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Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:49:55 2013 No.458227 [Reply] [Original]

Why did I not play this sooner?
Phantasy Star IV has aged *incredibly* well.

Awesome music and graphics, fast gameplay, no backtracking, just the right level of difficulty, sidequests, likable cast, and cutscenes that convey character and sentiment better than many modern games.

Stellar. Easily the best JRPG on Genesis, serious contender for best of the generation.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:51:24 2013 No.458231 Has it really? I tried playing 2 and couldn't make myself continue. If 4 is really that good, I'll guess I'll give it a go, but what about 3?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:52:24 2013 No.458239 The anime stills are a nice touch. Yeah, I played this for the first time recently, too. Most fun I've had in ages. If you like REALLY retro RPGs, check out 2, as well.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:53:24 2013 No.458246 >>458239 Isn't PS2 pretty much one of the grindiest RPGs ever made?

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:54:24 2013 No.458249

>>458231
2 is for dungeon crawler fans only. Its great for its genre, but its not an easy game or a modern styled one.

4 plays more like a typical mid 90s JRPG. The presentation is way above average, and the graphics, music, and gameplay are all awesome.

3 tried to do some very innovative things (it came out in 1990, and had branching story, multiple paths, customizable magic, dynamic music, and more). But it fails at everything because it was give to a B-team and rushed out. Its not terrible, but it isn't good either.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:54:24 2013 No.458251 What are your guys opinion on the first one? I enjoyed it immensely, though it's not for everyone, but I believe the dungeons redeem any of the games shortcomings.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:56:24 2013 No.458259

>>458246
Only time I had to grind was the standard right out side the first city grind most old RPGs have. What it does have are dungeons that basically require taking notes. Once you get to about the halfway point, the dungeons become far too complex to do by memory. Its a slow and methodical game, but its really, really good if you like that sort of thing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:57:24 2013 No.458264 >>458239 >>458246 OP here. I tried PS2 back in the day...I liked it, but the dungeons are ridiculous and pretty much require graph paper + pencil to work out.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 11:58:54 2013 No.458272
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I love this game, I really do I've must have replayed it atleast 20 times now since I first played it in 95.

To me it is the perfect example of high fantasy, the most perfect blend of magic and technology without being overbearing, I feel that way as a whole for the original phantasy star quadralogy but this is the crown jewel of the series

I hope that some day I'll be able to develop something half as good as this series, as it's that inspiring to me.

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>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:00:24 2013 No.458287 File: 62 KB, 448x336, 67-Phantasy-Star-4132.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Zio was a dick

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:01:24 2013 No.458302 my only complaint is the item bag

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:01:54 2013 No.458304 File: 38 KB, 448x336, 85-Phantasy-Star-4029.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Seriously. Losing Alys hit harder than Aeris.

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Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:04:24 2013 No.458324

>>458231
4 is easily the best of the entire series. One was way ahead of its time, but still an 8-bit JRPG. Two was great for its time, but has aged very poorly. Three was terrible for its time, still terrible today.

Four through was the shining, holy grail, of Phantasy Star. I certainly agree with OP, contender for best game of the 16-bit generation.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:04:24 2013 No.458330 >>458302 yeah, it really could've used a sort function or something. It is definitely alleviated a few hours in though, since you no longer need to carry teleport items or as much healing swank.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:04:54 2013 No.458327 >>458304 I agree. PS4 was my first RPG and I felt her going away.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:05:24 2013 No.458334 >>458304 It's because it was more like losing an older sibling than a relative stranger Cloud only met a few scenes before. Also forced you trough a bigger closure.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:09:25 2013 No.458359
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Alys was a very strong female protagonist.

I love how each character in the game has a very distinct personality, and you learn more about the characters in 30 seconds than you would with a 15 minute cutscene in some newer game.

Literally none of the dialogue is fluff (ala Golden Sun or Star Ocean).

Rune and Chaz bickering and trying to out-alpha each other never gets old.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 12:12:54 2013 No.458374 >>458359 The complete lack of bullshit made me a fan, too. The game moves really fast and doesn't waste your time. JRPGs really took a nosedive in the 32 bit generation. By the end, the genre was basically ruined with slow paced fluff.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 13:04:56 2013 No.458741

>>458246

Really ? Finished the whole game at level 27 and never really grinded. Grinding is waste of time, the only rpg that really require grinding is 7th Saga.

Most people that grind are insecure and wants to buy every single upgrade available. That's stupid. It's like buying the 35 k steel armor in the original FF1.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 13:06:56 2013 No.458762 >>458264 Would you believe me if I told you I checked the map for 5 minute before going into a dungeon and doing it in one of two trips without any problems whatsoever ? You don't need to make your maps, just try to train your memory a little.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 13:57:25 2013 No.459136 >>458762 Try not looking at the maps. Game suddenly gets 10x harder.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 14:02:26 2013 No.459189 File: 140 KB, 633x900, ps3_charbookb-40.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Wren III is best Wren

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 14:56:55 2013 No.459682

I love the setting and atmosphere of the classic Phantasy Star games but in my mind their biggest crime is just being incredibly typical examples of their genre, without a lot of special gameplay elements to set them apart.

I can't imagine them attempting a Phantasy Star 5 without it being pretty bland for today's gaming climate.

Actually I've thought a lot about it, if I made PS5 I'd want it to be a cross between the dungeon crawling of 2 and the streamlined-ness of 4, with some Dragon Quest 9 style multiplayer.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 15:00:55 2013 No.459741

>>459682

>I love the setting and atmosphere of the classic Phantasy Star games but in my mind their biggest crime is just being incredibly typical examples of their genre, without a lot of special gameplay elements to set them apart.

There may not be anything special in terms of gameplay, but the setting was quite unusual for a JRPG back in the day.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 15:15:26 2013 No.459887 Phantasy Star is the one JRPG series that I've never gotten around to playing, because I didn't have a Genesis as a kid. I would really like to play it, about how long is it? I don't have a ton of time to pour into RPGs these days.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 16:59:26 2013 No.460701 Is the story of the previous 3 Phantasy Stars important? I really want to play PS4. I'm trying to play through PS2 right now, but it's not really my cup of tea. Seriously, those dungeons are god damn nightmares.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 17:04:26 2013 No.460731

>>460701
All the games are able to work as standalone titles, however they do take place in the same continuity and PS4 has a shitload of fanservice and references to the previous games.

If you don't think the older dungeon crawling style will appeal to you though, it's fine to go straight to PS4.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 17:04:56 2013 No.460732

>>460701
PS3 is a side story and the cast of characters in PS3 have no relevance to the rest of the series. In fact, none of the four possible endings to PS3 make any references to PS4. One even forces the Alisia-3 through a wormhole-type-thingy and the ship pops up again just near our own Earth.
It's okay to play but remember the following:
Offensive tec is useless.
In fact, any tec other than Res, GiRes and Anti are useless.
Due to poor programming, attacks never miss.
Healing items, unless they heal TP, are almost pointless.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 17:06:26 2013 No.460737 >>460732 PS3 is chronologically after PS4 by the end, that's the only reason it's not referenced.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 17:07:26 2013 No.460743

>>460731
>>460732
Ah, alright. I'll probably just play through the series anyway because fuck it. I guess I'll just have to make more of a commitment to PS2 and whip out the ol' pencil and paper. It seems like a good game, just hard as fuck.

Thanks for the advice!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:22:58 2013 No.461695 >>459887 Anyone?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:24:27 2013 No.461705 >>461695 They are medium length JRPGs. How long they are depends on whether you go at it alone (the prefered way) or cheat and use gamefaqs. No assistance, probably 30 hours each.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:25:27 2013 No.461709 >>459682 Auto battle and macros (4) aren't that common...

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:10:57 2013 No.462013 I feel bad for the people who didn't play the predecessors before playing 4 I grew up with the first two, so 4 was a real treat.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:12:58 2013 No.462023 >>462013 Jesus, wasn't 4 something like $80 when it first came out?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:13:57 2013 No.462029 >>462023 I got it in 2003, for about 30 bucks but yeah shit was expensive.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:15:27 2013 No.462039

>>461695
You can play the first two games.

Play either the originals or the PS2 remakes via PCSX2 (PS2 remake translation is underway).

There's virtually no grinding necessary in the remakes, but I didn't care for some of the design choices like music direction.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:21:27 2013 No.462070 >>462039 PS1 remake is kind of cool. I like Alis' new look and the new music isn't bad, though its way worse than the remixes from PS4. PS2 remake is garbage. Looks like crap and the music is atrocious.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:27:57 2013 No.462115 Each game in the series is so different from the last. I love 4 to death, but kinda hate the names of all the items and "spells". PSIV was the most played game on my psp. (Genesis collection)

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:31:57 2013 No.462145

>>459887

There's also a secret third choice:
The Vol 32 of the SEGA Ages line is the Phantasy Star Complete Collection. This is not a remake like Vol 1 and 17 but actually more pretty much emulated versions of the original games. The big difference being though that they come with tons of options like the ability to adjust walking speed (which is pretty slow in the originals), the overall game speed and the difficulty of the games (which pretty much just reduces the grind). It also lets you fix some game glitches.

