New Phantasy Star JRPG teased for mobile

[Maulcun]

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Sega opened a countdown website teasing the reveal of a new project in the Phantasy Star series. It’s part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the franchise. The new Phantasy Star will be officially announced on July 24 at 12:00 (JST).


Site: https://30th-anniversary-phantasystar.sega.jp/
Automatic conversion time : https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=New+Phantasy+Star+officially+an nounced++%28iOS%2FAndroid%29&iso=20180724T12&p1=248

[Dark Mits]

This new mobile platform game seems... too close to Final Fantasy Tactics stuff.
a) An armor model resembling the Judges in Square's Ivalice setting
b) The celestial north hemisphere in the background, which includes the 12 zodiacs at the edge. The zodiac signs play a significant meta-role in the Ivalice setting.
c) Since the celestial sky is both solar-system dependent (the apparent location of the stars changes when you change your own location in the universe) and time dependent (the night sky changes with the passage of years due to movements of the stars), and assuming that the writers/designers at Sega didn't forget to do their homework, this betrays that it will take place in our own solar system "close" to our time (give or take a few tens of millenia)

[landman]

c) Since the celestial sky is both solar-system dependent (the apparent location of the stars changes when you change your own location in the universe) and time dependent (the night sky changes with the passage of years due to movements of the stars), and assuming that the writers/designers at Sega didn't forget to do their homework, this betrays that it will take place in our own solar system "close" to our time (give or take a few tens of millenia)

The arks find Kobol's the photoner tomb of athena, where lies a star map to the thirteenth Colony ARKS Ship, the very first one and the origin of all photoner civilization. Meanwhile Commander Adama Xierra decides to hide the truth, so all people in Oracle have something to do and not get bored.

[Sirius-91]

The arks find Kobol's the photoner tomb of athena, where lies a star map to the thirteenth Colony ARKS Ship, the very first one and the origin of all photoner civilization. Meanwhile Commander Adama Xierra decides to hide the truth, so all people in Oracle have something to do and not get bored.
All of this happened before, and will happen again. So say we all.

[PrinceBrightstar]

b) The celestial north hemisphere in the background, which includes the 12 zodiacs at the edge. The zodiac signs play a significant meta-role in the Ivalice setting.
c) Since the celestial sky is both solar-system dependent (the apparent location of the stars changes when you change your own location in the universe) and time dependent (the night sky changes with the passage of years due to movements of the stars), and assuming that the writers/designers at Sega didn't forget to do their homework, this betrays that it will take place in our own solar system "close" to our time (give or take a few tens of millenia)

It's about time...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq9cYROvLRY

[SteveCZ]

The new mobile platform will be scratching to death finding the girl characters in swimsuits during summer event.

:D

[FantasyHeaven]

Huge tits and ass in your face the game
Don't they already have one of these

[Dark Mits]

Huh, the background changed sometime today. The character is taking the helmet off.

[XrosBlader821]

hmm interesting. Are we supposed to know who this girl is already? Maybe this IS Phantasy Star 5

[SteveCZ]

OHH YOU'RE RIGHT. Interestingg. Maybe H-1.

[final_attack]

Would be funny if it's Koori (Ep4 Earth) ....
I wonder who .... looking forward to see it!

[oratank]

alisa from omega i guess

[SteveCZ]

Plot twist: Monica

[final_attack]

I believe the pict has changed (again)
Seems more open.

[SteveCZ]

I believe the pict has changed (again)
Seems more open.

the hypeee... still no idea who that is though. :/

[CocoCrispy]

New game hype! I also have no idea who this is. For anyone curious, I've been uploading the images as they appear (3 of them to my knowledge + star constellation background). These images are huge so have a spoiler box.

