/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.2377439]

I've played PS I, II and IV but never touched III. I finally want to give it a shot, which story route would you recommend? I've read that all four final stories are pretty much the same but one or two of them are more detailed.

[Anonymous No.2377520]

If you take the non-obvious choice the first time you generally get the better storylines.

Also, PS3 is a completely different game that just was rebranded to raise sales. Expect it to be a lot different from the other four.

[Anonymous No.2377525]

Sean is the most versatile descendant and the strongest tech user in the game (highest skill and has access to every tech except Order), but Crys is a physical tank with the best HP, attack, and stamina. Don't bother with the other two.

[Anonymous No.2377537]

>>2377520

Rebranded? Got a link?

>>2377525

Dafuq man? Aron and Adon are carbon copies, and practically have the shortest stories, considering they start with four party members(though admittedly, Sean starts not that far from his fourth).

[Anonymous No.2377552]

>>2377537
I can't find anything online, I read in a game magazine back then that it was speculated it was supposed to be a completely independant game and was just named Phantasy Star for the extra sales. There is nothing alike between the previous games and PS3, most notably the first two are cartoony scifi-fantasy mesh and then 3 is almost purely medieval with a much more photorealistic approach to the character artwork. From what I can tell the teams did not share a single member as well.

[Anonymous No.2377559]

Ah okay, it seems to be a bit different.

http://www.giantbomb.com/phantasy-star-iii-generations-of-doom/3030-18253/

>At the time, Sega was feeling pressure to compete with rival Nintendo, and had cannibalized much of their top talent from the previous Phantasy Star games to form what was to become Sonic Team. The change in focus forced the company to assemble a new group to develop the third Phantasy Star, and they turned to the relatively inexperienced crew that had recently finished the Genesis port of the arcade classic beat-em-up, Golden Axe. Director/Writer and Lead Designer Hirondo Saiki had done some minor development work on Phantasy Star II, but apart from him, none of the Golden Axe staff had any experience with the Phantasy Star series at all. Nonetheless, series director Rieko Kodama felt that the new faces would serve the new, "fresh" take on the series.

But in the end, it's just a completely different game. Whether they got any of the original staff back for the last one or not, whoever made that game got the whole look and feel of the series right again.

[Anonymous No.2377564]

Ive been meaning to ask is the first PS available on genesis or is it only on master system?

[Anonymous No.2377573]

>>2377564
Master System only. It's available on the non-retro GBA collection though.

[Anonymous No.2377595]

>>2377564
It's on the Mega Drive, but Japanese only.

[Anonymous No.2377614]

>>2377564

SMS only but it did get ported to the PS3 on this

[Anonymous No.2377638]

>>2377564
MS only. Get the translated Jap version because of better dialog and the FM sound chip.

Because dear god does that sound better.

[Anonymous No.2377652]

>>2377564
Yes, but only in Japanese, as the other anon said.

[Anonymous No.2377687]

It really doesn't matter that much. Just choose the character you like the most.

[Anonymous No.2377690]

[Anonymous No.2377693]

>>2377687
>Can't marry mieu

what sick joke is this

[Anonymous No.2377730]

>>2377687
>this artist is still drawing Phantasy Star III doujins to this day

[Anonymous No.2377741]

Isn't there a hack to make the game not shitty?

[Anonymous No.2377756]

>>2377730
Some people are really attached to their characters. Character design was arguably the strongest point of PS3.

Also the game turned 25 in April and it's literally one day younger than Fire Emblem series.

[Anonymous No.2377768]

>>2377741
Well, there's one patch that makes the game a liiiiittle less shitty.

http://www.pscave.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3260

It doubles the speed and allows diagonal movements. It's useful, I guess. I used it.

[Anonymous No.2377776]

I've never played it, but seeing these dungeons designs sure discourage me.

[Anonymous No.2377793]

>>2377776
Eh, PS2 is way worse.

[Anonymous No.2377801]

>>2377793
it annoys me that there's almost no good loot in PS2 dungeons and recovery items are scarce, forcing you to return to town often.
But beating them makes me feel really good. It's a damn accomplishment. I don't think I would have fun completing a PS3 dungeon however.

[Anonymous No.2377849]

>>2377793
I guess he means because they are too linear? You will not need a map at any point in PS3 (like the last one mostly, but there I did not feel it was a big detriment)

[Anonymous No.2377918]

Is Phantasy Star 4 the best JRPG on Genesis?

[Anonymous No.2377943]

>>2377918
Probably the best -localized- Genesis JRPG.
I heard great things about Surging Aura but I never played the game.

[Anonymous No.2377981]

>>2377918
probably the most well rounded.
But PSII is king of feels.

[Anonymous No.2378041]

Reminder that Searren was supposed to appear in PSO but they scrapped it due to lack of time.

[Anonymous No.2378104]

Yearly reminder that Aron's ending is canon and that people that say PSIII has nothing to do with the overall PS continuity can suck it.

[Anonymous No.2378110]

>>2377918
*ahem* it's the best 16 bit rpg period.

[Anonymous No.2378178]

>>2377918

It is until we bring int he CD attachment and even then it's a close call

[Anonymous No.2378209]

>>2377793
I dropped PS2 around the third or fourth dungeon out of pure annoyance

[retal4 !mzul7cyvvE No.2380929]

>>2378104
How is it canon?

[Anonymous No.2382309]

>>2378110

No.

[Anonymous No.2382752]

>>2377638

>Translated Jap version

Where?

[Anonymous No.2384018]

>>2382752
Oh Anon, I'm too good to you. Here comes the aeroplane!
http://www.pscave.com/dow/rom/ps1english.zip

Make sure your emulator is set up for FM sound or the spoonfeed will have been for nothing.

[Anonymous No.2384082]

>>2378104
>the future technology and the influence of Dark Falz that would create the genocidal Mother Trinity fell right into Earth's hands
>Trinity causes the Great Blank, driving fleeing Earthmen to the Algo system with a shadowing Dark Falz in tow
>the Earthmen, unable to overcome the influence of Dark Falz, build a new Motherbrain to wipe out the Algo people
>the destruction of Palm sends out the world ships, Dark Falz on board causing the same events of Phantasy Star III and send a ship to the past Earth
>repeat cycle
>the survivors of the Great Blank/Phantasy Star 0 rebuild and eventually go out as a united force ala Phantasy Star Online.
>>2380929
You don't even play the games so why bother tripping?

[Anonymous No.2384086]

>>2380929
>I don't play the games but I still trip to show everyone how ignorant I am!

[Anonymous No.2386009]

>>2377439
Aron's route is the shortest and easiest by far. Crys' is the hardest and the longest. Sean's story is pretty cool, and iirc Adan's technically breaks series canon.

Personally, I find the second generation a lot more interesting than the third - and Ayn's route is a lot cooler than Nial's. You'll learn more about some early events in-game if you take Ayn's route, and you'll get to see both satellites, if that matters to you. Lune was probably a better villain than Siren, even though Siren was cooler by far.

>>2377690
I've been looking for this one for a long time now - can you give me the name of the author (or a link, if there's an archive of them somewhere)?

>>2377776
PSIII's dungeons were pretty uninspired. There are a few good ones, but most of them are just a flat grid with obstacles.

>>2377687
Hm... first time through, I think I got Sean's route. Sean and Aron were always my favorite paths, as cool as Crys and Adan are.

>>2378104
>canon
Eh, debatable. It fits into the series canon, but so do three of the other endings.