Thanks to Japanese news site Shougai PSO, details recently surfaced concerning the upcoming Phantasy Star Portable 2 soundtrack. The OST, entitled Wings of Universe, is set to go on sale across Japan on January 13, 2010, for 3,150 yen. The soundtrack will be comprised of two discs with approximately 40 new tracks. Check out this post at the forum for discussion on the OST, and stay tuned as we'll have more details as they arise!
The official Japanese Phantasy Star Portable 2 site was updated yesterday with details on the wide variety of pre-order bonuses being offered by Japanese retailers. The items being given away as reservation premiums include telephone cards adorned with exclusive artwork of certain main and default characters, music CDs with different versions of PSP2's main theme, "Living Universe," and other goodies such as bookmarks and letter cases. Check the link above for sample images of each item.
Thanks to Mike for the news tip! You can discuss these items in his thread at the forum.
With the Japanese release of Phantasy Star Portable 2 less than a month away, new information continues to surface on a regular basis. This time, we're being given a glimpse of some of the monsters we'll be fighting thanks to a virtual collectible card feature of the mixi application, a Japanese social networking service. Forum user Arika posted an image which was uploaded to a Japanese image board earlier in the day displaying 24 of these cards. Check them out here!
Aside from the return of numerous Phantasy Star Online monsters, many unique creatures will be making their debut in the coming weeks. A few new enemies we'll be up against include Mog Boggo, Fazuntal & Seguntal, Grabbit S7 and Murnuha. Check this post for a fully translated list of the enemies displayed in these cards.
Feel free to jump in the ongoing discussion of this topic over at the forum. And stay tuned, as there is more PSP2 information to come!
The official English PSU site was just updated with details on October 30's content update! Here's what to expect when the servers come back up from maintenance this Friday.
Join in the ongoing discussion of this week's update at the forum!
Update: The official Japanese 360 site has been updated with more details pertaining to this new content. New information includes that the Halloween lobbies will be running for the same duration as the G. Colony GBR and that a new Photon Fortune table will be implemented, so that we will not be repeating the same charts from the year prior.
Details were announced earlier today on July 3's content update! Here's what to expect this Friday.
Thanks goes out to Gryffin for the news tip on this update. Check out his thread at the forum to join in the discussion!
Update: The official Japanese 360 PSU homepage has shown that the first event mission, prologue mission, timed rewards, and Sonic lobbies will last for three weeks and end on July 23rd.
Thursday, June 4 marked the introduction of a brand new in-game currency to the Japanese PC/PS2 servers. Dubbed "GUARDIANS Cash," this optional service allows players to purchase varying quantities of GC to gain access to exclusive missions with various bonuses and rewards. (For details on the cost of GC, please see this post.) Currently, only two GC missions have been released: "Legacy of the Light" and "Entrusted Defense." "Legacy of the Light" offers players a chance of obtaining drops from LV175 enemies, but also a variety of new weapons from boxes within the mission. The include the likes of Soul Eater, Rocket Punchers, Motav Prophecy and more. The second mission, "Entrusted Defense," places players in a VR simulation of an enemy invasion at GUARDIANS HQ. This mission offers players a 350% EXP boost as well as a boost to PA EXP payout.
Along with these two missions came a new exchange mission called "Photon Crystal Exchange." Here players can compress Photon Drops (received from GC missions) into Photon Crystals and trade these crystals for different weapons and even clothes and parts. Of note, replica sets of the GH410 and GH480's clothing are available.
Despite some players enjoying the new missions and items, the introduction of the GUARDIANS Cash system to the Japanese servers has received a lot of flak from both the Japanese and the English communities alike. English GMs have stated that the GC system has not been confirmed for an English version release, but all feedback is welcome as it can help determine what is best for the community as far as this content goes. If you would like to jump in on the discussion and leave your thoughts on the system, please feel free to do so at the forum. But, please remember to keep your posts clean and on-topic!
An announcement for the upcoming May 29 content update has been posted at the official English Phantasy Star Universe website! Aside from the end of Shred the Darkness, here's what else to expect next week.
Feel free to discuss this update in this thread at the forum.
GM Edward has just announced that Shred the Darkness has been extended for an additional week! Previously scheduled to conclude on May 22, the event (and current GBR) now will run until May 29, giving players even more time to take advantage of the increased drop rates and EXP. Take a stop by the forums to join in the discussion of this news.
Shred the Darkness continues as the second event mission is scheduled to be released this Friday, April 24! "The Big Push" will take Guardians to a RELICS site on Neudaiz where they are tasked with warding off swarms of SEED-Forms and infected creatures to protect the photon generators. Along with this comes an update to the event prologue mission to give details on the new mission, as well as the addition of new weapons and units as item drops.
Come join in the ongoing discussion of this update at the forum!
Update: The official English site has been updated with this information, revealing the official localized name of the new event mission. Formerly known as "Divine Offensive," the new name is "The Big Push." The news story above has been updated accordingly.
Update: The second version of "The Magashi Plan" is also included in this update.
RubyEclipse has just announced that Shred the Darkness, the next major event for the local Phantasy Star Universe servers, will begin on April 17!
The Unification Point is nigh as the conflict between the GUARDIANS and SEED comes to a head. Once again united, the citizens of Gurhal are working to install photon generators across the system for a plan that could wipe the SEED's existence from Gurhal for good. The SEED, however, sense the plot against them and will do everything in their power to destroy the generators. GUARDIANS President Laia Martinez is determined to not let that happen of course, and is rallying all Guardians together to lead a massive assault against the SEED and protect the photon generators at all costs!
Be prepared the report for duty at GUARDIANS HQ on April 17!
Stop by the forum and join in the discussion of this exciting news!
Update: The official event website is now open!