If you don't like the remakes for whatever reason then I'd say go with this. Plus, this one's got IV as well.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:34:27 2013 No.462158 Any chance of a Phantasy Star 3 remake?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:35:57 2013 No.462171 >>462158 You're a funny guy, anon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:41:58 2013 No.462207 >>462070 The PS2 remake is just a port with a fresh coat of paint TBH. At least it fixed the issue of a snail's crawl walking speed. That was insufferable.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:42:27 2013 No.462214 >>462171 A remake of PS3 wouldn't be a bad thing at all. It had good ideas, but the execution was pretty lame.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:46:27 2013 No.462236 >>462145 >Vol 32 of the SEGA Ages line is the Phantasy Star Complete Collection But that's in moonrunes. There's a GBA port but no thank you.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:54:28 2013 No.462282 >>459887 >>461695 >Get Kega Fusion or GenPlus GX >Always play PS1's fan translated version to save your ears >Play PS2 if you like lots of grinding >If you hated PS1, play PS4 Go on from there.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:56:57 2013 No.462303 >>462236 The GBA port didn't even have them all either.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:56:57 2013 No.462308 >>462207 The new coat of paint isn't that great looking (the characters look super derpy), and you will hear the battle theme a million times. The weak sounding music is just lame compared to the BLAST of the Genesis.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:02:28 2013 No.462353 >>462236 No, for whatever reason the collection also contains the English versions of the games.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:07:57 2013 No.462395 >>458319 LOL, that picture of Seth is HILARIOUS.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:07:57 2013 No.462398 >>462353 Really. Are you shitting me? Is it playable in Kega Fusion?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:08:28 2013 No.462405 >>462353 I want to be clear on this, are you talking about "Phantasy Star Collection" for the Saturn?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:08:57 2013 No.462408 >>458324 Three would have been better had it not been rushed. And carts been bigger. Three was ambitious for it's time, with multiple story branches based on player input, customizable techniques, and other tries at innovations.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:09:58 2013 No.462420 >>458359 >Dat Hahn. Alys was just trying to get him to grow some balls; I bet she'd have helped him without payment if he'd manned up.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:09:58 2013 No.462423 >>462353 >>462405 We require an answer, anon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:10:57 2013 No.462428 >>462398 SEGA Ages is for saturn, so no. Fusion does everything before Saturn though, so it's kind of unneeded if you're emulating.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:11:27 2013 No.462432 >>458287 >Rune >Dead Looks like someone wasn't using two shields!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:15:27 2013 No.462463 File: 300 KB, 1199x807, SegaAges.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] So I take it this is the one with the English option? Is the PS2 region free?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:15:27 2013 No.462464 >>462405 ???? >>462303 >The GBA port didn't even have them all either. >Phantasy Star COLLECTION >leaves out the best game in the series

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:16:27 2013 No.462473 >>462013 I'm glad I was able to play PS1 before it aged. Game kicked the ever living shit out of FF and DQ 1.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:17:58 2013 No.462483 >>462464 >>462303 Just don't play the GBA one, not only does it not have PS4, but it has a number of bugs including one that corrupts your save data if you save in PS1 while the music is about to loop.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:20:28 2013 No.462503 >>462070 I'm completely turned off of the ps1 remake because http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ252Sjju7A Look at that shit. You fucking STUNLOCK Lassic. Darkfalz too. And from the looks of things if you don't cheese the bosses they tear you apart.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:21:28 2013 No.462506 >>462483 We understand that point. What we're trying to determine is if the JP Saturn Phantasy Star Collection does indeed have the English versions on it along with the Japanese. I can't find a source on this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:23:28 2013 No.462517 Phantasy IV is good, huh? Thanks! Buyin'. I've never played an RPG on the Genesis before! I don't need to know anything special about the Phantasy series before I start this, right?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:25:27 2013 No.462529 >>462506 He said Sega Ages vol 32. This >>462463 would be that game. You can't play a JP game on a US PS2 without modding it though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:25:27 2013 No.462537 >>462517 Nah, not much. Remember to bring an Escapipe before you go to a dungeon. Grind a bit to stock up on curatives before dungeon. Mostly standard JRPG stuff.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:26:27 2013 No.462545 >>462529 >without modding it though Orrrrr loading the ISO on my HDLoader. Anywhere I could find a torrent or link? Just point me in the direction?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:27:57 2013 No.462557 >>462517 Be sure to buy health items, and spend some time learning the spells, their names are all gibberish. Its not a hard game, but you'll probably get a few game overs. Always save before a dungeon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:28:57 2013 No.462559 >>462557 By that I mean literally learning what the spells do.

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>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:32:28 2013 No.462597 >>462158 Official? Never. But as long as RPG Makers are released, people will try and try again to remake it on their own. (is working on one too blah)

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:50:57 2013 No.462740

>>462597
I'd love to see a new, turn-based dungeon crawling Phantasy Star be released. I love the online series and I don't think the storyline of the original 4 games should be touched on, but I would love to see for example, the Phantasy Star equivalent of Dragon Quest IX

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 21:54:57 2013 No.462772

>>462517
It's good, and PSIV has a neat system of Combination Attacks. Use two or more Techniques or Skills in the correct order and you get an upgraded weapon.

The one you'll get the most out of early on is Triblaster: Foi + Wat + Tsu (and as you upgrade those to Na/Gi versions, the Triblaster upgrades as well). PSIV has a setup called 'Macros' that you can use to have common commands; the Macros are the best way to set up Combination Attacks, as well as your 'start of boss combat' stuff like Saner, Deban and other buffs.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:09:57 2013 No.462892

>>462740
That's the potential of 3. It takes place 2,000 years in a vacuum after Phantasy Star 2, so playing with it a little doesn't really affect the other games.

I enjoyed PSO for a bit and you could still relate it to the first four, but I don't like the direction they've gone with Universe and the others. Especially "Numans" ugh!

If there was a new turn-based dungeon crawling Phantasy Star, even if the story wasn't directly connected to Algo, I'd want it to come closer to the 80's anime sci-fi feel of the first games than the harajuku mish-mash of the later games. (And how about some actual Motavians and Dezolians instead of super generic 'beast people'?)

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:10:57 2013 No.462902 File: 41 KB, 400x400, 1293135472656.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>462772 The game was very, very ahead of its time. Many games today could benefit from that.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:14:58 2013 No.462935 >>462902 Definitely. Plus Macros were great for nearly guaranteeing that a Combo would work. FF tried it with the Band system in The After Years, but it didn't have quite the same feeling.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:14:58 2013 No.462936 >>462423 >>462398 >>462405 What, no! I'm talking about the Ages line for the PS2

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:16:58 2013 No.462959 >>458287 Rune can Solo the motherfucker so how's he dead

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:18:27 2013 No.462973 >>462959 Murdered by random monsters if someone isn't dual wielding shields on Rune?

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:18:57 2013 No.462979

>>462892
Phantasy Star Online and even it's card game spinoff took place in a different universe but the atmosphere and storytelling were unmistakably Phantasy Star. Even the dungeon crawling, while action-oriented this time feels similar to the original games.

From Universe onward they try to improve the gameplay, but the stories and art direction have gotten very lazy and no longer resemble classic Phantasy Star.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:21:57 2013 No.463000

>>462979
There was a theory, I think the site is gone now, about how PSO was linked to the main games. Apparetly there are some throwaway design elements that resemble Lutz' sigil, and the theory was that the remains of the ship that crashed in PSIV were towed out to wherever and crashed on Ragol, which is how Dark Force got there after the end of PSIV.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:26:58 2013 No.463031 >>463000 This theory? >http://www.ripplinger.us/camineet/theories/ragolnotearth.asp

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:28:27 2013 No.463047 >>462973 I bet when they added dual wielding shields they thought 'why the hell not?' without really thinking anyone would actually DO it. But Rune can shoot fireballs all day and never get tired.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:28:57 2013 No.463041 >>463031 Yeah, that'd be the one.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:29:27 2013 No.463051 >>463031 According to a post-game mission in Phantasy Star Zero, Earth is actually the new name of Coral, the planet Pioneer 2 departed from.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:29:58 2013 No.463058 Raja for goat?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:31:57 2013 No.463072 >>458249 PS3 is great dammit.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:33:27 2013 No.463086 >>458259 The game's dungeons are such a bitch that it came with a full color guide book that told you how to do everything. I can't imagine playing it without that book.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:33:27 2013 No.463090
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>>463031
God dammit I'm trying to enjoy PSO2 in peace here and then someone comes along and reminds how fucking excellent PSO1 was at storytelling.

I can't have fun like this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:34:57 2013 No.463105 I grew up as a SNES fanboy, but PSIV is now my favorite JRPG of all time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:38:27 2013 No.463146 >>458246 Not at all. I fought most battles I came across and ran from plenty, and finished the game at level 24 with no problems whatsoever.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:41:28 2013 No.463168 >>463031 I'm not sure if he's pretending or actually autistic, but I can't take anything on this website even remotely seriously. I can't even laugh, I'm just flabbergasted. http://www.ripplinger.us/camineet/theories/noahlutz.asp

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:44:27 2013 No.463192 >>462023 Try $100. I remember being pissed at that shit, being in my teens at the time and having to pay for my own video games.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:45:27 2013 No.463201 >>463168 The funniest part is all the "dream cast" segments. Still it's good to have a Phantasy Star resource out there. Many old series from before Wikia kind of get the shaft when it comes to cataloging story information.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:46:27 2013 No.463210 >>463192 I rented the fuck out of it. I probably should've just told my parents 'Hey, by the time I beat this, we'll have paid as much as if you'd bought it.'

