Article: First Phantasy Star Zero Trailer Released!

[EspioKaos]

The very first footage of Phantasy Star Zero has been released!

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Phantasy Star Zero trailer</div>

Aside from this, images from the latest issue of Famitsu surfaced, revealing new bits of information on the upcoming DS title. I took a moment to translate what I could make out, though some details are a bit sketchy due to the blurriness of the picture. I'll be sure to update this post as I am able to clarify any of this.

• Two story characters have been revealed: Salisa (newman) and Kai (human). Salisa is described as "a young girl from a forgotten race" while Kai is called "a veteran Hunter."
  
• Photon arts are confirmed for the game, explaining the presence of a PP gauge in previous screens as opposed to a TP gauge. When PP is used with a weapon, a "charge attack" is performed, otherwise known as a photon art. The style of attack varies depending on weapons.
  
• One new technique was revealed: Alresta. This heals all party members within a certain radius of the caster as opposed to Resta which heals only the caster. It turns out that Alresta is simply a "charged" version of Resta.
  
• Newmans were born on the moon, and are a good-natured race that had been long forgotten.
  
• As with Phantasy Star Online, the background music in Zero will change when enemies are encountered.
  
• The story mode focuses on a group known collectively as "The Hunters." They discovered weaponry based around photon energy from an ancient civilization and now are using those weapons to fight back against a presently unnamed enemy.

Thanks to Evila for posting the magazine article and trailer! Also, feel free to jump into our discussion of this new info at the newly-opened Phantasy Star Zero forum!

[Saphion]

"Photon arts are confirmed for the game, explaining the presence of a PP gauge in previous screens as opposed to a TP gauge."
Boooooo. I at least hope techniques are kept seperate from wands and rods, though. Then I wouldn't mind.
"As with Phantasy Star Online, the background music in Zero will change when enemies are encountered."
AWWWWW YEEEEAAAAAAH.

[Seority]

Salisa = Karen
/ Kai = Ethan Waber
Now who didn't see this coming? xD lols!
@point5: FUDGING AWESOME! I'd loved that about PSO <33333

[DreXxiN]

Leave it to Nintendo to take every serious series and change it into fucking 10 year old heroes wacking monsters in childhood land with rainbows!

[Anon_Fire]

This is unbelievable!

[Skye-Fox713]

Nice,,,

[Primus30]

Just because it's on the DS doesn't mean it's made by Nintendo, it's still made by Sega. And I'm not defending Nintendo, I actually don't much care for them ANYMORE either.

[watashiwa]

I came.
Can't wait for more...
Can't wait for it to come out.

[Gunslinger-08]

HOLY CRAP, that looks AMAZING. I can only hope it turns out as amazing as it looked.

[ZyphNeko]

"It is said that newmans were born on the moon."
... ... ... ... ... [insert HAETFUL rants about Sega's epic cliches here.]
And Beasts were born on MARS!! LOLOLZ
>_>
but srsly, this looks like epic stuff, though. Can't wait for more stuff about this game to come out...
Neko~