Article: New Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity Details

[Ryna]

Scans from the latest issue of Famitsu have provided us with the first exciting glimpses of Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity. Scheduled for release in the winter, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity appears to be a brand new game. Based on the translations that Mike has provided, we know the following details:

• New Story Mode - There will be a brand new Story Mode that is set during the events of [i]Phantasy Star Portable 2</em.
  
• New Race - A new race called "Dumans" are being introduced. They are mutated humans that have an Infinity Blast special attack.
  
• Character Redesigns - Existing races will receive visual overhauls.
  
• Infinity Difficulty - A new difficulty that is higher than S-Rank.
  
• Character Rebirth - The level cap for Infinity will be 200. Once a character hits cap, a "Rebirth" option will appear. Your character level will be reduced 1, but your character will have improved stats.
  
• More PSO Monsters - Monsters from Phantasy Star Online such as the Garanz, Chaos Bringer, and Olga Flow will appear in the game.
  
• Visual Lobbies - The online lobby system originally seen in Phantasy Star Online will return.
  
• Screenshot Functionality - Players will have the ability to take in-game screenshots. Pressing Select will activate Screenshot mode. After that, a player can take a screenshot by pressing the Start button.
  

This is very exciting news for fans of the Phantasy Star Portable franchise! You can discuss this new details in this forum thread.

[Dragwind]

This is simply stunning news.

[Alucard V]

Its just really hard being a fun of this series.
Its going to be another year-and-a-half before we see anything "PSI".
And just when I found my happy place what the PSP2 demo.
*Sigh*

[Ethateral]

... I need a towel. Seriously, I just might have to import this too. ._.
And reading about it from 1up.com, it seems you can use keywords (like .hack) to go to different fields? o_o
http://www.1up.com/news/details-phantasy-star-portable-2

[Akumamaru]

DO WANT NAO @ A @

[BIG OLAF]

Damn Sega. Give the non-Japanese countries a chance to get the actual game before you go releasing a friggin' expansion for it! This does indeed sound amazing, but us in The States will probably have to wait another year for it.

[gordon/alpha999]

olga flow?

[Seth Astra]

Liking everything but the idea of a new race. The 3 races from POS/PSZ were perfect. Beasts messed up the already fragile balance, and this'll probably make it worse. I'll try and keep an open mind, though.

[Raikomaru]

olga flow is the sh*t!

[SubstanceD]

Don't get me wrong, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity sound awesome but why did Sega have to annouce the game weeks before the US and Eu versions of PSP2 go on sale. How am I supposed to enjoy PSP2 knowing that there Japanese gamers will be playing a superior version of the game by Christmas, then theres the fact that this update might not reach the International community.