Curse you Rappy!

[Mike]

http://ameblo.jp/phantasy-star-portable2/entry-10349255899.html

In everyone's favorite Dragon Sakai's stage show at TGS there was, and I'm really kicking my self for having to work on the 27th, a forest based on PSO's forest with PSO's dragon at the end, so says the Rappy on the official blog. We already knew about the dragon but the Forest is something new and it's going to be in the stage show on the 27th as well! Curse you work! Curse you! And curse you as well Rappy! All I can say is somebody better record the presentation and upload it.

In other news, there's some new(?) pictures on the official site of the Undersea Plant and it's boss here (http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2/about/volume/01/), a page on the battle missions (http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2/about/mode/battlemission/) that we more or less already know about from the Fun Fan video, a brief bit on the Jump! guest items (http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2/information/jump/) and some news about a certain challenge (http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2/about/mode/challenge/) mode.

Challenge mode in PSP2 involves completing missions at a certain level or with a certain set of equipment regardless of original character level/equipment. You will also need the help of other players to complete these missions and if you die, the mission ends. If you go back to where you die, there will be a grave marker that dispenses a random healing item though.

[relentless]

Hey hey, don't curse the Rappy! :disapprove: It's just doing its work with delivering messages, just like
GMs like RubyEclipse do, so they're not the one to curse!

Also nice info, hoping for vids, too.

[Arika]

Curse dragon SxKai instead then?

[Mike]

Curse dragon SxKai instead then?
If it weren't for the rappy, I wouldn't have known, so I curse it instead. If I curse Dragon Sakai, he'll warp in to my room and eat my snacks.

[Amherst_Wind]

If you go back to where you die, there will be a grave marker that dispenses a random healing item though.

OMG, it is PSO challenge mode, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!
http://tway.ninja.googlepages.com/sakai.JPG

[Mysterious-G]

That's cool. We already know how the forest will look (most likely), but I am eager to see De Ragan. Err Dragan. I mean Dragon!
I still think he will be the boss for that jungle-like area in the storymode at least. Unless they make the forest a story area. That would be cool.

3 days seem so long out of a sudden...........

[landman]

I will provably be the PSU Forest of Illusion, which won't excite me at all...

[Neith]

Challenge mode in PSP2 involves completing missions at a certain level or with a certain set of equipment regardless of original character level/equipment. You will also need the help of other players to complete these missions and if you die, the mission ends. If you go back to where you die, there will be a grave marker that dispenses a random healing item though.

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Sounds just like PSO's Challenge Mode, which is great. I'm not too interested in Forest/Dragon (I'm kinda sick of PSO areas after playing PSO GC/BB and PSU AoI), but Challenge Mode sounds like a solid addition.

[DuRaL]

omg, it really IS challenge mode from PSO!!
look at the screenshots, it even has the graves, which gives a dimate in one of the pictures ^-^

now i really want this for xbox360, with official Time Attack leaderboards >_<
come on, they can't waste all of this cool stuff on a handheld game =/

[WBMike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE8E-ULNklI

[redroses]

OOOOOOOOOOMG! THE WHIP! IT'S TOO AWESOME!
I love how it is a sword when it's not used. That is too awesome. Also I love how the new whip and twin saber PA look. It's crazy how they circle around you and you can still move a little, that is so great! Oh man, I can't believe how awesome they animated the whip.

[WBMike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rdE7TLNg8

From Gametrailers.com

[StamiStar]

I see new PAs: Blade Destruction and Vivi Tezza(?)
And a new weapon: Plantain Leaf

D: Damn hype!!

[Amherst_Wind]

Just amazing... I love how PP works now, its so different from PSU PP or PSO TP. Did anyone else find watching that default Male CAST walking... amusing? Such thin little legs, it looks very strange. Also, damn that loading screen is sexy, I don't know why but it looks very nice.

That Twin Saber PA, holy cow! :O

[redroses]

Just amazing... I love how PP works now, its so different from PSU PP or PSO TP. Did anyone else find watching that default Male CAST walking... amusing? Such thin little legs, it looks very strange. Also, damn that loading screen is sexy, I don't know why but it looks very nice.

That Twin Saber PA, holy cow! :O

XD I found the Male CAST walking animation very funny too.
And yes, the loading screen, it looks so sweet, very nice and clean.

[WBMike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWmlvXpSGw

New Trailer :D It's all EMO!

[panzer_unit]

I will provably be the PSU Forest of Illusion, which won't excite me at all...

I thought Forest looked terrible too... on the other hand I prefer the Cave, Mine, and Ruins re-makes in PSU to their PSO originals.

