Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

Ys V is an action RPG where adventurer Adol investigates the vanished desert city of Kefin. Combat requires manual sword swings via button press—no auto-attack here. You can jump and block with a shield, plus there's a magic system where you hold a button to charge spells before casting them. The game keeps the overhead view and stat-driven progression of earlier entries but ditches passive combat. Exploration centers on uncovering why an ancient city disappeared into the desert. If you want deliberate sword combat with charge-up magic in a 16-bit RPG framework, this delivers that specific setup.