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http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41692&d=1532272109
https://phantasystar.wikia.com/wiki/File:Phantasy_Star_smartphone_tease_bg_2018.jpg
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41693&d=1532272116
https://phantasystar.wikia.com/wiki/File:Phantasy_Star_smartphone_tease_2018.jpg
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41694&d=1532272124
https://phantasystar.wikia.com/wiki/File:Phantasy_Star_smartphone_tease2_2018.jpg
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41695&d=1532272130
https://phantasystar.wikia.com/wiki/File:Phantasy_Star_smartphone_tease3_2018.jpg
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The problematic part of these sketches is... that they're sketchy so details are hard to parse. I clipped out interesting bits from the images that may be clues to this (potentially new) character.

http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41691&d=1532269359

She wears very detailed cuffs and her left hand appears to maybe also be gloved? The details match the detail on the helmet. There's also this locket medallion around her neck with some kind of flower or scepter. Her body is mostly hidden beneath a cloak but we do notice that she is wearing some kind of armor underneath it.

The detail on the collar at least at a glance seems to match Alis Landale's armor.
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41697&d=1532272193

The one other person that has a precedent for cloaked armor is Lutz as you can see in his Gen1 art.
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41696&d=1532272160

Could be Alis. Could be Lutz doing ambiguous Lutz things. Could be an esper, some nameless descendant, or maybe even someone we don't even know. Alis and Lutz did get lost in space for a time between PS1 and PS2. However it's doubtful that it could be any of the mentioned characters because the constellations are from our solar system, so I'm leaning more toward PSO2 spinoff that's in JRPG form. Maybe it's a look into the backstories of Omega characters, but Sega could very well be throwing us for a loop!

[landman]

Could be all of this, could be Alisa and the constellations are a sign to the coming enemy, it's a 30th anniversary game after all...

[Anduril]

Could be all of this, could be Alisa and the constellations are a sign to the coming enemy, it's a 30th anniversary game after all...

If you're thinking what I think you're thinking, then we will probably also have to deal with time travel since there is almost a 500 year gap between PSI and Noah arriving in Algol.

[zandra117]

there is also at least a 1000 year gap in between the end of phantasy star 2 where Rolf and party encounters the earthmen and phantasy star 4 where the mothballed ship Landeel is reactivated.
Its possible that Rolf's encounter on Noah may have started a larger war with the earthmen in Algol. There is definitely potential for a new game within this gap. Even Alis could appear since we know that she uses cryosleep technology in Phantasy Star Gaiden similar to Lutz and had left to return to Algo.

[landman]

If you're thinking what I think you're thinking, then we will probably also have to deal with time travel since there is almost a 500 year gap between PSI and Noah arriving in Algol.
We know Eusis/Rolf is the descendant of Alisa, but we don't know how much she lived, Lutz lived more than a thousand years thanks to cryostasis, Alisa also lived in a different planet outside of Algol (PS Gaiden).

[Anduril]

I completely forgot about Gaiden, to be honest. Taking it into consideration, that does reduce the gap for Alis to less than 100 years between her known adventures and Noah arriving. Easily enough time for her to travel back to Algol and get wrapped up in the Earthmen conspiracy. Alternatively, it could also be the story of one of Alis' descendants/Rolf's ancestors that survived the purge of the royal family, which could explain the necessity of a helmet to conceal her identity lest she face a French Revolution scenario.

[zandra117]

If Alis had continued to use the cryo pod after returning to Algo she might even directly be Rolf's mother.
Alis' "daughter" Minima from gaiden is also her clone which opens the possibility of a body double plot where the earthmen may have thought that they had killed her.

[Zulastar]

I like this pic so I rip'd it >_<

https://i.imgur.com/MHHWFj5.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/MHHWFj5.jpg)

[Great Pan]

Another filthy gacha game....

[Dragwind]

With the current market Sega has been crafting the PS series to cater to in recent years, I'm not feeling too excited about this. However, if this project is truly meant to celebrate the series as a whole and it's origins, I truly hope it's going to fit into the classic series and not be overflowing with, er, "fanservice."

However, the fact that it's on ios/android does not tend to leave a good first impression on gamers.

[SteveCZ]

3 hours left guys. Chill. :-P

[Anduril]

3 hours left guys. Chill. :-P
If the reveal is happening at noon on July 24th JST, then it is actually in less than 45 minutes from this post.

[SteveCZ]

If the reveal is happening at noon on July 24th JST, then it is actually in less than 45 minutes from this post.

Looking at its countdown code, it seems like it adjusts to your local computer time. Which is kinda weird though why would they do that if it's not a global release.

