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The Official Phantasy Star Zero Thread (US)
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Diablohead
Member
The time it's taken to get an english release i've moved on from a DS to an ipod touch, so to me now i'm not too excited for this game 
I think of it as prob the best looking full 3d game on the ds yet. Esp on the technical level? when you consider what its pushing overall + the animations,
Lindsay: well they look diff. But you still got sabersa busters etc. And you can have a total of 3 or 4 per cart
Shi: and no you can't play story coop. Only free missions/quests
Lindsay: well they look diff. But you still got sabersa busters etc. And you can have a total of 3 or 4 per cart
Shi: and no you can't play story coop. Only free missions/quests
Mockingbird
Member
I got this game at launch in JP, so I'll be coming back to play with you guys, but I won't be buying a NA copy.
I currently only have a LV 100 Humarl with a playtime of 183:16 locked in, but I still don't have all the achievements.
My best weapon is the Celeb Hadan Bite + 20 with 40% native, 35% beast, 10% dark, 44 hit, and a Bite Stomp Photon Art. It freaking rocks! It's worth 22,861 Meseta.
I currently only have a LV 100 Humarl with a playtime of 183:16 locked in, but I still don't have all the achievements.
My best weapon is the Celeb Hadan Bite + 20 with 40% native, 35% beast, 10% dark, 44 hit, and a Bite Stomp Photon Art. It freaking rocks! It's worth 22,861 Meseta.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
blech, Metacritic's quote of Nintendo Power's review doesn't really summarize the review too well. The reviewer liked it alot, especially the co-op. The real big complaint in the review was the horrible interface.
grandjedi6 said:
Yeah and the chat system doesn't really cut it. It would have been super nice to have the palette systems from PSU. Hitting R+Start is a sorta shortcut for it but it's still super cumbersome. That and using a Dpad for 3d movement versus an analog stick D:
Mockingbird: LV 65 HUnewearl here! 50:33 hours. I take pride in having the Overend PA. It's straight up godly and owns bosses like no other.
Lindsay: Yeah 3 chars total.
Broadbandito
Member
to buy a ds or not to buy a ds for this game.. that is the question
the_painted_bird
Member
kiryogi thanks for sharing with us- I was always HUnewearl on PSO, have you played PSO much? If so, how does PSO compare to Zero terms of customization (I know it's lesser at the character level, but overall do you feel unique?) Also how is the community? Always people to play with, I assume? Fun factor at any given moment? You grind much? Feel free to go off on a tangent on this game/ignore my questions...
Diablohead
Member
Going by how I played my DS, which was not often I have more fun with my touch, so my little bro has my DS now.Teknoman said:
Different for everyone of course.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
I dunnnno.
DSlite d-pad + full 3D game will turn my thumbs to shit.
Still though I could pick this up while waiting for the US release for PSP2...
DSlite d-pad + full 3D game will turn my thumbs to shit.
Still though I could pick this up while waiting for the US release for PSP2...
shichishito
Member
Awww...kiryogi said:
Well, thanks for letting me know. Still getting it and I'm hearing great things about multi anyways.
SecretBonusPoint
Banned
Not having a proper character creator seems just really cheap. I dunno, I just can't get excited for PS0 now looking at PSP2 with all PS0's cool bits in a better looking game :S If they'd released it half a fucking year ago, I might have bit. Maybe I still will? :S
the_painted_bird said:
Heh, seeing that you're a junior member, you probably don't know that I'm probably one of the biggest fans of PSOnline on NeoGAF. (And by PSOnline, I mean everything, from PSO to PSU and beyond) Customization is a little more indepth. I don't recall the details since it's been awhile, but there's something you can do to transfer something in weapons. I think it was either the affinities or the PA levels. It's really a throwback to PSO, doesn't compare to the level of customization PSU offers. No idea about the community, I played mainly with my friends.
SavoryCade
Member
Wish I was looking forward to this more even being a huge Phantasy Star fan. I'm not digging the art style, especially the cowboy-looking RAmar. At least some of them still look PSOish. Ah well, I've already got my copy pre-orded and I'll GameFly another for my wife. As long as it's not as bad as launch PSU, I'll be happy.
Hmm well i'll be playing with randoms and GAF im sure. Will give impressions since this is a definite purchase. On an unrelated note, I need to force myself back into Monster Hunter Unite :lol
I dunno about that, most reviews have good things to say about the game aside from a few interface issues.
EDIT: The music seems kinda catchy from what i'm hearing on youtube. Also its got the change in music similar to PSO when you fight monsters, which is great.
Foxix said:
I dunno about that, most reviews have good things to say about the game aside from a few interface issues.
EDIT: The music seems kinda catchy from what i'm hearing on youtube. Also its got the change in music similar to PSO when you fight monsters, which is great.
Hitlersaurus Christ
Banned
I think there's a section for it on PSU-wiki.Teknoman said:
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
Just ordered.
A little nervous, I've never played PSO before.
I hope I like it.
A little nervous, I've never played PSO before.
I hope I like it.
PSUPedia seems to be down now...guess i'll have to check that out later. If I end up getting it early, i'll post detailed impressions. As for not having played PSO before:
Imagine something like these, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py3I5pYwk28, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODaW4M4ed4E except a little more fluid/with special attacks...well, boss wise anyway.
Imagine something like these, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py3I5pYwk28, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODaW4M4ed4E except a little more fluid/with special attacks...well, boss wise anyway.
AzureNightmare
Banned
I still play my import copy that I bought when it was on sale at Playasia. fantastic game.
