Phantasy Star Zero debut trailer
Posted by Nathan. Filed under Japan, Nathan, News, Nintendo DS. Tagged with Phantasy Star Online, Phantasy Star Universe, Phantasy Star Zero.
GameTrailers has the first trailer for Sega’s latest entry in the Phantasy Star series of multiplayer RPGs: Phantasy Star Zero for the Nintendo DS. We first heard about this game last month from Famitsu, and now we can finally see it in action.
The art style looks similar to the previous Phantasy Star Online, Universe and Portable games, except all the playable characters look a lot younger. Almost like children. In fact, the characters in the game itself also look similarly young, and Phantasy Star Zero resultantly looks like a cross between Phantasy Star Universe and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to you. (It’s bad.)
The game looks like it doesn’t stray far from the established mechanics of slash/shoot/run, with support for four players, probably locally and online. We’ll have to wait and see if this turns out as gimped as I imagine a game like this on the DS would be, or if Sega can somehow pull a full-fledged Phantasy Star multiplayer game out of their hat.
[via GameTrailers]
Top Ten Fridays: Suggestions for the next Phantasy Star Online title
Posted by George. Filed under George, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, PC, Sony PlayStation 2. Tagged with Phantasy Star Online, Phantasy Star Universe, Top Ten Friday.
I played Phantasy Star Online for hours on end, back when it was introduced on the Dreamcast. Me and friends would join up and play all night. It was one of those games that I loved, so of course I pre-ordered Phantasy Star Universe. Even though the game fixed a lot of issues from the original (online) title, I think it left me (and most fans) wanting a bit more…
This will be in no particular order…