Phantasy Star Universe discussion thread

Originally Posted by Guest

So many games come out at the end of the year. VP: Silmeria, FFXII, PSU, WoW: Burning Crusade, .hack//GU, Rogue Galaxy.. I'm going to be miserable because I won't have enough time to play them all. ><

Pour one on the curb. Rogue Galaxy is delayed until 2007.

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Q1: So in terms of the online play, is this one an actual MMORPG or does it play more like the classic PSO?

Q2: With that out of the way, how's the offline mode? Worth checking out or total throwaway?

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Originally Posted by Parn

Online play: it's got PSO's core mechanics, but the combat is fleshed out a lot more. Things are faster paced, and all the tweaks and adjustments make for a really solid online action RPG. Juggling enemies in the air may seem like a simple improvement, but it really adds some character to the game, and makes PSO seem so pathetically boring in comparison.

This is excellent to hear. I'm very pleased about the enemy juggling and improved action flow.

Originally Posted by Parn

It's definitely not a MMORPG though, as everything is instanced for 6-man teams, though large amounts of people can be seen in towns.

Well, that's fine I guess. Seems like about what I expected from a revamped PSO.

Originally Posted by Parn

Offline: It's very JRPG in its presentation, with tons of voice acting and cutscenes. The story and characters are pretty stereotypical, and so it's best to go in expecting everything to be fairly straight-forward, with little to no complexity behind the plot. If you go in with that mindset, you'll enjoy it.

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Originally Posted by Parn

After all, Skies of Arcadia wasn't complex in any way, shape, or form, and it was one of the best RPGs made to date.

Yes. Yes it was.

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So did y'all import this or is there a trail somewhere I can hit up? It sounds freaking awesome.

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