For the curious: https://30th-anniversary-phantasystar.sega.jp/js/_countdown.js

[Anduril]

Looking at its countdown code, it seems like it adjusts to your local computer time. Which is kinda weird though why would they do that if it's not a global release.

For the curious: https://30th-anniversary-phantasystar.sega.jp/js/_countdown.js
I would assume that precisely because it is not a global release that they would do it like that since their target audience (ie. Japanese players) would all have the same local time.

[Altiea]

Descend... IDOLA: Phantasy Star Saga!


https://youtu.be/1qqdkHoXvZE

[Anduril]

So the story seems to be another "Dark Falz must be sealed." The style of the game reminds me of Fate/Grand Order, which I enjoyed the gameplay and story of, not so much the Hero summoning/gacha mechanic which I imagine will also be part of this game (and it looks like it may be characters from across the franchise that you can collect, judging by that Quna artwork at the end).

[SteveCZ]

I would assume that precisely because it is not a global release that they would do it like that since their target audience (ie. Japanese players) would all have the same local time.

welps you're right. altiea confirmed it. time to see what it is! :-o

[SteveCZ]

Ahhhh no I saw the battle system it does look like FGO.

Pass. :lol:

[Meteor Weapon]

Just UI look alike wise not the gameplay, better just wait for PSO2 livestream later

[GHNeko]

I'll stick to Dx2 :feelsbadman:

[CocoCrispy]

Well I'm pleasantly surprised! So much good stuff I want to rip from that website. If there's a buy option I'd be thrilled but knowing current trends, wouldn't be surprised if it's a mobile cash grab. <_>

Our main protagonists are Stella and Yuri. Stella is the owner of the organization they're both part of, 白羊騎士団. Very weird name. Shirohitsuji Knights/Order of White Sheep. Not much is said of her beyond she's a shy, sweet girl. Yuri was raised as a sailor with the man that took him in when he was orphaned at a young age. He become the commander of their organization when Stella recruits him.

Some of my fave images from the site!
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http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41699&d=1532404102
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41701&d=1532404117
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41700&d=1532404111
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41702&d=1532404123
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I wonder if these are Dark Falz related.
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http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41698&d=1532404095
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41703&d=1532404137
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[ArcaneTechs]

its like im looking at FGO but phantasy, music is fantastic but i hate motion tweens with a passion

[Tankotron]

There's still some legend in the comments asking for English PSO2. Like why. How do you not just accept fate after 6 years.

[CocoCrispy]

Daaaaang, the like/dislike bar on that vid is going nuts. We got lots of salty western fans. :p

[the_importer_]

Even something 16-bit looking would have been more welcomed than this. The things looks like half of the generic P2W 2D side-scrolling RPGs on mobiles, no way to tell it apart.

[GHNeko]

Daaaaang, the like/dislike bar on that vid is going nuts. We got lots of salty western fans. :p

you think jp phantasy fans would like this? :wacko:

[Great Pan]

How original, SEGA. A FGO-ish rip-off with a Phantasy Star skin! See? I'm TRULY a prophet after all!

[ArcaneTechs]

Do you really think someone needs that to make lazy bait posts on a forum every once in a while? As long as people keep responding Pan is going to keep posting.
stop ruining my plans


There's still some legend in the comments asking for English PSO2. Like why. How do you not just accept fate after 6 years.
because when anything PSO2 related gets announced (including the monthly streams), people who still refuse to use the English Patch to play will continue to keep asking for a game that they'll literally get to play tops 4yrs or less before the next installment hits and they'll keep doing it even if they got the PSU treatment again. pathetic


Daaaaang, the like/dislike bar on that vid is going nuts. We got lots of salty western fans. :p
theres no way you think this is a bunch of English players thumbing down the video, not only is it basically a meme at this point for almost every PS vid to have a thumbs down side higher but this isn't exactly what people even want: another mobile game when they need to focus more on the current main games issues. oh but dont worry, we're gonna have this shoved down our throats and eventually somehow ties in to Ep6 or Ep7. (im also under the assumption they have a seperate team working on this as a 2nd guess but i have my doubts)