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:50:57 2013 No.463261 >>463031 mfw I used to play the FUCK out of PSO with Mike Ripplinger.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 22:52:58 2013 No.463282 >>463168 Oh he's very serious about Noah and Lutz being two different people. I don't even have to read the page to know what it is.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 23:04:58 2013 No.463393 >>463168 >Noah has a thinner nose, and Lutz's eyes seem bigger. This part gets me every time. >Sega did not want to release English translations that contained a story 100% the same as the Japanese one I can't...

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 23:09:27 2013 No.463431
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>http://web.archive.org/web/20050306113147/http://www.workingdesigns.com/rpg_critic/genesis/ps4.htm

>Let us recall Phantasy Star, the grand daddy of video game RPGs. Who can forget that game, with its simplistic but oh-so-puzzling dungeons and its fearsome and unforgettable enemies? That was the game that introduced Dark Force. The game that started it all. Almost every game I have reviewed in Shining Forth has some inspiration in Phantasy Star. A classic.

>And then came Phantasy Star 2, which even to this day is thought of by many Sega gamers as the best RPG on the Genesis. It was more than a worthy successor to the Master System classic. Phantasy Star 3 was a dog, a complete sidetrack and not very well implemented. No doubt because of its bad reception Sega seemed to can the Phantasy Star series. Until last year (in Japan) when Phantasy Star 4 was released, and what a fitting end to the series it is.

>The plot of Phantasy Star 4 wisely avoids mention of Phantasy Star 3 and returns us to the planets of the Algo solar system and a whole host of familiar obstacles, from bio-monsters, to atmosphere control plants, to evil towers and to the inevitable Dark Force himself. The characters could have stepped right out of the previous games (and yes, some do) as could the enemies. With the exception of the Neiitems (no doubt lost on Phantasy Star 3's space station) even all the items in the game you have seen before. While some reviews have criticized the familiarity, saying the game breaks no new ground, I say look at 3! In this case "why fix it when it's not broken" comes to mind, and as several people mentioned in letters the sheer feeling of being once again in the Phantasy Star universe (let's face it, this is where a lot of us first ever played an RPG) adds a great deal to the game.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 23:16:27 2013 No.463510

>>463431
>Phantasy Star 4 wisely avoids mention of Phantasy Star 3

Yeah, like that crashed world ship on Motavia...

>The characters could have stepped right out of the previous games (and yes, some do)

You mean like Wren, from PS3, that the game doesn't mention? (Ignoring it's not the same Wren, Shiren/Foren but whatever).

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 23:17:27 2013 No.463514 >>463431 I never played 3, but if nothing else it had a pretty neat generations concept.

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 23:46:27 2013 No.463721
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>>463514
I beat it twice. First time was Adan and the second was Crys.

>http://web.archive.org/web/20050324011446/http://workingdesigns.com/rpg_critic/genesis/ps3.htm

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:02:27 2013 No.463830 >>463086 I played it with no guides. It was fun. The dungeons are very complex, but there are very few "where the fuck do I go" moments on the actual over-world.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:14:57 2013 No.463912 >>459887 >tfw played it on sega channel over at my bestfriend's in the 90s

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:29:57 2013 No.464037 >>463912 >tfw I owned a SNES and fully enjoyed my library of great games until in 1997 I acquired a Genesis and play Phantasy Star 4 for the first time

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:31:27 2013 No.464061

>>464037

Yep, I had an SNES and my bestfriend had a Genesis. And we never even argued about which was best because it didn't matter.

I still have my SNES in fact. It's never gone yellow. I remember I used to have nightmares about something happening to it. Did that happen to anyone else?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:39:58 2013 No.464131 >>464061 No and my SNES is pretty gross right now. The NTSC tabs have been filed off, discoloring, rust on the AV port, and one of the stickers fell off. My Genesis still plays and my saves are still there on the cart. Its actually in top condition.

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:42:57 2013 No.464156

>>464061
Yeah I used to dream about my consoles getting wrecked or stolen. Now I just dream about my teeth falling out.

>>464131
I actually have two SNES, one is yellow and one isn't. It depends on the type of plastic used for each particular model.

And of course my childhood Genesis is still in great condition, but the labels to all my games have sun damage from my grandpas house

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:48:27 2013 No.464196 >>464156 fuck, I dream about my teeth falling out all the time now

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:54:28 2013 No.464259 File: 441 KB, 1302x886, ps4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>464196 >>464156 You guys eat lots of taffy and drink soda daily?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:58:27 2013 No.464289 >>464259 Never touch either, losing teeth in dreams is usually associated with life changes or nervousness etc.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:01:57 2013 No.464316 >>464259 >penn and teller They were in this game?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:02:57 2013 No.464318 >>464316 https://archive.org/details/Sega-Visions-Issue-23

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:16:58 2013 No.464419 File: 810 KB, 1280x1718, Sega_Visions_1995_May_035.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:18:58 2013 No.464438 >>464419 Did kids back then actually want to play shit that looked like trashy fantasy porn?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:21:57 2013 No.464465 >>464438 Conan with a catgirl fighting the Rancor? MUST BUY! I was 16 years old(1995) so I don't think I can answer that.

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:32:27 2013 No.464536
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>>464438
I could be wrong, but Boris Vallejo and his wife did the US covers along with a bunch of other Genesis titles.

Which is funny as hell, I can't imagine what directions or info they gave him.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:41:57 2013 No.464598 >>464438 We learned to ignore the cover art and look at the screen shots.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 12:35:28 2013 No.466906 File: 111 KB, 412x586, psii cyoa.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] What party did you use in PSII? Here's mine (and Anna as a substitute). By endgame, I had dual shields on everyone but Rolf.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 13:12:59 2013 No.467052 >>462207 And they let you ressurect nei.

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 13:20:30 2013 No.467091 [SPOILER]

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>>467052
What's the actual explanation for not being able to resurrect her?

In my game, she hadn't ever died up to that point so it sort of made sense to me. But looking back, the game must have let you clone her if she died in battle previously. So why does the clone lab guy say it's impossible?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 13:25:29 2013 No.467109 >>464536 A bunch indeed. He also did Ecco the Dolphin, and I believe he did Golden Axe too. He's a very well-known fantasy artist.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 13:46:29 2013 No.467230 I like the story of PSO2, really sympathize with characters and consider Gettemhult's fall from grace and Hadred's death emotionally powerful scenes. Should I feel bad?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:02:00 2013 No.467960 >>467230 No, we just have different opinions

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:03:00 2013 No.467961 Warms my heart to see one of my favorite series getting some love on here. I still am in awe that I beat the first one as a kid. Baya Mala alone would make my adult self crazy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:09:31 2013 No.467991 >>467091 >clone lab guy She's a woman. She's called the "Clone Lab Grandma" or "Kuron Rabu Obaba."

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:14:30 2013 No.468023 this game is amazing. played it non-stop but had to quit at the endboss because I didn't grind enough. oh well back to grindan it is.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:18:30 2013 No.468041 >>468023 You mean Phantasy Star 1? The others don't require grinding.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:20:00 2013 No.468053 >>468041 recently started PS1 as well, holy shit, that game knows no mercy now, does it? get a random encounter at level one with two scorpions and you're toast

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:21:00 2013 No.468059 >>468041 no, PS4. for some reason I can't do shit against the endboss, I did fine before though. it's a weird transition. I think stopped playing at that tower after facing him off and dying like a casual plebeian.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:22:00 2013 No.468061 >>468053 Yeah, the difficulty is bullshit at the start.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:25:01 2013 No.468076 >>458227 I remember that game from years ago >start playing through >no far from start go to a dungeon >get to a boss >he starts one shotting the party >"oh it must be a fight where you lose to move on the story" >die >game over

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:28:01 2013 No.468101 >>468059 Buy sol/star dews, get better gear, equip dual shield on characters who won't attack physically, use Raja, use buffs.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:33:00 2013 No.468129 >>468101 thanks, I will try that once I pick it up again. I'm so close to finishing it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:33:00 2013 No.468131 >>468076 I hope you are not talking about Re-Faze.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:34:00 2013 No.468140 >>468101 Also use items to cast spells, e.g. Hahn's dagger for Raja. >>468059 >at that tower Wait, where are you?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:39:30 2013 No.468176 File: 16 KB, 279x383, 15468785.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>468140 Last boss

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:40:01 2013 No.468186 >>468131 He said at the start, which I find even more odd as Igglanova is a weakling, and the only boss after that is Juza.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:42:30 2013 No.468201 >>468176 Mate, Zio is like... a quarter of the way into the game. PS, use the Psychowand, you get it as part of the plot before the second battle.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:45:00 2013 No.468237 >Meet Zio >Defeated >Rika try to cast Gires on Alys >She still don't know Gires And then I noticed why the enemies were so strong

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:48:30 2013 No.468257 >>468237 Not just that, PS4 enemies are strong in general.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:50:00 2013 No.468283 >>468140 >Wait, where are you? Zio's Fort

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:53:00 2013 No.468310 File: 198 KB, 1600x900, psiv.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>468283 Ignore my previous advice. Just try harder or something.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:54:31 2013 No.468318 File: 120 KB, 800x600, Creative-Genesis-16-bit-as-Art-14[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>468201 Good job ruining the surprise.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 16:56:30 2013 No.468324 >>468310 I will. I just checked my save first time after I don't know 5 months? but Zio's Fort is correct and I gotta grind a bit a Nurvus or something down below first also, I play it on steam. the emulator they give you is really neat.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 17:04:00 2013 No.468387 >>463721 Is there a scan of this anywhere? And goddammit, PS2 Phantasy Star Collection is expensive. I need to find an iso somewhere.

