In 2000, we had Phantasy Star Online...
In 2006, we had Phantasy Star Universe...
In 2008, we had Phantasy Star Portable...
This winter 2008...
Phantasy Star Zero will be released for the Nintendo DS!
Title: Phantasy Star Zero
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Communication RPG
Developer/Publisher: Sega
Character Design: Toshiyuki Kubooka (Lunar, Idolm@ster)
Theme Song: Makenai Kokoro by Okumura Hatsune from Avex
Animation Movie: Gonzo
Size: 1 GBit
Release Date: December 25th, 2008
Score: Famitsu - 8/8/9/8, (33)
Official Site: http://phantasystar.sega.jp/pszero/
Features
- The next Phantasy Star Online title! With Wi-fi online play without pay! Will this be the return of the glorious Dreamcast days?
- 3 races! Human, Newman and Cast! Phantasy Star Online's class system is back! A total of 14 different classes can be picked from gender and race combinations for character creation.
- 3 modes of play: Story Mode, Wireless Play Mode, and Wi-Fi Mode
- Phantasy Star Universe's Photon Arts system makes a return. Execute stylish and lethal moves to take out the enemy
- Action palette, mags (w/ photon blast) and symbol chat systems from Phantasy Star Online returns as well! Although, it's now known as visual chat and you can draw your emotes to your friends.
- PSZ new battle system additions: Chain combos, evade roll, charge attacks. Chain together hits by yourself or with friends for massive damage. Use evasion roll to avoid deadly attacks. The new charge system will be how you execute photon arts and more advanced techniques.
- 16 diffferent categories of weapons, over 350 weapons in all! Examples of new catagories: Shields, Gunslash.
Media
Possible character outfit/combinations:
Debut trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwURS67Kwoo&feature=related
Famitsu trailer: http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1220412_1124.html
Character trailer w/ theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5VC0y1YrFY
Online Connection Guide
From Gamefaqs:
You can play PSZ with up to three other people. This'll be a run-down of the menus.
First: To add Friend Codes.
As soon as you press start you're greeted with your character slots. To see your friend code and register other friends, press A on the menu right above Wi-Fi. There you'll see your name, your friend code and three options.
Option 1: View friends.
Option 2: Add friend.
Option 3: Change shown name.
Now that you've got friends (and a Wi-Fi connection, durrr) select your character and go down to Wi-Fi. It'll have the golden emblem, not the silver like Local Multiplayer. You'll be greeted by a prompt, press A on the first option. It's already highlighted. You'll connect and then you'll see three options.
First option: Host/Join Game.
To host a game, click the first option. You'll be sent to a room where you can draw, that's the lobby. When your friends join, you'll see an 'A' icon appear next to the 'Start' icon. Press A to start the game.
To join a game, go to the second. You'll see your friends list! This is the most confusing part that I've found. At your friends list, you'll see four icons.
- Blue background, black person symbol. This means they're waiting in the lobby, waiting for people to join their game. The amount of symbols is how many people are there.
- Green chainlink. This means they're online, but not in a lobby.
- Grey chainlink. They're offline.
- Red background, black running guy. They're in a game.
Now, to join a game. You'll need someone in a lobby. When they're there, press A. Click the first option, and then the first option again. It takes a little bit of time to join a lobby, so if you see yourself alone in there don't pay any mind, you're joining.
Caution: Press A and choosing the first (and only) option on someone who ISN'T in a lobby will delete them from your friends list.
The second option in the main Wi-Fi menu is random matchmaking. I'm not sure what the first red tick is, but the other three are levels. When you're happy with the settings, press A on the two Japanese characters at the bottom-right and you'll start searching. I haven't used this to an extent, so I don't know much after that.
The third and last option in the main Wi-Fi menu is to start a game. Alone. Nobody can join, but it'll notify you when people log onto your friends list and when they make a lobby. It's a good way to play if you're waiting for a friend to come on.
Friend Codes
xfactor : 3523 6015 8875
kiryogi: 5112 7508 2328
Gamergeorge: 4812 1003 0776
Mockingbird: 1419 0798 0293
So this was tossed together last minute. Finally decided to do it since I found out Hong Kong's got it. Play-asia said my copy was shipped today. Expecting it Monday. Yeah, it's supposed to be the 25th, but for anyone else importing it earlier and whatnot, let the party team play begin! To note, from early impressions I've heard, story mode must be played if you want to progress anywhere in Multiplayer. Basically, it dictates what you can do in online. So jp gaf and along, post your friend codes when you get it and let's party on!