How original, SEGA. A FGO-ish rip-off with a Phantasy Star skin! See? I'm TRULY a prophet after all!
no youre a f****t

[CocoCrispy]

theres no way you think this is a bunch of English players thumbing down the video, not only is it basically a meme at this point for almost every PS vid to have a thumbs down side higher but this isn't exactly what people even want: another mobile game when they need to focus more on the current main games issues. oh but dont worry, we're gonna have this shoved down our throats and eventually somehow ties in to Ep6 or Ep7.


you think jp phantasy fans would like this? :wacko:

I honestly don't see what's so offensive about it besides the motion tweens and autotune. That scene where she wacks a sandworm just got me all nostalgic for IV. Optimistic Stockholm Syndrome? :rolleyes:

At this point it's been several years on PSO2 train. I've long since stopped playing (unfortunately) and reports of the game's dwindling sales (http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/766/1766471/), it would just be better off if they wrapped it up and started on a new mainline iteration.

[SteveCZ]

Well, I can wait for PSO2 collab for Stella's outfit tough. Probably somewhere along its launch date, usually. :-)

[SteveCZ]

Anyway it's kinda linked with SG-related or whatever for PSO2. Might be wrong though so check it out.

https://idola.jp/entry/

edit: Well actually this: https://twitter.com/sega_pso2/status/1021594580012040192

[Dark Mits]

I hope there are no tangible benefits to playing Idola for PSO2. I don't think I'll have enough free time at work for both PSO2es and Idola :(

[Dragwind]

The first 23 seconds of the reveal video felt great until you realize it's a giant lie. Oh well. We all saw this coming now didn't we? Everything after the 23 second mark does not appeal to me at all.

[ArcaneTechs]

I honestly don't see what's so offensive about it besides the motion tweens and autotune. That scene where she wacks a sandworm just got me all nostalgic for IV. Optimistic Stockholm Syndrome? :rolleyes:

At this point it's been several years on PSO2 train. I've long since stopped playing (unfortunately) and reports of the game's dwindling sales (http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/766/1766471/), it would just be better off if they wrapped it up and started on a new mainline iteration.
im referring to it being cheap, not a fan of motion tweens at all and rather them take a unique approach to it rather than the FGO esque way

if you read the translated interviews lately, you might get an idea why the game isnt doing so hot atm, its absolutely not dead

[CocoCrispy]

im referring to it being cheap, not a fan of motion tweens at all and rather them take a unique approach to it rather than the FGO esque way

if you read the translated interviews lately, you might get an idea why the game isnt doing so hot atm, its absolutely not dead

From what I've read, it's definitely still a lucrative business and the Switch version has loads of downloads but not as much activity as those downloads would suggest. Haven't looked too much into the nuances of the Hero class and the newest episodes but I'll take your word for it.

Reading more about this game got me hype for deep lore, but the cash grab will most definitely be intense. They're already throwing out bucket loads of currency gems for preregistration. Love the prospect of a new RPG! Hate the greediness of their business models. Sure would be nice if our fandom could get a Christian Whitehead dev. :wacko:

[ArcaneTechs]

From what I've read, it's definitely still a lucrative business and the Switch version has loads of downloads but not as much activity as those downloads would suggest. Haven't looked too much into the nuances of the Hero class and the newest episodes but I'll take your word for it.

Reading more about this game got me hype for deep lore, but the cash grab will most definitely be intense. They're already throwing out bucket loads of currency gems for preregistration. Love the prospect of a new RPG! Hate the greediness of their business models. Sure would be nice if our fandom could get a Christian Whitehead dev. :wacko:
the Switch was a good idea but realistically i thought Cloud wasnt the way to go and Cartridge would have been better but i still have the idea that this is them testing the waters and seeing what their team can do seeing as theyre still going to improve on it instead of giving up or w/e. the game itself isnt dead by any means again, JP hours or Eng, Blocks still fine either a bunch or at least a couple full for EQ's (as usual)

100SG's is not a lot, easily spent on one SG scratch turn or used for monthly SG storage. even if the game turns Gacha (which i dont doubt by any means but I like to give that benefitted doubt), as other games, you DONT have to invest money into it unless you want to which is the players choice to be smart or just irresponsible (its your money so do w/e) with their money so they can complain about spending $1,000 or more and then whining about rates etc but idk cant say until its in full swing unless its like $9.99 for the game and it doesnt have a Gacha

[landman]

Even if they threw in UwbaaaKireek and SEED infected Lou on the gacha, I still don't see the "phantasy" on the main cast. Looks like some random mobile game they put a known name to grab extra interest. Honestly, I hope the gacha is mostly shameless and generic designs like PSO2es cards so I don't even need to touch this with a stick.