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 17:43:00 2013 No.468679
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The peseta (/pəˈseJtə/; Spanish: [peˈseta]; Galician: [peˈseta]; Catalan: pesseta, IPA: [pəˈsɛtə] or [peˈseta]; Basque: pezeta, IPA: [pes̻eta]) was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender).

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 17:45:01 2013 No.468689 >>468387 http://exhentai.org/g/354584/93500c3691/

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 18:38:00 2013 No.469135 Tempted to play through the main games. How long is each game?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 18:44:00 2013 No.469181 >>461705 I was wondering the same thing myself, see: >>469135 >>468689 Thank you.

>>	PHG !bp4ntybF0M Tue Apr 16 18:45:30 2013 No.469195 >>462595 This filename never gets old Never

>>	PHG !bp4ntybF0M Tue Apr 16 19:18:30 2013 No.469436 File: 79 KB, 640x480, Phantasy Star IV (USA)013.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] And this is never fun

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 20:21:30 2013 No.469980 >>469135 30ish hours, standard JRPG

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 23:28:00 2013 No.471518 File: 55 KB, 331x442, df1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Whose idea was it to put the hardest boss in the game in a box?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 23:31:30 2013 No.471538 >>469436 >letthebutthurtflowthroughyou.jpg

>>	PHG !bp4ntybF0M Tue Apr 16 23:34:30 2013 No.471564 File: 48 KB, 704x480, [EG]Mobile_Fighter_G-Gundam_23_(10bit.DualAudio)[64653319].mkv_snapshot_06.04_[2012.11.30_19.38.00].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>471538 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61IAHniwWWw

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 01:58:01 2013 No.472820

>>458227
Motherfucker, this is one of my favorite games of all time. Everything about it is so godamn good.

>Better Cutscenes than FFVI
>Likeable characters with clear motivation
>Battles are actually fun
>Combat and item system leaves room for experimentation but isn't some arcane bullshit like some other RPGs.
>Alys' death is much more hearwrenching than Aeris' IMO.
>If you play the others it gives you a sense of completion, yet stand well on its own.

Would be perfect if it had better music

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:02:30 2013 No.472837

>>458304
This. So much, this. I loved how the game let you dangle for a second. I really thought Rune was gonna find a way to save. Shit, I even bought some more boomerangs, "for when Alys gets better". When she died I cursed at my mother until she cried.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:03:00 2013 No.472845 >>458319 Needs more Ashley.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:09:00 2013 No.472879 >>458304 You all gonna be madmad. Its canon that Chaz dies only a few years after the ending on a random mission. Rika then raises their son alone Compliments of japanese artbooks and official canon

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:09:00 2013 No.472880 >>462772 >I shat myself the first time I used triblaster by accident.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:13:00 2013 No.472905

How the hell do you beat Zio (or whatevername is)? When I played the game back in 96 or 97 I couldn't get past him (did basically no damage) and when I lent the game to a friend he got past him and never told me how. I eventually finished the game but never found out that bit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:13:00 2013 No.472907 File: 117 KB, 1280x720, cryelf.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>472879 >>472879 >>472879 >>472879 >>472879 >>472879

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:15:00 2013 No.472917 >>472880 I remember that day. Felt like such a novelty

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:16:31 2013 No.472926 >>468318 >Dat Olivia Wilde lookin Neifirst

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:17:30 2013 No.472932 >>472879 this cant be real, I refuse to believe

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:18:01 2013 No.472948 >>472879 Yeah, right. Why the hell would anyone write that?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:18:01 2013 No.472949 File: 75 KB, 637x476, rika13[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>472879 >>472907 >>472932 I will prove it then. Enjoy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:18:30 2013 No.472943 >>472879 Give us proof, otherwise I'll continue being happy. Also, random mission to fucking where? What's there to do after killing the PROFOUND DARKNESS?

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:19:01 2013 No.472960

>>469135

PS1 can be done in about 17-20 hours if you know what you are doing. A lot of that is grind time, mostly for early levels and for gold.

>PS1
If you are doing it blind, then best of luck to you. Easily hit 40 hours between dungeon crawling, finding the needed laconian items and such.

>PS2

Grind for money, grind in dungeons and save often. You have such a wide variety of people and there is a good group of people to use that will make the most sense, but some are more worth it than others. This game take a long while to get off the ground, but it really is the crux of the whole series where everything takes off. Worth playing, but the difficulty curve is crazy.

>PS3
Some call it the bastard, and it is in a way, but it is a unique 16-bit RPG that is pretty interesting and worth a playthrough. Don't skip this. It is worth a playthrough, especially if you are an enthusiast

>PS4
This is the game that is the grand resolution to everything in the series, but poses a lot of questions in the end. This is a masterful storytelling and will give every other 16-bit RPG a run for its money. This is the right balance in grind, storytelling and graphics. A must play

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:20:00 2013 No.472965 >>472949 Ha! There's nothing written, only drawings and chicken scratches. Seriously though, can't read shit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:22:00 2013 No.472972 >>472965 I shall return with more then. You were warned.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:23:00 2013 No.472984 >>472949 >Rika as a single mother. Fuck this. If it's not in a game, it's not canon.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:23:30 2013 No.472980 >>472905 You went all the way up that tower to get the Psycho Wand and you never used it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:24:00 2013 No.472989 File: 63 KB, 640x480, manlytarget.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>472965 >>472949 >>472972 >>472907 >>472879 Page 55, scroll down. http://www.pscave.com/other/compendium/page51-55.shtml

>>	PHG !bp4ntybF0M Wed Apr 17 02:25:00 2013 No.472997 File: 91 KB, 442x533, kawhy.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>472949 Rika isn't cute trying to be Alys, not cute or motherly at all

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:25:00 2013 No.472998 >>472984 >>472989 >>472879 So... Wren was right? When he warned Rika at the end that life could be very sad... ... ... ; ; ......

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:27:00 2013 No.473012

>>472960
From what I've played:

PS - Lots of grinding; you have to run around outside of town to fight enemies, heal, and repeat.
PSII - You have to fight a most of the enemies you naturally come across, but never need to grind for the sake of grinding
PSIV - You ought to fight some enemies you naturally come across

How much grinding does PSIII have?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:29:31 2013 No.473024 >>472989 Shit, son. This is concept art. >>472998 No, Wren was Wreng.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:30:00 2013 No.473030 >>472989 Bitch I ain't even mad. With how impossible that pic is to read, they might have been random ideas tossed around instead of a canon. Still, what an asshole. Only a mean person would have those thoughts.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:30:00 2013 No.473031 >>472989 >The man himself says they're just doodles, but >>472989 'd sure like them to come true.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:31:31 2013 No.473036 >>472980 Good question. Probably not, but I can't remember. Whelp, I guess a replay is in order.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:31:31 2013 No.473041
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>>473024
Its more, read below. The compendium was designed to close all sorts of loose ends with every game, as well as provide more in depth character information.

It is similar to an "Ultimate works" for most other JRPG.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:33:30 2013 No.473057 >>473041 >The man himself says they're just doodles, but only Dark Force sure would like them to come true.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:36:00 2013 No.473075 >>473041 >though the canonity of this is sketchy >canonity of this is sketchy >is sketchy >sketchy That's all I need to be happy as a sand worm.

>>	PHG !bp4ntybF0M Wed Apr 17 02:38:30 2013 No.473087 >>473075 Sand worms are probably pretty unhappy, they all get offed once they get too big

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 02:42:01 2013 No.473108 Enough about Chaz, how old was Alys? How did she meet Rune?

PHG !bp4ntybF0M Wed Apr 17 02:47:00 2013 No.473147

>>473108

Lyla's Past

At age 14, Lyla lost her parents when they were attacked by highwaymen, but she herself was rescued by a Hunter named Galf. She soon met Thray, and the two became close, but, after Galf's death, Thray disappeared. Thray knew that he had to leave sometime and so disappeared to hasten Lyla's own independence.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 03:14:00 2013 No.473281 >>472820 Idk, I like PSIV's music better than FFVI

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 03:26:00 2013 No.473336
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i have finished 3 and 4.
what really kills these games for me is something very small and simple.
it doesnt tell you what any of the goddamn spells do. i had to look them all up, and make a note to put by the side of the screen so i wouldnt forget what everything did.
some spells i never figured out the use for even after i finished the game.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 03:31:01 2013 No.473351 >>473336 Finding out what they do is part of the fun. You must be new.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 03:37:31 2013 No.473367 >>473336 That's why you read the manual.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 03:40:31 2013 No.473378 >>473336 Also, you'd know what they do in 4 if you played 2...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 03:45:01 2013 No.473403 >>468131 >>468186 I have no idea what the boss was named. But it did one shot my party.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 03:50:31 2013 No.473418 I kind of wish they had put this on Sega CD and would have much rather seen this updated than Lunar.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 03:51:31 2013 No.473423

>>473367
i was playing it on the PS3 sega game collection, i dont think there is a manual.
>>473378
im assuming you meant "if i played 3", because i didnt play 2.
and yeah, it helped with the basic ones like foi and res, but there is still plenty of others. and in 4 each character has unique moves, a lot of which seemed to do absolutely nothing when i tried them.
>>473351
if that makes me new, then im new.