[Akaimizu]

All I can say is that this probably the largest effort I've seen for Phantasy Star, in a long while. This is almost akin to what Episode 1&2 were from Dreamcast version 1. Except I guess with the help of PS-zero, they were able to throw in a few more kitchen sinks into the deal. Of course, they probably expect insane sales of this game in Japan, so they're betting that the effort will pay off.

So far, it looks like a Best-of Phantasy Star Online title but with the Turbo Champion edition tacked on, combined with some twists of its own. Of course, whether people will ultimately come away (after some time) with it being the best, or pan it is based on a lot of balanced factors. It looks great, as usual. They seem to also find a way to optimize the code even better than before. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that though there might be a few disappointments, that they won't be so bad.

I'll also have to agree with the better feel of caves, ruins, and mines in PSU; but a lot of that was due to keeping the levels shorter and sweeter. In PSO, those particular levels (not so much the monsters) could get rather boring with their lack of location variety over too large of an area.

The forest in PSO was always short and sweet, and with the appropriate visual change compared to its size.

[WBMike]

http://bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dragon-sakai.jpg

Lol this should be prominently displayed in the OP. From 2ch.

[Amherst_Wind]

CENTRAL. DOME. (fire swirl) xD

Seriously, guys. ITS CENTRAL FREAKIN DOME! :D

So much for Forest of Illusion! I'm gonna say right now, I reckon they will faithfully recreate PSO Forest for PSP2.

[Dragwind]

The news just keeps getting better and better to me.

[Touka]

I heard Jun Fukuyama's voice in one of the trailers(LELOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUCH!),i'm guessing he's Sephiroth.

[Mike]

No! Dragon Sakai! What have you done!
[spoiler-box]
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m143/z026445/rappy.jpg
http://ameblo.jp/phantasy-star-portable2/entry-10350035526.html
[/spoiler-box]

[spoiler-box]http://bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dragon-sakai.jpg

Lol this should be prominently displayed in the OP. From 2ch.[/spoiler-box]
http://tway.ninja.googlepages.com/sakai.JPG
This is, borrowing Amherst's pic, gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood.

[Amherst_Wind]

Wow... I mean, did they have to literally rip the Rappies straight out of PS Zero... don't get me wrong, PS Zero Rappies are freaking adorable but man, dats sum DS graphics on PSP rite there.

[-Nightingale-]

Great videos, thanks for posting. The new trailer did it's job nicely, if I may say so.

So, I'm not sure if it was already, but this confirms PP regenerates differently based on race? If so, do you think Newman Ranger will be the new choice for min/maxers?

Also, I want to high five Producer Sakai for the Shield + Wand combo. <3<3<3 xoxoxo

[Waki Miko Syamemaru!]

I think the PP regen system will be "Shanoa" ( A character from Castlevania that has WICKED fast MP regenerating abilities) fast. Also I have to protest against the DS rappies being on the PSP2. Thats completely uncalled for. But other than that it's "Gooooooooooooooooooood!". It would be even better if they set the trailer to "Mad World". You know the song from those Gears of War commercials?

On the subject of the green haired, whip toting Newman female I believe she may be a role model for what's-her-face. The Mary-Sue girl.

[landman]

Those are not Rappy, they are Jaggo in disguise lol

I haven't seen a single PA combo in the videos, and only new PAs, I'm starting to believe they have scraped the PSU PA system and continued the PSØ one, I suppose it's ok since they want you to concentrate on single combos.

Is just attack in the game? maybe they have removed it in favour of the chain combo.... and I hope you can deactivate the chain combo sound, it's annoying to hear it in every hit.


If the PSO levels are recreated with every single block I may be happy, in PSU they only have the fist block in different forms... And I don't agree with caves and mines, they look very tinny compared to PSO, not the stage (I also like it's short), but the rooms, specially the magma pool room, it's just a cave in PSU and it had magma rivers flowing from the mountain-like walls into the room, if you made a zoom out in Blue Burst you could see the room was very large. I haven't played Ruins but I think I will be disappointed too.

[Mysterious-G]

Aww, I just noticed somebody pushed Emilia out of the Stateria's way and died instead of her in the PSN video. D:
I thought the 'showtimuu' to be a bit embarrassing, but oh well.....
I wonder why they recreated the Rappys. I think the fat ones were pretty cute, aswell.

And you might have a point there, landman. Guess we will have to wait and see.

[3R]

Just watched a few new videos.

Is the seiyuu of Crouch the same as Holland in Eureka7 and Ali Al Saachez in Gundam00?

If it is, that gives Crouch 9001 even more GAR points!!!!!

[Mysterious-G]

OMFG LOL! Take a look at what Crouch is watching!