Edit: is this provably the first Phantasy Star game with no firearms or technology in general at all?

[FantasyHeaven]

this seems like the direction for all japanese games now, couple years from now all there will be is clones of that kusoge. Can't blame them since they make 10000000000x the profit for 0.00000000000001x the effort out of twitter sheep. Wonder what direction "games" will take after this fad dies out.

[Anduril]

Edit: is this provably the first Phantasy Star game with no firearms or technology in general at all?
There is a mag-like thing floating behind one of the characters, so it is possible that they just haven't shown the full extent of what technology is there and/or discovering it will be a plot point.

[Dark Mits]

EHonestly, I hope the gacha is mostly shameless and generic designs like PSO2es cards so I don't even need to touch this with a stick.From an objective point of view, this isn't different than the deck cards with pin up girls. It's the same thing, just evolved.

Anyone else notice that four elements appear at the top left in battle screen? Fire, Ice, Wind, Earth.

[XrosBlader821]

At least we got a new Quna artwork, that's always welcome.
https://idola.jp/entry/img/pc/benefit_character01.png

And yeah I honestly don't know what Sega expects us to do. It was clear from the moment the website was online for the countdown that it's gonna be a money making machine and not a celebration of 30 years Phantasy Star. I'm pretty sure the tiny content update in PSO2 at the end of the year will be a better celebration of the Franchise than this is. That's besides that I couldn't tell this game was supposed to be a Phantasy Star game until someone mumbled the words "Dark Falz". What's up with Sega lately and their hard on not doing Scifi stuff in this Scifi franchise?

[landman]

I'll stick to Dx2 :feelsbadman:
Just installed it, I can't believe both games are made by Sega, it's obvious some guy at atlus cares about the quality of their franchise, while no one at sega does.

[oratank]

quna and her baraku

[isCasted]

the Switch version has loads of downloads but not as much activity as those downloads would suggest.

I assume, most people who downloaded it are active PC/PS4 players, and they did it only so they could get that Link costume. It also didn't help that the launch was plagued with connectivity issues (yes, for JP players) and that servers have constantly been full so players had been put in a queue. Oh, and also 30 FPS (but it seems like they're going to address that).

[ArcaneTechs]

At least we got a new Quna artwork, that's always welcome.
https://idola.jp/entry/img/pc/benefit_character01.png

tfw no guitar weapon type

[Dark Mits]

tfw no guitar weapon typehttps://www.mmogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bards-are-Lame.png
Had to do it.

[wefwq]

Chain Chronicle, Soul Reverse Zero & SokuLibe taught me to never touch SEGA mobile phone ever again.

[Tymek]

Well I'm pleasantly surprised! So much good stuff I want to rip from that website. If there's a buy option I'd be thrilled but knowing current trends, wouldn't be surprised if it's a mobile cash grab. <_>

Our main protagonists are Stella and Yuri. Stella is the owner of the organization they're both part of, 白羊騎士団. Very weird name. Shirohitsuji Knights/Order of White Sheep. Not much is said of her beyond she's a shy, sweet girl. Yuri was raised as a sailor with the man that took him in when he was orphaned at a young age. He become the commander of their organization when Stella recruits him.

Some of my fave images from the site!
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http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41699&d=1532404102
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41701&d=1532404117
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41700&d=1532404111
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41702&d=1532404123
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I wonder if these are Dark Falz related.
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http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41698&d=1532404095
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41703&d=1532404137
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Very nice.

I like the theme song.

That's pretty much it.

[loafhero]

I burst out laughing when learning that its a mobile game, seeing the character designs, descriptions and what the monsters are called.