the reason i played them was for the setting. i love it so much, why is there nothing like this anymore? it kills me. SMT is the only thing that comes close anymore (sometimes)

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 04:09:01 2013 No.473513 >>458319 Hahn.... will the world ever know how you landed her? What a nerd fantasy wife.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 09:11:02 2013 No.474790 So, how did a race of warrior catgirls tuned into frail spellcasters?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 11:16:31 2013 No.475438 >>473336 Hottest bitch in the game. I wish this game would be remade just for the hentai potential. All the gals are totally fuckable.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:06:31 2013 No.476040 >>473087 Only by hunters. around monsen there were plenty sand worms that seemed happy to me. when they used Earthquake on me it was almost like they were laughing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:28:02 2013 No.476204 File: 784 KB, 1001x1001, 26055071.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>459189

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:30:31 2013 No.476214 File: 29 KB, 213x458, searren.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Wren originally was planned to make an appearance in PSO.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:33:32 2013 No.476238 File: 958 KB, 1000x1061, 10429632.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'll just keep posting more images. PSIII needs more love.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:34:31 2013 No.476241 File: 538 KB, 1415x1000, 10160972.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:35:01 2013 No.476249 File: 497 KB, 830x662, 1317504301677.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:39:31 2013 No.476265 File: 286 KB, 640x960, 29418953.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>472997 >cute trying to be Alys

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:45:01 2013 No.476314 File: 157 KB, 640x480, 80-locusta.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>458274 >>458287 >>458304 >>458359 >those screenshots from the Let's Play I need to go back to reading it. Good stuff.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:46:01 2013 No.476328 >>476265 That's Alis, not Alys.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:48:01 2013 No.476342 >>476328 >Implying Alys isn't Alis >Implying Rune isn't Noah

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:52:31 2013 No.476374 File: 262 KB, 640x960, 26957365.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>476328 You mean Anna.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:53:31 2013 No.476380 File: 262 KB, 640x960, 26957365.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>476342 >implying Alys isn't Alis You mean Anna.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:53:31 2013 No.476383 >>476238 Post some PSIV

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:56:31 2013 No.476410 File: 797 KB, 875x1000, 18054602.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>476383 Ok.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:57:01 2013 No.476420 File: 2 KB, 48x64, alis[1].gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >no Phantasy Star Adventure, Gaiden or Text Adventures

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:58:01 2013 No.476427 I got really scared the first time zio used black wave on me.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:58:01 2013 No.476431

>>473418
The cutscenes were fine as is, honestly. They don't need to be animated The game would have been slower on the SCD, as though it has super fast load times compared to other disc consoles, they are still slower than the Genesis' no loading.

Also, Lunar 1 needed an update, Phantasy Star 4 doesn't at all.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 13:58:01 2013 No.476432 File: 110 KB, 640x731, 1363896281860.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>476420 Never played those, sadly. So I can't really hold a good discussion on them.

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>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 14:04:31 2013 No.476472 >>476460 That thumbnail is misleading.

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Anonymous Wed Apr 17 14:23:01 2013 No.476573

Go play Phantasy Star IV, if you haven't. You're missing out on one of the greatest JRPGs ever. I know a lot of people grew up with a SNES and Squaresoft and completely missed Phantasy Star. Having IV cost ~$100 at release didn't really help things.

Thanks for the memories, everyone.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 14:37:31 2013 No.476652 File: 224 KB, 472x420, 1363121217976.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >There will only be Phantasy Star games in the Online series from now on. Not that I don't like PSO (Hell I even stuck with PSU to the end), but I'd love to see a PS5.

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>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 14:40:32 2013 No.476661 >>476652 But the story is already complete. Where do they go from there?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 14:41:31 2013 No.476669 >>476661 iunno. I'm sure Sega still has a talented and creative team to come up with something.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 14:46:31 2013 No.476701 >>476669 >>476661 >>476652 you guys make me smile.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 14:49:31 2013 No.476715 >>476669 >looks at the Shining series Nah, dog, nah.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 14:56:01 2013 No.476770 File: 43 KB, 225x318, 38329[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>476715 B-But baking bread is an important part of the whole Shining series, anon.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:02:01 2013 No.476824 >>476770 >political struggles, racial conflict, devils, demons, nobility, time paradoxes >baking bread and harems

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:04:32 2013 No.476839 File: 92 KB, 640x448, file[1].php_id.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:06:31 2013 No.476861 >>476824 Wait, what? I thought Shining Force was about defeat a great evil that awoke after 1000 years imprisoned.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:29:32 2013 No.477008 >>476420 Holy shit, pull yourself together, Alis.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:34:32 2013 No.477037 >>476839 >Lutz wearing PSU's Formal Wear. >Alis wearing PSU's Formal Dress No idea about Odin, but I've seen those clothes somewhere.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:41:32 2013 No.477093 Darkfalz Dark Force Dark Phallus What do you prefer?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:44:32 2013 No.477120 I occasionaly drop lines from original series when multipartying in PSO2. Feels great when someone responds with another line.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:45:02 2013 No.477136 File: 207 KB, 640x960, 23392595.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>476839 >not dressed as a Dezorian

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:48:32 2013 No.477159 File: 377 KB, 200x200, YS6Vd[1].gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477093 Dark Falz is a mistranslation Dark Force is ok Dark Phallus is fucking hilarious.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:48:32 2013 No.477160

>>477120
I can't find the line, but in PS2 there's an NPC who says something like "Some people like living on Motavia, but others like living in Dezoria". Sorry, my memory is terrible. But there was something about it which I found hilarious.

What are some other good lines?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:52:02 2013 No.477185 >>477160 >See? I got the knack.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:52:32 2013 No.477183 >>477160 You wanna get whupped again?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:53:02 2013 No.477193 File: 1.87 MB, 1200x960, 16845688.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477160 DO YOU LIKE SEGA GAMES?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:54:02 2013 No.477203 File: 82 KB, 448x336, 41-image015.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477160

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:56:02 2013 No.477215 >>477160 Kill no living thing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:56:02 2013 No.477216 >>477160 >This city is too evil to leave standing!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:56:32 2013 No.477210 File: 75 KB, 640x480, 1327897760021.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477160 You should yell this whenever shooting ice at people.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 15:58:02 2013 No.477230 File: 12 KB, 428x355, 1339472656821.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477216

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:06:33 2013 No.477292 >>476525 pff he didnot even get that sword till endgame.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:09:33 2013 No.477305

>>477193
Oh, I forgot about that one. Haha.

>>477183
>>477185
>>477203
>>477210
>>477215
>>477216
>>477230
>>477292
Wonderful, thanks. By the way, how is the PSO community these days? If I wanted to get back into it, what would be the best non-pc platform?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:11:02 2013 No.477327 >>477160 Oh my, such a young boy for a customer. And in part 4, who the fuck is the blue pissed off kid in the inn at Kadary?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:12:33 2013 No.477332 File: 139 KB, 640x908, phantasy star online episode i & ii.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477305 Gamecube, full-stop. Dreamcast is a very close second. My only memories of the Xbox version is infinite Christmas. Or, rather, X-Mas.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:23:02 2013 No.477434 >>477332 >Gamecube, full-stop Really? People are still playing? Are there private servers now or something? Do you have to find people in a PSO general or something? Because I actually don't have a GC and just looked at the price for the game...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:27:02 2013 No.477451 I accidentally pressed savestate right after I got the bluehaired girl, the game decided to freeze and it was impossible to continue, couldn't even load from a save file

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:34:32 2013 No.477514
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>>477434
The Schthak server or something are private servers that still run today, now that the official servers have been shut down. The Gamecube versions are a significant improvement on the DC version and hold a great deal of new content and features. You can even acquire a Tails Chao to transfer to the Sonic Adventure games with a GBA.

PSO had another game on the console, Ep.III C.A.R.D. Revolution. It's a sequel with a drastically different genre from the PSO mainstay, but it's a nice playthrough if the turn-based gameplay appeals to you. I remember the online lobbies being connected to the Ep. I&II ones, so you could chat and play soccer with other folks from this game to that game and even play SFX you couldn't play in Ep. I&II to confuse the hell out of people.

That's what makes the Gamecube PSO experience very lively, it connects nicely to other games and offers fresh content. While you might come across glitches online, online play on the DC version suffered very horribly from hack abuse. Of course, it's pretty much outdated with what you can find nowadays, but it's a very charming and novel experience.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:37:33 2013 No.477539 File: 1.72 MB, 1280x1024, phantasy.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:38:32 2013 No.477547 File: 110 KB, 520x471, pstarart01.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:39:32 2013 No.477562 File: 90 KB, 520x888, pstarart02.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:40:32 2013 No.477572 File: 90 KB, 520x473, pstarart03.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	PHG !bp4ntybF0M Wed Apr 17 16:42:32 2013 No.477608 >>477547 Is throwing skeletons an attack in the first Phantasy Star

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:44:02 2013 No.477631 >>476468 >>476473 >>476483 Am I looking at a actual ingame screenshot from the images on the top right? Have I missed something?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:44:02 2013 No.477635 >>477608 No, and Odin is a fucking pussy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:47:02 2013 No.477651 >>477608 No. A game that old couldn't showcase how fucking badass Odin is.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:47:02 2013 No.477657 >>477631 No, it just looks like someone made a 3D render of the enemy and inserted it into the screen shot.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 16:47:02 2013 No.477664 >>477631 It's just the fanart pasted on the screenshots for comparison.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 17:03:32 2013 No.477802
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This PSIII Character Book is fantastic. Artwork by the guy who made Bastard! and everything.