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4428/crouch.jpg

[Touka]

Just watched a few new videos.

Is the seiyuu of Crouch the same as Holland in Eureka7 and Ali Al Saachez in Gundam00?

If it is, that gives Crouch 9001 even more GAR points!!!!!

Yes it's Keiji Fujiwara.Also don't forget Maes Hughes from Full Metal Alchemist.

[relentless]

Ahh Keiji Fujiwara, now I recognize him! He plays the epic ninja Hattori Zenzou in Gintama who loves things up his ass. lol

And neat, Jun Fukuyama, didn't expect Watanuki from xxxHolic / Lelouch from Geass to appear. :D

[3R]

PSU amd PSP had some pretty famous seiyuus too (dont ask me about names, Im bad at remembering them lol)

Its a shame we don't get the chance to switch voice acting in the western realease.

Well, Crouch looks cooler every passing day!

[Touka]

PSU amd PSP had some pretty famous seiyuus too (dont ask me about names, Im bad at remembering them lol)



Off the top of my head there's Norio Wakamoto(Magashi),Paku Romi(Tonio),Rie Tanaka(Karen and Helga)and Juurota Kosugi(Dalgun).

[Omocha]

>_>

<_<

I am so raping that rappy room. *drools* Want so bad.

What are you excited about?

I put this in off topic due to the fact that it's not reallly important and/or all that serious.

[Amherst_Wind]

I put this in off topic due to the fact that it's not reallly important and/or all that serious.

The first ever proper gameplay footage from TGS isn't important? :l sorry but did you read the whole thread?

[Mysterious-G]

Seems like when both threads were merged this stayed in Off Topic instead of the PSP section.
Curse you Rappy!

[relentless]

This thread is a merge?

[Tetsaru]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE8E-ULNklI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rdE7TLNg8

From Gametrailers.com

I dunno... from what I just saw, the new additions are cool and all (would've loved to have seen them in PSU, anyway >_>), but I still don't see any major gameplay changes... just more beating the crap out of enemies, no strategy or tactics involved. I didn't even see the use of the shields or dodge roll being implemented. No exploration either... looks like the Sonic Cycle's starting back up for me again unless I see something else much better soon...

Imo, this kind of gameplay was what SHOULD'VE happened to PSU once AotI came out.

[Mike]

This thread is a merge?
This thread was off topic? I admit it was silly, but it silly with the PSO dragon, TGS vids, crazy Phanasy Star Zero rappies on the PSP, and the tactic-less beating up of PSU enemies! :D That last bit I will blame on the players at TGS though.

[Touka]

I really don't see how it was off-topic with all the information in this thread.I guess there was that little voice actor tirade but seeing as how it was related to the game(and PSU for that matter)it's really moot point.

[landman]

OMFG LOL! Take a look at what Crouch is watching!

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4428/crouch.jpg
He is my new hero lol

[Mike]

Off the top of my head there's Norio Wakamoto(Magashi),Paku Romi(Tonio),Rie Tanaka(Karen and Helga)and Juurota Kosugi(Dalgun).
Magashi has the best voice ever. That guy's voice is really recognizable. And speaking of voice actors, you can scroll down to the bottom of this page at 4gamer (http://www.4gamer.net/games/096/G009650/20090926001/) to put some faces to the names of the actress who voice Emilia and Yuto.

[Waki Miko Syamemaru!]

He is my new hero lol

You know, Crouch be all relaxin, chillaxin', and bein all cool that is until a couple of guys start some trouble in his neighborhood. But other than that he just chills with Lil' L and watchin some bikini babes.

[Mike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWmlvXpSGw

New Trailer :D It's all EMO!
This trailer was posted to the official site as well as added to NicoNico. Nothing new though. Bleh.
http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2/special/story/

http://ameblo.jp/phantasy-star-portable2/entry-10353307780.html
Over at the official blog, we get a peak in to the month of October. In October, we'll learn about a surprising collaboration, get to see the special movie on the evolution of PSP2 shown at TGS around the middle of the month (discussed here (http://bumped.org/psublog/phantasy-star-portable-2-tgs-notes-customizations-new-nanoblast-new-characters-pso-dragon/)), and the Fun! Fan! episode filmed at TGS online on the ninth.

[Zufield]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWmlvXpSGw
Honestly, I'm more "excited" over P3P than PSP2. Still, seeing one of the new characters about to get TONNIOWNED brought a smile to my face.

[Waki Miko Syamemaru!]

Honestly, I'm more "excited" over P3P than PSP2. Still, seeing one of the new characters about to get TONNIOWNED brought a smile to my face.