[Masu]

I burst out laughing when learning that its a mobile game, seeing the character designs, descriptions and what the monsters are called.

Character design is so awesome, so so much inspiration to get from...Welp it was ded ,for me ,the moment I've read it will be a mobile game anyway :/

[CocoCrispy]

Someone mentioned this on Twitter and I agree that the artwork has newer Shining vibes to it. I like it; it's pretty.


I assume, most people who downloaded it are active PC/PS4 players, and they did it only so they could get that Link costume. It also didn't help that the launch was plagued with connectivity issues (yes, for JP players) and that servers have constantly been full so players had been put in a queue. Oh, and also 30 FPS (but it seems like they're going to address that).

The way Sakai was explaining it funny that you mention that is because they think it has to do with creating a Sega ID. So he mentioned that they may look into ways you could play without one. I remember the hassle of creating one for sure but I'm not sure that's what's entirely to blame for the Switch's funk. If I was still playing, I agree that downloading on the switch just for the costume would be a thing I'd also prolly do heh heh.

[Tymek]

https://www.mmogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bards-are-Lame.png
Had to do it.

And now they've announced that Quna's class is a special, rare class...

Wait for it...

Bard

[Arada]

And now they've announced that Quna's class is a special, rare class...

Wait for it...

Bard

It's a sign ! Next class in PSO2 is going to be bard!
#Joke

[MidiPour]

The chronological mirage was such a tease in the beginning, and I got my hopes up that it would be a mobile experience I’d be on board with. There’s nearly nothing here celebrating Phantasy Star’s legacy besides the enemies. The characters look as though they were taken directly from another scrapped anime, and look generic. I don’t understand why Sega’s management has been so incompetent, it’s clear they know how to chase profit margins while ignoring what previously made their brand successful.

[Tymek]

Will we ever fight forever
Never say never
In name of the robatherm
Bring upon thus
A new tomorrow

[CocoCrispy]

The chronological mirage was such a tease in the beginning, and I got my hopes up that it would be a mobile experience I’d be on board with. There’s nearly nothing here celebrating Phantasy Star’s legacy besides the enemies. The characters look as though they were taken directly from another scrapped anime, and look generic. I don’t understand why Sega’s management has been so incompetent, it’s clear they know how to chase profit margins while ignoring what previously made their brand successful.

Perhaps the reason is because Sega lacks faith that there is an actual audience. They've deprived western fans of so much content in all the online titles. It could be some negligence on the team's side with the content that often lagged behind the JP version or outright didn't even include in PSO and PSU that bringing over PSO2 just didn't seem profitable in the long term. They could look at gaijin ship 2 and see how many people have played despite the hurdles of the language barrier, but besides that hub, the rest are mostly relegated to a single ships and a small population spread out elsewhere.

Sega has been in a rut for awhile. Granted all businesses want to make money, but I think if they satisfy the fans and appriciate their customers, they could potentially profit more. As I said, this is a good time to be a Sonic fan. And I'm sure we all know about the dark age his series went thru. We need more people like Christian Whitehead that get their foot in the door doing simple ports and eventually work their way up to Mania status. He tugged at my feels from an interview he did recently following Plus' release in which he said his team often joked about the potential for toying with a Burning Rangers concept. After seeing what he had managed to accomplish, I could trust him with something like that. Their team needs to open the doors for new blood to bring in fresh ideas. Like, for real.

[zandra117]

reminds me of phantasy star eternal hunters and eternal planets

[Selphea]

They should've either used the Shining IP for this. If they have such a hardon for medieval high fantasy perhaps make a Shining mobage and a Shining MMO instead of leaking it into PSO2 and creating this?

Alternatively make it a sci-fi game about a solar system with 3 planets and have neon haired space elves in black leotards using claw weapons, a blue-haired mage guy and a heroine throwing laser boomerangs. That'd be a Phantasy Star.

I don't get the cheap looking sprites that look like stick puppets either. They have the Virtua Fighter franchise, they have a bunch of games using 3D engines, PSO2 included, which they know inside out and have character bones and animations all sorted. If they wanted a 2D look just recycle the engine, use cel shading but keep the animations so that they don't look cheap.