Well, actually, most of the artbooks I downloaded from here have been amazing so far (warning, br website).
http://www.gazetadealgol.com.br/diversos/livros/start

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 17:21:32 2013 No.478001 >>477193 I was really pissed they took that out of the remake.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 17:24:32 2013 No.478027 >>472879 Ah fuck that's as bad as MGS retconning Paramedic to be Dr. Clark

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 17:27:03 2013 No.478052 >>458227 I like most everything about it, but the combat feels kind of off to me, somehow. Otherwise, great game.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 21:00:34 2013 No.479668 >>478027 Thankfully it's not canon.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 21:22:33 2013 No.479823 >>476410 More

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 21:23:33 2013 No.479832 >>477160 Head Honcho Bird.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 21:37:33 2013 No.479928 File: 3 KB, 320x224, ending.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477160 Some of the PSII ending quotes were pretty cool. And of course, this.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 21:49:33 2013 No.480008 >>477160 AAAIIIIEEEEEEEE -Seth

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 21:59:33 2013 No.480071 File: 11 KB, 128x272, medusarevenge.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477160

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 22:24:10 2013 No.480279 >>480008 I thought you were quoting Hans.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 22:32:04 2013 No.480358 >>477434 GameCube private server community is still a little active but very small compared to the Blue Burst (PC) private server community. Due to differences in the two versions you can't play together.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 22:37:33 2013 No.480413 Phantasy Star Online is my favorite game like, ever. Sadly I've never played the earlier games, I've really been dying to get them out of the way but I don't even have time for 1 old-school JRPG in my life right now, let alone 4.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 22:50:03 2013 No.480559 >>477572 why is she naked?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 22:56:03 2013 No.480630 >>480559 Yellow tights/leggings, m8

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 23:03:03 2013 No.480723 >>476238 AWW, THE TWINS!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 23:13:33 2013 No.480823 >>477159 You mean Prophallus? The characters for that, read Purotofuurusu. (Really, that should PROBABLY have been Purotofaasu or Purotofaarusu, IE: Protoforce, IE: Proto Dark Force). Weird way to write that.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 00:01:33 2013 No.481246 >>476770 On what system is Shining Boobs?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:37:59 2013 No.482556 File: 325 KB, 1000x963, RAcaseal_chogokin.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Who who here owns one of these or any other merch?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 10:46:35 2013 No.483951 File: 589 KB, 1001x1001, young nei.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Are the PSII text adventures any good?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 11:53:59 2013 No.484294 File: 76 KB, 1200x900, 1298930518077.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 12:05:02 2013 No.484349 >>484294 Huh?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 12:42:00 2013 No.484505 File: 1.85 MB, 400x240, 1364419097114.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>477802 Im at work. plz dump some of that goodness. I really like PS3. In return. Cute kisses

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 13:12:01 2013 No.484669 File: 53 KB, 600x400, 9942836_m.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>484349 An image spoofing the famous scene in "My Neighbor Totoro". What you see are HUnewearl and Hildebear from PSO and a Chao.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 14:04:01 2013 No.485017 File: 218 KB, 1600x1200, ac5158abd02041c35c8f0ea6b6c36931.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>484669 I have a small collection of those images.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 14:07:30 2013 No.485035 >>484294 Fucking Hildebears, man.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 15:52:01 2013 No.485740 File: 64 KB, 637x480, Right Heavy Punch.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>485035 I don't care how many times they keep reusing his concept in PSU or PSZ or PSO2. PSO Hildebear is the fucking best of them.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 15:55:31 2013 No.485753 File: 20 KB, 451x300, r0393.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Welp, posting Hildebears now.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 15:57:01 2013 No.485776 File: 97 KB, 480x353, 020.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] ...well that was short.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 16:35:31 2013 No.486071 How about those Sandworms, eh?

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>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 20:56:32 2013 No.488058 File: 79 KB, 512x759, page105.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Here's something I saved.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 20:57:02 2013 No.488072 File: 73 KB, 496x746, page108.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>488069

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>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 21:04:02 2013 No.488135 File: 19 KB, 141x200, ps3bookcover.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>488132 And that's it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 21:04:33 2013 No.488132 File: 85 KB, 496x762, page119.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>488128

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 21:05:02 2013 No.488142 File: 547 KB, 1000x1403, ps3_anotherroyal-01.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>488135 Stay tuned for...

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 23:38:02 2013 No.489451 File: 289 KB, 994x768, 1304951599642.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>468283 >Zio's fort I got some bad news for you, anon.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 23:42:32 2013 No.489473 File: 550 KB, 278x227, 1338591104727.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>472879 If I don't read it, it ain't true in my headcanon.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 23:49:32 2013 No.489524 >>458304 No arguments here. <spoiler>I never got all the fuss over that chick anyway, it's not like nobody died in an FF before even, but whatever.</spoiler> PSIV is hype as fuck.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 23:51:33 2013 No.489539 File: 1.10 MB, 1280x1603, ps2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] You are now aware that PS4 not only recycles countless graphical assets from PS2, but it recycles the plot twist too. Awesome game, though.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 00:01:33 2013 No.489598 >>489539 Kind of like Suikoden 2.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 00:12:02 2013 No.489689 >>463047 Dual wielding? More like dual shielding.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 00:54:44 2013 No.489980 File: 8 KB, 640x480, PS3.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I know ps3 wasn't as good as the others, but the spaceship revelation at the end was pretty interesting.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 01:17:44 2013 No.490142 File: 21 KB, 320x224, rikaexplains[1].gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>489980 Uh-uhm.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 01:28:14 2013 No.490205 >>476661 >But the story is already complete. Where do they go from there? Something between PS1 and PS2. I want to explore 3 planets again.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 01:31:15 2013 No.490218 >>489980 >>490142 I remember the wild rumors of the Pioneer ships in PSO being related to these. Turns out they come from Coral, which is the same planet that takes place in Phantasy Star Zero.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 01:34:44 2013 No.490243 >>477160 Palmans live on Palma, Motavians live on Motavia and Dezorians live on Dezolis. I want to eat a nut of laerma

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 01:58:14 2013 No.490384 >>490218 Speaking of PSO, what was that about Pioneer 3 in that one quest? Also, why did Rykros has a VR simulation of Ragol on it? And what planet was Ragol?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:04:44 2013 No.490418 >>490384 There's no Pioneer 3. Only 1 and 2. And Ragol is its own planet. I don't remember Rykros being refered in PSO at all.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:11:14 2013 No.490456 >>490418 When you do gallons shop and give the guy PD's he gives you information, the first being "Pioneer III has already set off". And that was in PS Zero, they found a VR simulation of Ragol on it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:14:14 2013 No.490464 >>490456 My bad, I meant phantasy star portable 2

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:19:14 2013 No.490491 >>490456 I don't remember that part. Oh well.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:26:44 2013 No.490532 >>476314 Eh? Which one?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 06:16:15 2013 No.491493 >>489689 Dual shielding + itemcasting is the best. I gave everyone (except Rolf in PSII and Wren in PSIV) two shields when attempting low-level runs of PSII and PSIV.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 08:51:15 2013 No.491845 So, are any of the Phantasy Star games after PSIV worth playing? Like the one-player campaign of any of the onlines, or the portable offshoots? It seems so different. I have a DC and a PSP, what would I want to try?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 10:13:14 2013 No.492064 >>490142 >So they're still continuing their fight somewhere in the universe... Man, PSIV has good dialogue

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 11:26:44 2013 No.492305 File: 1 KB, 80x80, stat_raja.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Raja is the best part of Phantasy Star 4

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 11:54:14 2013 No.492445
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>>491845
PSO is certainly worth playing, so pick it up for starters. If you need more information, PSO-World is your go-to source. They have databases for PSU, PSP and PSZ as well.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 14:30:15 2013 No.493105 How do I calculate damage and stuff in Phantasy Star IV? I want to find out Raja's chances of surviving a Megid from the final boss at each level.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 14:36:45 2013 No.493153 >>472820 >better music You shut your goddamn mouth you heretic. The music is incredible.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 14:48:45 2013 No.493224 File: 25 KB, 400x400, 1365013362072.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>492305 No.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 14:56:45 2013 No.493273 >>490243 THANK YOU! I was this guy >>477160 asking about this. This has been eluding me for years. Do you remember where this happens so I can make a screenshot?

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 15:00:45 2013 No.493303
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>>480413
>I don't even have time for 1 old-school JRPG in my life right now, let alone 4.
Hoo man, do I know that feeling.

How about this one: I played a shit ton of PSO on the DC, but offline mode only. The house I was living in at the time had a cable modem; the land line was shared by six people (college boarding type house) so I was never able to actually co-op with people. Dem regrets...

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 15:16:45 2013 No.493402

>>488058
>>488063
>>488069
>>488072
>>488076
>>488082
>>488085
>>488092
>>488097
>>488103
>>488108
>>488117
>>488121
>>488128
>>488132
>>488135
Thanks for saving and posting those.

>>492445
>PSO is certainly worth playing
Except you have to play on private servers that are pretty much dead.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 15:18:15 2013 No.493423 File: 20 KB, 255x200, 7.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>493402 You can still play offline.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 15:20:15 2013 No.493430 >>493273 It's in the first game, starting town.

