11/10 Official site update

[Mike]

Since everyone has likely buried there heads in the demo, I thought I go over some updates over at the official site.


The 15 second (http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2/special/tvcm/02/01/) and 30 second (http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2/special/tvcm/02/02/) commercials for the demo are up on the official site as well as the Niconico channel. Yes, this is a commercial for the demo version.

If you've got a Niconico account and have some gameplay footage you want to post, Sega is looking for user submitted videos (http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2/information/20091109/). Not just any old video will do though. Something interesting or great is preferable, like completing a level using only just guard attacks.

The rappy that posts on the official blog does internet mode (http://ameblo.jp/phantasy-star-portable2/entry-10384821137.html) apparently. Let us know if you get lucky and grab it's card ;)

Lastly, there will be another PSP2 article in Famitsu this week so look for another Famitsu blog post on Thursday or Friday.

[Tyreek]

If a certain whatchamacalit could play PSP2, I'd gladly give them some nice videos. ;) But let's leave it to the people who can ACTUALLY record the game. (Points to StamiStar)

[Touka]

Guessing this is the Famitsu scan,new boss (http://www.psuxxx.info/uploader/src/up3266.jpg)

[Tyreek]

Should I call a Reol Badia reskin? XD To be honest I hope not... This boss looks like a kickass heavy artillary unit.

[Phaesphora]

No demo here, but thanks for the Famitsu updates: maybe this means I'll actually find something worth taking home from Kinokuniya. My luck's been so bad lately.

[Mysterious-G]

Should I call a Reol Badia reskin? XD To be honest I hope not... This boss looks like a kickass heavy artillary unit.

Looks more like a mine robot to me. A reskined one.
On a related note, this thing being the snowfield's boss kinda rules out the possibility of the return of the Sil Dragon, doesn't it? Since Sil used to appear in an ice field.

Gol Dragon perhaps? *shrugs* (Probably another new Falz in the end, but whatever.)

[ashley50]

nice commercial ;]

[WBMike]

http://bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/douga-dounga.jpg
The Boss is called Douga Dounga
Shoots a laser too, it's in the new snow field, snowy mountain!

[StamiStar]

Ah, Viv~ Your fanservice never fails, haters and lovers alike~
[SPOILER-BOX]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7785/vivomgwtfbbq.png[/SPOILER-BOX]

[GeoSword]

Looks more like a mine robot to me. A reskined one.
On a related note, this thing being the snowfield's boss kinda rules out the possibility of the return of the Sil Dragon, doesn't it? Since Sil used to appear in an ice field.

Gol Dragon perhaps? *shrugs* (Probably another new Falz in the end, but whatever.)

Artillery Boss? Looks like a reskin for sure, but who cares. Look at all the reskin dragons in PSP1. Though a MACHINE Dark Falz/Dulk Fakis would be a nice change for once.

[Tyreek]

Ah, Viv~ Your fanservice never fails, haters and lovers alike~
[SPOILER-BOX]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7785/vivomgwtfbbq.png[/SPOILER-BOX]

QFT. And she better not have lost that Vivienne of hers lol. I expect her to be pwning with it this time.

[Arika]

Guessing this is the Famitsu scan,new boss (http://www.psuxxx.info/uploader/src/up3266.jpg)

they reskin it so fast D:

[RemiusTA]

Artillery Boss? Looks like a reskin for sure, but who cares. Look at all the reskin dragons in PSP1. Though a MACHINE Dark Falz/Dulk Fakis would be a nice change for once.

A reskin, sure, but a reskin of what? Thats a Boss, mind you. Unless they already reskinned the 4-legged boss from the demo, i think we're looking at something new.

[Mike]

Unless they already reskinned the 4-legged boss from the demo
That's what it looks like to me. It wouldn't be Phantasy Star with out a reskin of something (or a pallet swap if you're in to the older stuff).

[WBMike]

http://bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/story-mode-variable-level.jpg
Story Mode will have monsters based around your level. So like if you are level 1 monsters may be Level 5. Or if you are level 8 monsters may be level 13. There's also going to be multiple endings

Vivienne appears in a side story and extra mission. You can play these missions by unlocking them in story mode. You do not have to import your character from psp1 to play them

http://bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/client-order33.jpg

イリアス、ロレット、ピット are three client order people who will request little challenges you can do during free missions

イリアス will ask you to limit the amount of weapon and wants you to complete the mission under a certain time limit

ロレット will ask you to complete several mission
ピット will ask you to defeat a specific number of enemies like 50 naval and naval ludda

If you do these requests you get meseta, or room goods, or weapons, etc..
You can take on up to 3 requests of each npc at a time, but you can not perform 2 requests of the same person at a time.

http://bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/snowy-mountain.jpg

Snowy Mountain is a new area with a snowy outside field and a ice cave,

http://bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Douga-Dunga.jpg
The boss has Douga Dounga (doga donga) who shoots a laser while rotating, he moves kind of slow and shoots a laser blindly, but he is accompanied by the annoying Gohma Dilla.

[Tyreek]

O_O; ... I see Excalibur! This doubles my assumption of Kusanagi being in the game!!

[GeoSword]

Yup. I assumed the same thing when I saw the Excalibur as well. Now I'm really looking forward to playing this game.

[Drawers]

Excalibur is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooo ugly. I hope they bring back the actually interesting weapons like J-Sword, Orotiagito, Windmill (after a few chain hits the blade can fling off) Yamigarasu, Red/Guilty/Photon Launchers, Baranz Launcher, ect. They should make PAs only useable with the overdrive gauge.

[Tyreek]

I got past the ugly point a long time ago.

[BahnKnakyu]

Excalibur better be fucking nerfed. If it's anything like the way it was in PSOBB it's gonna be THE hog-all-the-kills weapon.

[Mysterious-G]

Look at the chara's level, guys. I am either gonna be hugely disappointed with the requiered levels for weapon as 53 is not exactly high to use this kind of a saber, or it's gonna be some A-rank shit*. ;)

[H-Hanzo]

O.O" lol.
and is a dagger.

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/3689/dagger.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7692/crutches.jpg

[Neith]

Ugh, Excalibur.

:disapprove: Hopefully it's not as broken as it was in PSOBB (and make it HU only, we don't need reminding of the RAmarl-spam of PSOBB >_>).

[Ffuzzy-Logik]

Excow couldn't be as broken as it was in PSO, because you can't user berserk in PSU. Also, extra targets on a saber is far less impressive in PSU than it was in PSO.

[Tyreek]

Mind you they can easily have Excalibur end up hitting 3 targets as opposed to 2 targets like other weapons to keep it consistant.

[Adriano]

I am more impressed with the crutch dagger.

[Mike]

They've probably fiddled with the Excalibur enough to make it a decent PSU weapon but not overpowered.

[landman]

Look at the chara's level, guys. I am either gonna be hugely disappointed with the requiered levels for weapon as 53 is not exactly high to use this kind of a saber, or it's gonna be some A-rank shit*. ;)
Remember the "final grind", you can make an S-rank from a 10/10 B-rank weapon.