[SteveCZ]

Star Ocean Anamnesis and Honkai Impact 3 were my expectations in comparison. They both have 2D illustrations and 3D models of the characters and real-time 3D combat. I expected too much.

Well hopefully this game works well and gives a better hope for PSO3.

[landman]

Well hopefully this game works well and gives a better hope for PSO3.
If a cheap gacha game works well, they will produce more cheap gacha games.


Edit: speculation time: Vandoll is ancient Ragol. There I said it!

[ArcaneTechs]

And now they've announced that Quna's class is a special, rare class...

Wait for it...

Bard
I'm looking forward to watching that movie again, RIP guitar guy


It's a sign ! Next class in PSO2 is going to be bard!
#Joke
the problem is in the interviews they said theyre going to get rid of the "Advanced Class" category and just have Hero and future classes bunched in as normal class so despite what it may be, this could be a teaser to a new future class but at the same time it's just wishful thinking. just saiyan man

[Vintasticvin]

If it's not coming to the west I ain't interested. Not gonna risk jacking up my phone to get my "modern" Phantasy Star fix.

[FantasyHeaven]

I don't get the cheap looking sprites that look like stick puppets either. They have the Virtua Fighter franchise, they have a bunch of games using 3D engines, PSO2 included, which they know inside out and have character bones and animations all sorted. If they wanted a 2D look just recycle the engine, use cel shading but keep the animations so that they don't look cheap.
but grand diarrhea became the biggest hit in the kusoge world by throwing together a couple shitty layers and calling the resulting mannequin a "servant". The sheep pay thousands of dollars for a tiny chance at receiving one of these rarities. The only things this doesn't have that the other does are timing and luck.

[Sirius-91]

If it's not coming to the west I ain't interested. Not gonna risk jacking up my phone to get my "modern" Phantasy Star fix.
You're not jacking up your phone unless you blindly install apps from some dodgy chinese website.

[zandra117]

speculation time: Vandoll is ancient Ragol. There I said it!
I thought the same thing when I saw that Vandoll has two moons in its sky.

[Uncle_bob]

guys help i just saw this newest VN that Sega announced under the "Phantasy Star" name and now I have cancer

[ArcaneTechs]

If it's not coming to the west I ain't interested. Not gonna risk jacking up my phone to get my "modern" Phantasy Star fix.
wut, just use phone emulator 5head. also coming to West, knee slapper

[Sayara]

to be fair, since this game screams of Grandblue Fantasy/ Fates Grand Order and how foolishly strong the gacha game is for those kinda things in the West (see any of the danger threads of "whaling for X unit for any of those games.") It'd be a foolish game to not let it cross over.
How bout a Imgur of these amount of people burning gachas (https://imgur.com/jStY2lT)

Or at the very least.. not lock it to JP only location like the Madoka/Fates GO clone did.

[Jene-chan]

A very special comment has appeared on the announcement video. lol

https://i.imgur.com/6jmdgfE.png

[XrosBlader821]

A very special comment has appeared on the announcement video. lol

https://i.imgur.com/6jmdgfE.png

The official Sonic social Media accounts love poking fun at themselves but this genuinely made me chuckle.

[Tymek]

A very special comment has appeared on the announcement video. lol

https://i.imgur.com/6jmdgfE.png

Oh my.

[SteveCZ]

to be fair, since this game screams of Grandblue Fantasy/ Fates Grand Order and how foolishly strong the gacha game is for those kinda things in the West (see any of the danger threads of "whaling for X unit for any of those games.") It'd be a foolish game to not let it cross over.
How bout a Imgur of these amount of people burning gachas (https://imgur.com/jStY2lT)

Or at the very least.. not lock it to JP only location like the Madoka/Fates GO clone did.

It's more about the Phantasy Star itself turned into "that" I think. Gacha itself is nothing new to us who play PSO2 anyway. Like, "I'm ready to burn my money, but why you do this Sega?"

[Sayara]

Well yeah Im not excited for this project at all either. I was just speculating on the idea of what can give Sega quick easy bux for minimal effort really.