Yea, Persona 3 Portable is DEFINITLY going into my PSP library. I think it's my fav of the entire series.

[Arika]

actually, there was a topic about voice actors before.

http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=143393&highlight=voice+actor&page=3

[Blueblur]

I don't care much for the new trailer. While some of the characters seem interesting, it's my opinion that the main character is just as bland and unsavory as Ethan was if not more so.

And I'm super hyped over P3P. If anyone wants to know more about P3P and it's changes I definitely recommend checking out the NeoGAF thread. Some of the users have been translating every bit of info on the game.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=371598

[Waki Miko Syamemaru!]

I heard that in P3P you get to play as the MC's "sister" or something to that effect.

Also yea the main character in PSP2 seems very Mary-Sue-ish. Thats my main gripe about the game. Why can't we have an MC thats like Alys from Phantasy Star 4? I'd like that.

[Blueblur]

P3P lets you pick a female main character instead of a main one. This was originally planned for the first version of Persona 3 (male or female MC choice). Here are pre-production images of what they were going to look like.

http://www.dokuganryu.com/scans/megaten/p3/art60.jpg
http://www.dokuganryu.com/scans/megaten/p3/art62.jpg

Aside from a ton of tweaks, the female MC will have different Social Links (that include brand new characters) and characters from Persona 4 cameo in the game. I really recommend you read that NeoGAF thread if you've finished P3 and want to know more about P3P.

The protagonist and antagonist for PSP2 have assured me that I won't care for the story mode much. I think it's safe to assume it'll consist of more anime tropes and annoying characters. Well, there's always multi-mode!

[Waki Miko Syamemaru!]

P3P lets you pick a female main character instead of a main one. This was originally planned for the first version of Persona 3 (male or female MC choice). Here are pre-production images of what they were going to look like.

http://www.dokuganryu.com/scans/megaten/p3/art60.jpg
http://www.dokuganryu.com/scans/megaten/p3/art62.jpg

Aside from a ton of tweaks, the female MC will have different Social Links (that include brand new characters) and characters from Persona 4 cameo in the game. I really recommend you read that NeoGAF thread if you've finished P3 and want to know more about P3P.

The protagonist and antagonist for PSP2 have assured me that I won't care for the story mode much. I think it's safe to assume it'll consist of more anime tropes and annoying characters. Well, there's always multi-mode!

I believe instead of Elizabeth she will be replaced by a male version who is just as uppity. Oh and as for the villian in PSP2, I automatically hate him. After all, who names a villian "Sizzle"?. Thats right. His name is "Sizzle". They couldn't name him anything better? Not Ignacious, Agnus, or Ragnarok for example? It has to be Sizzle? Everytime I type Sizzle I think of fajitas. Delicious fajitas and burritos. F**k now I'm hungry!!

[Akaimizu]

It may fall into the typical trap of many RPG stories. They basically make a main character which is more of the every-man type, but also deviod of much character. Just some brave folk who lets all the supporting characters carry the weight.

One thing that's hopeful, is if they can get back to lead characters that have quirks of their own, and character in a way that you'll come up with lead-characterisms because you start to know what they'll do in that situation. Especially in a game with a linear storyline.

Alys was a good example.

I do have to admit, I think the Sizzle was a big stab of originality, even if it is quirky as heck. You're right, who names a villain 'Sizzle'? (I bet somebody, over there, said the same thing. Then somebody exclaimed, "Brilliant" after people answered, "No one.")

Still, the storymode is a means to unlocking. I do have to admit, I actually find it at least more entertaining than doing those missions in PSO. While there were some nice missions, and some little mysteries wrapped between certain multiple missions, there was plenty of stuff where story was pretty much non-existant. Not to mention, doing them all over again on another difficulty level (which was mandatory to obtain certain things).

[Blueblur]

I feel that it's much worse when you're replaying a story mode to unlock things and the plot and characters are annoying and unavoidable as opposed to something like PSO where it's almost non-existent and easier to breeze through. Either way, you still have to play the same missions with the same map layouts over and over again on higher difficulties. The PSP style of Story Mode it's much more tedious (with the "cutscenes" and all), in my opinion.

[Waki Miko Syamemaru!]

A part of though hates to put that "Mary Sue" label on Emillia. Who knows? She might be doing it to get herself out of debt or because she is a huge shopoholic that she needs Little Wing to support her habits.I was thinking about the name Sizzle today and maybe it's pronounced differently. But if its pronounced normally maybe during the story line the main characters will make fun of him for it. I mean, thats what I would do. There are times where my expectations get dashed then go back up again. Its one of them titles that yea, I'll import. As a matter of fact I'm prolly gonna import "with a vengeance".