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 16:13:45 2013 No.493703
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>>491845
Phantasy Star Online has a pretty good story but you really have to go out of your way to see it, there are a lot of hidden things hidden in certain quests and talking to people in the right order because the game was designed to be played multiple times. The gameplay might bore you a bit without another player to play with, but I've met some people who never EVER played multiplayer and loved the game anyway. I personally feel that once you play with a group you can't go back. You can play offline split screen on the GameCube or on the PC with the still somewhat active SCHTHACK private server. There are also other private servers with increased level up/drop rates around sometimes for people who just want to experience the game without wait.

Also make sure to play Episode III, CARD Revolution for Gamecube, it has different gameplay (card based) but the single player is still good, and the story is very reminiscent of classic Phantasy Star and builds on PSO.

Phantasy Star Universe can be played in an offline story mode on the PS2 but I say skip it, it's pretty bad and has no bearing on any other game in the series. Phantasy Star Portable 1 and 2 are sequels to Universe, they are a little better but I'd say skip them also.

Phantasy Star Zero is a light version of PSO, it is almost an unrelated side-story but is revealed to have connection at the end. It was nice to have a PSO equivalent on a handheld but I found the story/gameplay a little subpar for the standard of the series.

Phantasy Star Online 2 is brand new, it is an evolution of PSO's action combat which is good if you like PSO but it will only be more alien to a classic PS player. It's a fun game but I don't think the story is told as artfully as PSO1. The tone doesn't really resemble classic Phantasy Star much any more.

And there you go that's my opinion. PSO and Episode III are worth playing if you can have fun with the gameplay and thus appreciate the time investment.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 18:23:15 2013 No.494495 >>492305 No, the best is Chaz. That motherfucker really grew on me after his freak out on rykros.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:25:45 2013 No.495568 Who shit their fucking pants the first time you fought the Sand Worm in the ranch? SEriously, I was not expecting such a difficult boss.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:38:45 2013 No.495631 File: 5 KB, 80x80, raja chibi.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>494495 Chaz is your typical shonen boy protagonist Raja is where it is at. Where as Raja was a bad joke telling lecherous cleric with the jovial personality to make it fun.

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:54:15 2013 No.495738

>>491845
I don't think Phantasy Star Zero was too hot, but story-wise, it was pretty straight forward and reminiscent of the classic series in terms of narrative if one takes it as a standalone tale.

It must be the combination of the old school artstyle (same guy who did Lunar), the emphasis on banter with the party, familiar plot elements like Mother Brain that convinces me to think this. Similar thematic and tech level as PSIV, in that both games took place after catastrophes of sorts.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 22:12:46 2013 No.495860 >>495568 Sand worm was tough, though I think I had more trouble with Zio's fort at first.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 22:14:45 2013 No.495872 Sega should read this this thread and take our thoughts into consideration. It's better than a bunch of people shouting for more Sonic ports and for Shadow to be in this and that fucking Sega, you have more than a blue hedgehog

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 23:22:45 2013 No.496218 >>495872 What thoughts are there to take into consideration other than "We'd like a new Single player Phantasy Star RPG"?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 23:32:45 2013 No.496278 Phantasy Star Online has a really boring style. I can't picture a new single player game changing anything for their current style and I can't imagine anything great coming out of it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 23:41:17 2013 No.496329 >>496278 PSO is my favorite game of all time, but I don't think they should neglect the series' roots. I would love if a new classic style PS came out for 3DS or something, just once.

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 23:59:15 2013 No.496420
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>>496329
I can't really see something that looks like this being captivating. Add in the lame, overproduced music and you have a recipe for mediocrity.

I guess it could be worse, they might make it look like Star Ocean 4. That isn't just generic, its creepy uncanny valley shit.

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:05:15 2013 No.496453

>>495631
Raja was cool, I'll give you that. He made the came criminally easy, though.

I liked Chaz in comparison to other "shounen boy" protagonist because when they told hium about the great light abandoning them he was like NO! Fuck that, shit. ANd comparing themselves to Zio's followers was nice. I feel that another protagonist would have just accepted it, spouting some nonsense against destiny.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:07:45 2013 No.496463 >>495872 Phantasy Star IV was written to be the last of them. As much as I want another Phantasy Star, it's not going to happen. I wouldn't object to a PSN/XBLA/Steam game that has the same themes under a different name though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:10:15 2013 No.496473 >>496463 It's not like there aren't already 3 seperate continuities for the story anyway. Make PSV for the 3DS the way DQ had DQIX. A return to roots with modern updates.

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:13:45 2013 No.496495

>>496473
Speaking of PSV, what happened to that old Phantasy Star Victory trademark Sega filed a while back? Because I pretty much imagined it to be a tribute to classic PS. Similar to how Phantasy Star Zero was a tribute to Online, because the abbreviations look the same PSO/PS0

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:13:45 2013 No.496496
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>>483951
I've only played Rolf and Nei's stories, but neither one was really that great imo. I tried Rudo's but there's no save feature in any of the games (afaik), so I kept getting 15 minutes in and dying, so I got tired of that. I should try them again though. It would be nice to finish just for completion's sake.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:14:45 2013 No.496506 >>496496 No save? I take it they're not very long to finish then.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:17:46 2013 No.496527 File: 354 KB, 1361x1013, psiv.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I've had the game for a while, just I felt extreme buyer's remorse because I paid for an emulator. Any tips before diving in?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:19:45 2013 No.496545 >>496527 Be prepared to take notes and draw maps, we old school now

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:20:45 2013 No.496558 >>496527 Don't abuse save states. You'll have far less fun. I played through 4 and 2 on xbox before realizing that you can save state, and was better off for it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:21:45 2013 No.496564 >>496545 You do not need to take notes in Phantasy Star 4. Just remember what paths you took and you'll be fine. The dungeons are nowhere near as complicated as 2's.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:22:15 2013 No.496571 File: 34 KB, 195x215, 1349115889873.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>496496 >not using save states

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:23:45 2013 No.496580 File: 195 KB, 538x846, 10426248.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K4YXDTC2II The soundtrack is god-tier.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 00:28:15 2013 No.496617 File: 40 KB, 540x288, 1349115447290.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I kind of want to play through PS3 again... I just need two more runs and I've finished all of its routes.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 01:39:42 2013 No.497063 >>496506 Both took me about an hour. Fights seem to be scripted, so no random battles or anything, but it'd suck to have to repeat the whole thing because you died on the last boss. Also fights are determined by dice rolls. >>496571 I don't cheat.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 01:40:43 2013 No.497071 >>497063 about an hour each, I should have said.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 02:54:42 2013 No.497527 >>476214 WHY DID THIS NOT HAPPEN

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 02:56:12 2013 No.497539 Hey Star bros, PS3 is the only main one I haven't played yet. How long does it take? After reading through this thread I kind of want to do it now.

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 03:13:42 2013 No.497653

>>496463
Question: Why was there never a Phantasy Star V? It seemed to have been a popular and successful series. Was there ever a point at which a sequel was in the design stages?

Answer: Actually, when IV was finished, we did talk about what the story of Phantasy Star V would be if we ever made it. It was more a rough concept than a detailed story. We were discussing things like, "Is Dark Force really evil?" "Are there gods in the Phantasy Star universe?" "What is the Light Force in the world that opposes Dark Force?" Is it justice?" If we had made a Phantasy Star V, I think we would have tried to tie up the entire series, the whole Phantasy Star universe.
- Rieko Kodama

Of course, I don't think the current Sega is even remotely capable of making a worthy successor.

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 12:03:43 2013 No.499253

>>497653
>What is the Light Force in the world that opposes Dark Force?
I love how ambiguous it was in PSIV. The Greal Light wasn't some entity of holyness and justice. Those concepts have no meaning to it. They were affixed by us. The Great Light was just a giant, uncaring, all-powerful being. It sealed the Profound Darkness and left the seal (Us) to do it's job.

I would have loved a PSV where the characters realize that the GL is not much better than the PD.

In regards to tieing up the whole series, I don't think you canbeat the scene in PSIV when Chaz gets the Elysideon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 12:13:43 2013 No.499297 File: 10 KB, 429x410, 1273403338756.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>464419 Is... is that FAVIO!?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 12:15:42 2013 No.499307 >>497539 15 hours tops.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 13:01:42 2013 No.499534 >>499297 Is it? http://youtu.be/NipkIY_0DsY

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 17:05:42 2013 No.501361

>>499253
>>497653
Yeah we can all speculate what could have been but in my opinion "Profound Darkness and Great Light aren't good or evil just two huge forces of nature" sounds like a really crummy and cliched plotline.

