The Phantasy Star series has long been a defining force in the world of RPGs. Ever since its humble beginnings on the Sega Master System in 1987, Phantasy Star has built up an incredible fan base, spanning more than ten games, on numerous platforms. The release of Phantasy Star Online in 2000 on the Dreamcast signalled a drastic change in direction for the series, as it not only made the leap into 3D, but it also became an MMO, an unprecedented move at a time where broadband was rare, and the only gamers who played online were using a PC. Some may say that Phantasy Star Online was responsible for popularising online gaming across consoles, and whether they are right or wrong, the original PSO certainly was certainly a front line soldier in the online revolution. However, as revolutionary as Phantasy Star Online was, by focussing on the online side of things, the game lost a few of the features that had made it so popular in the first place. For one, it made the change from turn-based battles, to MMO friendly real time encounters, and secondly, it became almost completely devoid of a decent story mode.
And so, this brings us nicely to Phantasy Star Universe, the latest title in the long running RPG series. When the game was originally announced, Sega promised fans that PSU would bring with it a return to the single player glory days of old, whilst simultaneously building on the MMO game that had been such a success on the Dreamcast. And, initially, it seems as though Sega may have succeeded...
VGU.TV's Andrew Nino explores the sad legacy of MMO attempts on the Xbox and Xbox 360, and why massively multiplayer gameplay has had such a hard time getting by on Microsoft consoles.
DCUO is pretty good in my opinion and you can see that the devolpers are quit happy with what they have build on the ps3.
PSO2, TERA, Defiance(is coming to 360) and maybe Elder Scrolls Online will work since it only has 5 action buttons.
Seriously though PSO2 and TERA need to come to PS3/360 or next gen systems at least.
I have been wondering that all this gen.
Still amazed why they didn't create an MMO game where you play as your avatar. Give the accessories you can buy attributes etc.
Dammit I was looking forward to True Fantasy Online back with the old box. Shed a tear when it got cancelled. It was to be my jump into the MMO arena. Sigh : (
Sequels don't always work out. Sometimes they even hurt the series or franchises they are attached to. These are 15 worst sequels to ever release in video game history.
The article talks about most of the games pretty quickly and then all of a sudden STAR WARS. STAR WARS EVERYWHERE.
The only thing I don't like about SMB2 is the controls for picking up stuff is confusing.
Also, Doki Doki Panic is a Nintendo game. So SMB2 isn't a copy, it's a localization.
Phantasy Star Universe has shut down completely following the closure of its remaining servers.
The multiplayer online game, which went live in 2006, was still in operation in Japan until Sonic Team pulled the plug in the Asian territory this week.
Goodbye to a game that gave me quite a few memories. I met some people on PSU that I still play with today. Always sad to see a game go..... Thank you Phantasy Star Universe.
Never played any phantasy star game but it seems as though I'm missing out.
How is the DS game ?
Phantasy star online was awesome and so fun for it's time.
And....it's coming to vita! ^^
