boss to gain access to the lower levels of the Shrine.
- Find the Prison Key and free Feena from the Shrine Prison.
- (Remake only) Guide Feena out of the Shrine, down the Mountain Path, and to the safety of Zepik Village.
- Continue deeper into the Shrine until you locate the second boss. Defeat it for the first Book of Ys.
- Return to Minea to talk with Sara, only to find that she's gone. Obtain the second Book of Ys.
- Head north from Minea to the Abandoned Mine.
- Find a number of items, including the Silver Armor, Heal Ring, Roda Seed, Silver Harmonica in the first two floors of the mine.
- Return to Minea and give the Silver Harmonica to Reah.
- Use the Roda Seed to obtain the Silver Sword from one of the Roda Trees.
- Return to the bottom level of the mine, find the Darm Key, and defeat the third boss for the third Book of Ys.
- Return to Zepik Village, and have Jeba translate the Book of Ys for you.
- Head to the Thieves' Den to get permission to enter Darm Tower.
- Start climbing up Darm Tower, only to be trapped and captured. Dogi will rescue you and free you, but not before your Silver equipment is stolen.
- Start climbing the tower again, and begin to retrieve your stolen equipment.
- Return the Idol, given to you by Dogi, to Raba and obtain the Blue Necklace.
- Face off with two bosses along the way and obtain two more Books of Ys.
- Rescue Reah from Rado's Annex and obtain the Monocle.
- Find Luta Gemma in the tower to obtain the Blue Amulet.
- Continue climbing the tower, fight the last boss, and then face off against Dark Fact.