• SEGA and PSO World team up to reveal Phantasy Star Online Episode 5.

    Yuji Naka has kept his word and has proved it in a PSO-World exclusive! We've been given a glimpse of Phantasy Star Online Episode V!

    The story goes: A year after the defeat of Olga Flow, a weird series of explosions has been detected at the north pole of Ragol. When a team was sent down to investigate what was going on, contact was lost. Natasha has called on the Hunters again to investigate what happened to the lost team, and find out what is causing the explosions.

    Once again you'll be teamed up with Elly. However due to the strong magnetic effect there is at the poles of the planet, communications may not always be possible. It'll be the same as well for telepipes as well so the item shops that were seen in the towers were deployed to the poles after being fitted with specialized heating units to prevent them from freezing.

    This is very much an unfinished product at this time so I'm sure you'll see that there are some things missing or that there are some graphical problems, as not all of the graphical elements have been enabled. There's also work of a new HUD going on so that also is missing. This is the bare minimum of what is finished. There weren't even any monsters yet in this video I recieved but map work of the first area is finished as far as I can tell. Also the music appears to be called The Silent Blizzard Of North part 1 from the note I received. Prepare for the biting cold everyone!

    Video! You're gonna need divx to view this video and you can pick that up at divx.com.

    So you're wondering, "EPISODE V?! We don't even have Episode IV yet, or Blue Burst for that matter!" Don't worry, I've got all of the info. Blue Burst will be coming out this month, and Episode IV coming early summer. Finally Episode V will be released early next year in Japan and a few months after that here in the US. Let the continued explorations of Ragol begin!

    Comments 22 Comments
    1. 's Avatar
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      Yay! Finally some new details about the release date. Brr...better bring my jacket.
    1. 's Avatar
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      Oh damn, finally a snow/ice level. I can't wait.
    1. Calibur's Avatar
      Calibur -
      That remind me of Forrest Gump, run humar run!
    1. Omega_Nova's Avatar
      Omega_Nova -
      So, how long did it take to make that video?
    1. 's Avatar
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      FOOL! FOOL!
    1. 's Avatar
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      Uh can anyone say april fools? And besides that video is ultimatly fake I mean that music isnt PSO'y and the HUmar is always running in the same direction and not moving at all.
    1. shinobu_seta's Avatar
      shinobu_seta -
      Wasn't that the same story as episode 4 too? We need to keep better contact with our reconisance teams, lol.

      Anyway, it's great that Sonic Team has recognized this site.
    1. shinobu_seta's Avatar
      shinobu_seta -
      You've got a point, I forgot what the date was today ^_^

      Sonic team could have released a better quality video.... hmm...
    1. 's Avatar
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      awesome guys awesome attempt

      i've been looking for a half decent april fools joke today GREAT job
    1. Cynric's Avatar
      Cynric -
      I really eblived it until I watched the video more closely and realized the scenery is from Metroid Prime. :P

      Nice job.
    1. shinobu_seta's Avatar
      shinobu_seta -
      Hehe, nice job! Nothing's really got me since EGM's Sheng Long, ^_^
    1. NeoLon's Avatar
      NeoLon -
      I instantly knew it was a joke cause I looked at the date and it sounds too good to be true. XD The video was pretty good exept it didn't have any real PSO elements, i.e. monsters, traps, doors, buttons, boxes, etc.

      All in all, great joke, I'm sure it fooled many other people.
    1. butzopower's Avatar
      butzopower -
      Thanks for deleting my comment. Good to know you can't take any criticism.
    1. butzopower's Avatar
      butzopower -
      And not one requiring divx.
    1. 's Avatar
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      That snow map is prity dang aswm
    1. Cynric's Avatar
      Cynric -
      http://www.samus.co.uk/images/mprime/screenshots/18.jpg
    1. 's Avatar
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      This is much better than lasts years April Fools Joke.
    1. 's Avatar
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      This is fake, its Naka's Humar yes, but the level is from Metroid Prime
    1. BatosaiHimura's Avatar
      BatosaiHimura -
      Funny. I was excited, but then I saw the bird things flying above from Metroid Prime. Looked through the scenery and fell from my chair.

      This was a good April Fools.
    1. 's Avatar
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      i dont think he did, i know 12 other people commented but someone pointed out that the story was made march 31st, if you look at the article posted it says april 1st, i think he just re made at the right time, i really dont think he meant any offense
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