In 2006, we had Phantasy Star Universe...
In 2008, we had Phantasy Star Portable...
This winter 2008...
Phantasy Star Zero will be released for the Nintendo DS!
Title: Phantasy Star Zero
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Communication RPG
Developer/Publisher: Sega
Character Design: Toshiyuki Kubooka (Lunar, Idolm@ster)
Theme Song: Makenai Kokoro by Okumura Hatsune from Avex
Animation Movie: Gonzo
Size: 1 GBit
Release Date: December 25th, 2008
Score: Famitsu - 8/8/9/8, (33)
Official Site: http://phantasystar.sega.jp/pszero/
Features
- The next Phantasy Star Online title! With Wi-fi online play without pay! Will this be the return of the glorious Dreamcast days?
- 3 races! Human, Newman and Cast! Phantasy Star Online's class system is back! A total of 14 different classes can be picked from gender and race combinations for character creation.
- 3 modes of play: Story Mode, Wireless Play Mode, and Wi-Fi Mode
- Phantasy Star Universe's Photon Arts system makes a return. Execute stylish and lethal moves to take out the enemy
- Action palette, mags (w/ photon blast) and symbol chat systems from Phantasy Star Online returns as well! Although, it's now known as visual chat and you can draw your emotes to your friends.
- PSZ new battle system additions: Chain combos, evade roll, charge attacks. Chain together hits by yourself or with friends for massive damage. Use evasion roll to avoid deadly attacks. The new charge system will be how you execute photon arts and more advanced techniques.
- 16 diffferent categories of weapons, over 350 weapons in all! Examples of new catagories: Shields, Gunslash.
Media
Possible character outfit/combinations:
Debut trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwURS67Kwoo&feature=related
Famitsu trailer: http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1220412_1124.html
Character trailer w/ theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5VC0y1YrFY
Online Connection Guide
From Gamefaqs:
You can play PSZ with up to three other people. This'll be a run-down of the menus.
First: To add Friend Codes.
As soon as you press start you're greeted with your character slots. To see your friend code and register other friends, press A on the menu right above Wi-Fi. There you'll see your name, your friend code and three options.
Option 1: View friends.
Option 2: Add friend.
Option 3: Change shown name.
Now that you've got friends (and a Wi-Fi connection, durrr) select your character and go down to Wi-Fi. It'll have the golden emblem, not the silver like Local Multiplayer. You'll be greeted by a prompt, press A on the first option. It's already highlighted. You'll connect and then you'll see three options.
First option: Host/Join Game.
To host a game, click the first option. You'll be sent to a room where you can draw, that's the lobby. When your friends join, you'll see an 'A' icon appear next to the 'Start' icon. Press A to start the game.
To join a game, go to the second. You'll see your friends list! This is the most confusing part that I've found. At your friends list, you'll see four icons.
- Blue background, black person symbol. This means they're waiting in the lobby, waiting for people to join their game. The amount of symbols is how many people are there.
- Green chainlink. This means they're online, but not in a lobby.
- Grey chainlink. They're offline.
- Red background, black running guy. They're in a game.
Now, to join a game. You'll need someone in a lobby. When they're there, press A. Click the first option, and then the first option again. It takes a little bit of time to join a lobby, so if you see yourself alone in there don't pay any mind, you're joining.
Caution: Press A and choosing the first (and only) option on someone who ISN'T in a lobby will delete them from your friends list.
The second option in the main Wi-Fi menu is random matchmaking. I'm not sure what the first red tick is, but the other three are levels. When you're happy with the settings, press A on the two Japanese characters at the bottom-right and you'll start searching. I haven't used this to an extent, so I don't know much after that.
The third and last option in the main Wi-Fi menu is to start a game. Alone. Nobody can join, but it'll notify you when people log onto your friends list and when they make a lobby. It's a good way to play if you're waiting for a friend to come on.
Friend Codes
xfactor : 3523 6015 8875
kiryogi: 5112 7508 2328
Gamergeorge: 4812 1003 0776
Mockingbird: 1419 0798 0293
So this was tossed together last minute. Finally decided to do it since I found out Hong Kong's got it. Play-asia said my copy was shipped today. Expecting it Monday. Yeah, it's supposed to be the 25th, but for anyone else importing it earlier and whatnot, let the party team play begin! To note, from early impressions I've heard, story mode must be played if you want to progress anywhere in Multiplayer. Basically, it dictates what you can do in online. So jp gaf and along, post your friend codes when you get it and let's party on!
