PSPo2 expansion/sequel: Infinity

[Neith]

Look, just because they are using PSO stuff in a new game does not mean they are out of ideas. They understand that a lot of the players that play these games have played the older games, more specifically PSO. Oh no, catering to fans! How dare they!

I didn't say they were out of ideas. I said that the game (from what little we've seen so far) seems heavily PSO-focused. Catering to the fans is great, but what I'm saying is that the PSO throwbacks are overdone. They're a main selling point for the game, and have been for very Phantasy Star game since PSO. If your main selling points are fanservice and throwbacks to an older game, something isn't right. Read what I said- I'm not against PSO references in future games, provided it doesn't come at the expense of new, original ideas. I also said that we've seen very little of the game so far, and there's still plenty of time for Sakai and his team to show off more of the new features.

The main problem with PSO is that fans have a rose-tinted vision of it. It was a brilliant game, but ultimately it's one that's 10 years old and looks it. What I'm wanting to know is when the team behind Phantasy Star games will finally let it go and make something completely new. The odd name-drop here and there, the odd item/monster/boss from PSO is fine, but if it'll come at the expense of anything else. It's pointless to try and convince some people, so it's better if we just see what else PSP2:I has planned.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I hope PSP2:I is great for reasons other than throwbacks. If it has a solid amount of gameplay (like PSP2) and some interesting new features (which it may do, but we need more details on them), I can put up with throwbacks. Besides, do you really think I'd have put so much time into JP PSP2 if I was completely against PSO throwbacks?

Shogai seems to think there is a new PSO game somewhere in the works as well and takes Sakai's comment on the blog in a good way.

If PSP2:I isn't the 10th anniversary surprise I'll be pretty happy. A new PSO game could be interesting, but it'd depend on how it was executed in the end.

[Wayu]

I understand Neith's point. Old and retro is nice, but people want the franchise to move on. Kind of like Final Fantasy. The turn-based system was getting old, so they changed it in FFXII and XIII. Look at the reception now. A throw-back to older games is nice, but if you make a game based on a past version of a game that's...well, outdated, no thanks.

-Wayu

[Rei-San]

Jeez. Where do I stand from all this.


...I love PSO with the burning passion of Shou Amabane. I am happy as all hell that they are giving back so many PSO features. As for moving forward, Sonic Team is ALWAYS going to add new features every time a new PS game comes out. Besides, it's PSO's 10th anniversary, what where they going to do? Say "Hey, everyone. Do you realize that this is PSO 10th anniversary" and give us a GRM run to celebrate?


They are trying to appease to both parties, there's no point in arguing. I have I feeling of what more PSO elements will come, but I can tell they aren't finished with original stuff. That what I love about these update, nostalgia and new. I can't ever look at the PSO with out seeing brand new stuff.

[BahnKnakyu]

What I'm saying Zarode and RayMaster, is that there's a way to appease both parties without alienating both. The issue I'm having here is when we get copypastas of entire areas like Forest and Mines in a game like PSP2. The novelty of playing these areas using the PSP2 engine wore off maybe after the first month of playing the game, after that it was just a meh part of the game.

They're catering to SOME fans, not ALL the fans. If I wanted PSO content, I would be playing PSO, not PSP2. I liked subtle throwbacks like having a B rank Saber named Durandal, or having one of the cast parts look roughly like the HUcast model, and so on and so forth. Heck, even the initial Rappies we got were fine too. Making Dark Falz a boss was fine IMO, because that was a "tradition" in the PS series. What they didn't do with Dark Falz in PSU however was make him look and play exactly like the PSO Dark Falz, and I was completely fine with that.

I feel it's silly when you do these giant copy pastas of full areas, weapons, and content, and relying on that to fuel your userbase rather than UNIQUE content. The next thing we know, Sakai is going to just make an entire separate planet we can visit that's named Ragol. Of course, that's a ludicrous declaration to make, but how much catering to the PSO fans is Sakai going to make before we end up having a game that relies too MUCH on that PSO factor and rather its own merits, which might I say Sakai has done a great job of cleaning up after Miyoshi's mistakes with PSU/AOI?

Also, negativeman looks like a bad ripoff of Spongebob Squarepants.

[Shakuri]

Saw all these new posts and got excited thinking there was some new information. Just a bunch of ranting instead. And I'm fairly certain there is a board for that.

I welcome any content this game has to offer, long as its fun.

[Mike]

The official site has been updated today with the "Infinity Radio" internet radio section. It features Sakai Satoshi and Noto Arisa and will also feature other guests and production staff. The current schedule is supposed to be two times a month. You can download the first broadcast in zip, mp3, or iTunes format.

[Tails_night]

wow, talk about trying to build up hype even mroe than it sunamis itself into fans brains. I'm glad to see some returning pso features

[Mike]

wow, talk about trying to build up hype even mroe than it sunamis itself into fans brains. I'm glad to see some returning pso features

This is hype. This is more hype. Sega went all out promoting PSP2. The radio show is better than nothing but it's nothing like some of what Sega did when PSP2 was coming out.

[Izuna]

I guess I'll skip on PSPo2i after all; my file got overwritten.

[Zantra]

I'm really interested to see if they will do something more "mod like" to the online lobbies. To keep all the porn loving children away.