Probably my favorite game in the series. Not quite as polished as Code Veronica since it was released on aging hardware, but the challenge combined with Nemesis himself make this an all time classic. The difficulty curve is vastly improved from 1 & 2, you don't really reach a point where you can just overpower the game with ease. A start to finish thrill ride that still manages to keep horror and exploration at the front, unlike most of the follow ups.

Beat the main story as all three characters. Having to play the same game three times to learn the full story was kind of a drag, but the game was truly fun with deep lore that explained some of the original duology's loose ends. I strongly recommend playing Ys 1 & 2, followed by Origin for all fans of fantasy or action rpgs

Super hard game to rate or review, especially in 2023. It's basically two games in one that don't mesh well together. The ARPG overworld and dungeons are great, but the Touhou style boss battles are frustrating examples of poor difficulty scaling. The third boss and the final boss in particular are infamous.