Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana is a sequel to the Japanese role-playing game with a third-person view. The main character is again the red-haired adventurer Adol, who travels aboard the passenger ship Lombardy. But suddenly a giant monster appears, sinks the ship and drags away the main protagonist. Adol soon wakes up on a mysterious island after a shipwreck. Together with other survivors, he must learn to face dangerous enemies and discover the real secret of the island.