[Zorak000]

It would have been passable for me if they at least made the battle perspective look like the classic series, and had the camera behind the party staring down the enemy. but as it is now, It's in no way a tribute to the series, just them trying to capitalize on other popular games.

basically kind of like how PSO1 was going to be an original IP as a sci-fi diablo clone; but Sakai just wouldn't stop drawing dragons, which reminded them they had a sci-fi/fantasy IP they could slap on for branding

....

suddenly that fake screenshot of "pso2 battle royale" doesn't seem that too far flung of an idea...

[sonisei]

It will attract more otaku for sure.
gonna stick with fgo then i have my husbando there :wacko:

[Sirius-91]

What bothers me about it, is that it has a legitimate story on it and can't exactly be ignored.

[ArcaneTechs]

What bothers me about it, is that it has a legitimate story on it and can't exactly be ignored.
im still calling a tie in with Ep6 or 7

[SteveCZ]

What bothers me about it, is that it has a legitimate story on it and can't exactly be ignored.

Sounds like a new translation job I see. :-(

[loafhero]

A very special comment has appeared on the announcement video. lol

https://i.imgur.com/6jmdgfE.png

They've since edited their comment to clarify that their "excited" about the new PS game. Of course, working for SEGA, they have to show support.

[Zorak000]

http://www.siliconera.com/2018/07/27/idola-phantasy-star-saga-director-and-producer-explains-why-the-game-has-a-different-setting/

so I was looking at the summary of this interview and I saw this line:

The gameplay consists of command-based battles where players defeat enemies and advance on the map. Tanaka states that they deliberately chose this to mirror the roots of the series.

They deliberately chose this to mirror the roots of the series.
That's just a slap in the face. They either have no idea what they are doing, or corporate was calling the shots about wanting a FGO clone and they're trying to save face and doing a horrible job at it.

I might not have played much of the old games, but I know enough that there was a strong focus on Combination Attacks to get stuff done, and that trailer just showed off a bunch of totally-not-Noble-Phantasms. also somebody pointed out the "auto battle" button, that would have been a perfect opportunity to implement the Macro system.

Chin and Tanaka want to make this game a title that won’t let down the players expectations or the legacy of the series.
The only people they are not letting down are the people who haven't played any other game in the series.

[sonisei]

The only people they are not letting down are the people who haven't played any other game in the series.

even though i've never played older ps games it's still let me down :S
maybe bc i'm just sick of moe everywhere :wacko:

[Maulcun]

Scans

https://i.imgur.com/2iMmrX1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/IjeuV2N.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/WGzmQ9a.jpg

[Dark Mits]

Also somebody pointed out the "auto battle" button, that would have been a perfect opportunity to implement the Macro system.Both Auto and Macro can exist at the same time. And let's be honest, the Auto option exists because quite a significant majority of players do not play the game, they just put it on Auto while they do other stuff. In fact, not having the Auto function would pretty much mean the game is DoA because it wouldn't be able to compete due to lack of accessibility. That's the sad reality for games today.

[StreetFighter2242]

Just installed it, I can't believe both games are made by Sega, it's obvious some guy at atlus cares about the quality of their franchise, while no one at sega does.

I know. Sucks doesn't it?

[StreetFighter2242]

Scans

https://i.imgur.com/2iMmrX1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/IjeuV2N.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/WGzmQ9a.jpg


That's just sad....Looks nothing like PS...

[Sirius-91]

Sounds like a new translation job I see. :-(

As I'm one of 2 translators left (aside from the randos who contribute on and off) in Arks-Layer, I already have too much on my plate and won't touch this game outside of sharing the Android APK.

[SteveCZ]

Anyone managed to get the music only? It's good. Can't seem to find it in youtube (preferably youtube). Well, these mobile games PV tend to have good music, like Soul Reverse Zero.


As I'm one of 2 translators left (aside from the randos who contribute on and off) in Arks-Layer, I already have too much on my plate and won't touch this game outside of sharing the Android APK.

Whew tough. Honestly Android APK is good enough. I think apkpure.com will immediately get it (usually they do for F2P games), but not sure how fast they can fetch it though.

[Tymek]

Yuri is short for Yurisis. Yuri's MAG is called Bai.