The Blighted Blood
A grotesque mingling of man and nature, marble and moss, death and decay. How such vile swamps and rivers of blood could arise in the middle of the Darm Tower is a mystery that only the dead now know.
The Blighted Blood is the fifth area in Ys Origin. A small sized stage with large side blastzones but a smaller upper blastzone. Use the higher platforms to your advantage and banish your foes from this ghastly place!
This stage was finished to celebrate the 14th anniversary of Ys Origin releasing internationally on May 31st 2012! Ys is a franchise that has really shaped my taste in games, especially the "Napishtim Engine" trilogy which Origin was a part of.
Ys Origin in particular (and its protagonist Yunica Tovah, who was my first non sprite-rip character) is incidentally part of the reason I’m still doing Rivals modding and pixel art in the first place, so it has an even bigger place in my heart because of that.
I hope you enjoy my small love letter to this insanely underrated franchise!
-Music-
Samsara and Paramnesia – Ys Origin (Input: Left)
Samsara and Paramnesia – Falcom Music Room (Input: Right)
Scars of the Divine Wing – Ys Origin (Input: Up)
Beat of Destruction – Ys: The Oath in Felghana (Input: Down)
Special shoutouts to hyuponia for creating the rough lineart for this stage, as well as the music selection template used for this stage! (Also for being like, one of four Ys fans I’ve ever met online)