Not to mention PSIV is pretty dumbed down compared to the earlier installments so I can't imagine where V would have gone.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 17:18:13 2013 No.501448 File: 125 KB, 468x351, 0207-1[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>499534 What's with JP game commercials using western actors, anyway?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 17:23:12 2013 No.501486 >>501448 >Dragon Quest >Why is this game that's heavily based in faux-medieval-Europe-but-not using Western actors? I have no idea.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 18:36:43 2013 No.502059 File: 576 KB, 1258x1200, 19492286_p0.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>496580 >that pic So kawaii

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 18:39:12 2013 No.502090 >>476657 Why isn't she holding her saber? Weird error

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 19:13:53 2013 No.502363 can anyone explain this pic? I've seen it floating around for years, but never did get what the deal with Rika/Fals freaky cyborg arm was.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 19:14:42 2013 No.502369 File: 44 KB, 316x415, saturn055.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>502363 forgot the pic

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 19:17:13 2013 No.502401 >>502369 What a stupid outfit. Is she a stripper?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 19:28:42 2013 No.502506 >>502369 Probably a representation of one of those claw weapons she uses. Funny, she also uses something similar here: >>499534

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 20:12:42 2013 No.502823 File: 178 KB, 1028x660, pst2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>502506

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 20:40:13 2013 No.503009 >>502823 >And be ready to die.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 20:55:42 2013 No.503092 File: 1 KB, 42x44, blaster[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>503009 sup

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 20:59:42 2013 No.503115 >>501361 It seemed original to me, compared to modern JRPGs. I can't imagine how it was at the time this game was released.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 21:37:12 2013 No.503367 >>501361 PS IV is deeper than III... IV has macros, and requires that you do more than spam "attack". Its harder overall, and the dungeons have better designs.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 21:47:12 2013 No.503461 File: 6 KB, 320x224, ps4terd.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>503092

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 21:50:42 2013 No.503482 File: 12 KB, 326x284, ps4-addiction.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 21:53:43 2013 No.503508 File: 12 KB, 320x224, censored.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >these tits I wonder how much has been censored in the PS series...

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:09:42 2013 No.503607 >>503461 Rune captured my thoughts exactly in that scene. "Chaz?? What kind of name is that?"

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:15:42 2013 No.503662 File: 7 KB, 320x224, ps4mock.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:17:12 2013 No.503685 >>503508 Uestivista is openly gay in the JP version of PS2, which is why he gives such massive discounts to men wanting to learn the Musik technique.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:24:42 2013 No.503726 >>502090 Considering that Neifirst's attacks all seem to be ranged physical attacks, it can be speculated that she has telekinetic abilities.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:25:42 2013 No.503731 >>503367 The dungeons were a lot shorter that's for sure. PS2 was just a slogfest. Good game, but way too slow. I can't even touch the original after playing the Generations remake.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:28:12 2013 No.503757 File: 8 KB, 320x224, ps4shoes.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>503685 Does the musik technique involve flute blowing?

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:30:43 2013 No.503767

>>503731
Well, I was comparing IV to III, not II.

IV's dungeons really have nothing on II's other than more interesting tilesets, and more frequent boss fights. Though IV's stunning big boss theme ("laughter") is kind of offset by its rather silly standard boss theme.

IV is definitely a more replayable game. II was an experience, but "slog" is definitely appropriate. I felt both exhausted and triumphant when I conquered it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:31:42 2013 No.503779 >>503757 Good christ.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:33:42 2013 No.503790 >>503508 >Rein What shitty translation are you playing? Last I heard, Rune's original name was Thray.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:35:43 2013 No.503809 File: 7 KB, 320x224, ps4char4rein.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>503790 >prototype translation screens

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:37:42 2013 No.503820 >>503757 I don't get it. What's the big deal about some shoes?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:38:12 2013 No.503826 >>503809 Oh.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:40:42 2013 No.503842 File: 44 KB, 637x444, 1298929684933.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 23:12:42 2013 No.504086 So I think I should finally play these games. Should I use the official English versions or the fan-made "retranslations" which are supposedly more accurate to the original text? And where can I get English versions of the PSII character adventures?

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 23:16:42 2013 No.504113

>>504086
That's an awful lot of effort for a series of games that isn't text heavy. I mean, the translation in 2 is kind of iffy, and the worst part is how there are no paragraph breaks in the text at all, but given how the game has so little of it, it won't harm your experience. I had no complaints with IV's translation.

I'd just play the official versions on whatever platform you want. I'd honestly play 4 first, and if it captivates you, like it should if you enjoy retro JRPGs, then play the rest.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 23:18:12 2013 No.504120 >>504086 The originals were fine for me, but I never tried the re-trans. pscave.com should have everything you need as far as Phantasy Star info goes.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 00:03:42 2013 No.504448 File: 242 KB, 646x528, psiv talk.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I never noticed this command before. Apparently PSIV has party chat.

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 00:06:12 2013 No.504469

>>504448
That's not exactly what it is. What it does is recap the last story discussion, which is to say, it tells you what you're supposed to be doing. So, if you put down the game for a month, you'd have some clue as to what the hell you need to do next.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 04:37:09 2013 No.505762 Am I correct in remembering there's an "Easy Mode" ROM hack for PS III? I think it reduced distances and random encounters, lowered item prices, and removed some less useful items.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 04:54:13 2013 No.505802 >>502363 >>502369 at one point there was going to be a subplot for Rika similar to the PSII neifirst subplot. It was scrapped for whatever reason, but some art still exists for it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 06:31:44 2013 No.506115 >>476420 Gaiden was shit. Tripling the encounter the rate just because the final game is so small doesn't make it any more fun. I don't think it's even canon after 2.

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 06:37:13 2013 No.506134
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>>482556
I've go both chogokin RAcaseals. I haven't opened the web exclusive one yet but the other is on a shelf in my cabinet with the Sonic Nendo. (I really regret not getting this while HLJ had it on sale to go with them)

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 09:19:13 2013 No.506742 >>504448 very nice touch, though. In addition, so many things (bookshelves, stoves, cupboards, etc.) can be interacted with.

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 09:21:43 2013 No.506750
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Holy shit, Generation 2 expressions.
I like the Genesis version as much as the next guy, but I can't wait for them to finish Gen2's translation.
I...I want to revive Nei. Still, I'm a little apprehensive. Where the hell will she in the story?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 09:34:44 2013 No.506790 >>467091 Probably a bad translation. Since Nei came from Neifirst, there's probably a one-way reliance life link. The Clone Lab Grandma simply says they can't revive non-humans.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 09:44:44 2013 No.506848 So... if Numen are pretty much fully-grown adults within a year... what's their maximum lifespan?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 09:58:43 2013 No.506909 File: 13 KB, 78x224, profile-hunewearl[1].gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>506848 Sue, the HUnewearl from PSO, said that a newman's lifespan is not definite, one could die tomorrow or keep on living for centuries.

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 11:20:15 2013 No.507304

>>506790
Also, all the biomonsters suddenly disappear when climacontrol gets destroyed; maybe that has something to do with it?

Did anyone else reset rather than clone people when they died? It didn't feet right to have a clone of a party member replace them.

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>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 16:07:14 2013 No.509013 File: 149 KB, 633x900, ps3_charbookb-46.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>509007

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 16:07:44 2013 No.509007 File: 178 KB, 633x900, ps3_charbookb-44.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>509004

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 16:08:44 2013 No.509017 File: 166 KB, 633x900, ps3_charbookb-48.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>509013

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 16:54:44 2013 No.509389 >>506115 I played it a little while ago. I beat it the same day. It's ridiculously short. The worst part is getting that robot character, keeping him for 5 minutes, then he leaves the party forever. I pity anyone who spent time leveling him up.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 17:31:14 2013 No.509673 >>503508 Man, the japanese names are awful. It's telling when then name CHAZ ASHLEY is an improvement.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 17:33:44 2013 No.509704 >>506742 I also love decorating Chaz' house with inane shit. I chuckle every time Rika questions this.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 19:59:44 2013 No.510896 File: 903 KB, 640x480, gandam.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>471564 HERE I GO

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 01:08:16 2013 No.512924 File: 187 KB, 1024x768, BB-RIKAS_CLAW-ACTION-3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>502369 And they referenced the concept art in PSO with an actual item. >tfw they never let you make a Newman with black tips on their ears.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 01:14:16 2013 No.512954 >>512924 Was that item in Episode I&II or only Blue Burst

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 11:17:47 2013 No.515112 >>512954 First appeared in Ep. I&II. It also shows up in Phantasy Star Zero.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 11:41:17 2013 No.515202 >>503842 How the heck do giant insects drop trapped chests? Mind boggles!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 19:14:55 2013 No.518050 File: 247 KB, 1099x271, replycount.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 19:19:55 2013 No.518098 >>464438 Yes. The Vallejo-Bell style was popular back then. Marvel had a whole line of trading cards featuring their art.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 19:22:25 2013 No.518125 >>468140 >>468059 >>468176 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Holy shit that whole conversation was glorious

Anonymous Mon Apr 22 19:29:25 2013 No.518168

>>512924
That is a really fucking cool looking weapon. This is what I loved about PSO, the designs were top notch

Then I look at the newer games and just think, this looks awful and low quality. Although PS0 was pretty good, but quite short and had few rare items to hunt down

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Anonymous Tue Apr 23 11:48:47 2013 No.523271

Just completed the game for the second time and after every RPG, I always kinda feel sad when it ends. The team is broken up and everyone just goes back from where they came from to never see each other again (especially in Kyra and Raja's case here). But, for Rune especially. He's my favorite character and everyone else is going back to their families or (with Demi and Wren and with Rika and Chaz) they have each other. Rune just walks away. I understand in the game's narrative, this might not hold exactly true for Rune, but imagine having the adventure of a lifetime and as soon as its done, you're on your own. Not to mention Alys.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 12:15:16 2013 No.523383 >>521675 HELLO MY NAME IS RUDO SHORT FOR RUDOLF STEINER

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 17:33:30 2013 No.525153 Revive Nei AHDS-8AAM

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>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 23:11:28 2013 No.527881 File: 160 KB, 633x900, ps3_charbookc-18.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>527874

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