Teknoman said:
I guess I'm still just feeling burned from PSU. I think it really just ignited what hope I had left for the series regardless of what format it's in
But I really want this to be good, worst case scenario is that I don't care for it and it rekindles my interest in blue burst :lol I'll be buying it asap on the 10th and looking forward to some good online times
VQ
Many thanks to kiryogi for answering questions while I was away. I'm going to add those questions to the OP's F.A.Q. section along with the next update. To be honest, my experience with the JP version is limited. I would normally share a ton of impressions but I've only gotten my characters to about Level 7. What I will share is that while it's not going to be the same as playing Episode 1 & 2 on Gamecube or Blue Burst on PC but that doesn't stop it from feeling like a good ol' PSO game. Yes, the character movement is a little stiff but it isn't a huge annoyance, in my opinion. I think it's fantastic for a handheld loot game.
strikeselect
You like me, you really really like me!
Question:
Will this game support WPA-AES with a DSi?
Will this game support WPA-AES with a DSi?
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
No, its impossible. All DS games must use WEP to connect to the Nintendo WFC.Cerrius said:
Mockingbird
Member
Let's get together and play next week.
Here's my ifriend code.
Mockingbird: 1419 0798 0293
Here's my ifriend code.
Mockingbird: 1419 0798 0293
For whatever it's worth, Gamestop is telling me ship date of the 10th/in stores the 11th. I'll be picking this up day 1, but horrific release timing (still playing Dragon Age, and there's MW2 and L4D two in the next week and a half) combined with hoping on a PSP2 US announcement and total lack of buzz has me thinking this thing is going to fail pretty spectacularly. I have no idea how this took a year to come out, if they'd gotten it out this summer it would have been golden
DaPHanTomMeNace
Banned
I think I'm gonna pass on this game for the US release. Its the same old PSO and thats not necessarily a bad thing but for me it got old quickly. Hope you guys enjoy though
SailorDaravon said:For whatever it's worth, Gamestop is telling me ship date of the 10th/in stores the 11th. I'll be picking this up day 1, but horrific release timing (still playing Dragon Age, and there's MW2 and L4D two in the next week and a half) combined with hoping on a PSP2 US announcement and total lack of buzz has me thinking this thing is going to fail pretty spectacularly. I have no idea how this took a year to come out, if they'd gotten it out this summer it would have been golden
Probably going to be awhile before PSP2 is announced for North America.
Teknoman said:
Probably yeah, but I'm mainly just hoping that even comes out here; I have no idea how well PSP1 did in the US, all I've really heard is the complaining about Sega taking out the download stuff for the US. I played it a bit and enjoyed it but I was kinda PSU'd out at that point, even though PSP I think went a lot more in the right direction than PSU did. I didn't even know about PSP2 until I saw Blueblur's epic post in that thread and now I'm super psyched about it. I can probably get a friend (who loved PSO and to a lesser extent PSU, like me) to pick up a PSP just for that thing if/when it comes out here.
My comment was more in general that the game seems to have been sent to die, not that I'm specifically holding out for PSP2 instead. I'd probably be more excited for this, but in general I hate 3D games on the DS; the fact that I'm even getting this day 1 says a lot, but I just don't know how much I'll be playing this for at least the next month or two.
SailorDaravon said:
I pretty much have the same problem. The audience for PSZ without any marketing is the audience that heard about the game from last year and wanted it release by the summer, latest. Now many of us have gained a buzzkill over the passing of the year, the deluge of releases this holiday season, and the release of PSP2 in Japan. This game isn't going to be very fun online in a month or two.
PSUP is back up. Their 0 sections kinda lacking in comparison to PSU~ but thats prolly just about right since the game itself is lacking >_>
http://psupedia.info/PS0:Phantasy_Star_ZERO
That stinks! It must be a limitation of DS card save memory. VMU's could hold only one character but GC memory cards could hold 4 so I guess its about right but still...
Oh ya, is it like PSO/PS where your offline characters are also your online ones? Won't that lead to rampant cheating?
fwiw (prolly not much) a moderator on Segas PSU forums said PS had sold around 100k in the US. Plus there was that SoA/SCEA marketing leak where a PS2/PSP bundle was discussed! So I'm pretty sure they are working on bring it over the question is when! With "Valkyria" 2 coming in the summer it would have to be some time before or after I'd think?
http://psupedia.info/PS0:Phantasy_Star_ZERO
kiryogi said:
That stinks! It must be a limitation of DS card save memory. VMU's could hold only one character but GC memory cards could hold 4 so I guess its about right but still...
Oh ya, is it like PSO/PS
where your offline characters are also your online ones? Won't that lead to rampant cheating?SailorDaravon said:
fwiw (prolly not much) a moderator on Segas PSU forums said PS
had sold around 100k in the US. Plus there was that SoA/SCEA marketing leak where a PS2/PSP bundle was discussed! So I'm pretty sure they are working on bring it over the question is when! With "Valkyria" 2 coming in the summer it would have to be some time before or after I'd think?
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
So, I'm thinking I might pick up the strategy guide for this.
I really want to love this game, but I'm feeling a bit intimidated by it for some reason.
I really want to love this game, but I'm feeling a bit intimidated by it for some reason.
Lindsay said:fwiw (prolly not much) a moderator on Segas PSU forums said PS
Considering my wife and I still have a PSP-1000 and I've been putting up offgrading, I would totally buy a bundle if it came out here; at least assuming it came with the case/manual (I hate it when bundles don't), or some cool PSP design or something maybe.
bounchfx said:because the colors are much more pleasing to the eye than any shots I've seen from the psp version.
polygons aren't everything, people.
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fucking fuck fuck it comes out the day after I leave on my fucking trip dammit
My thoughts exactly. Also I like the boss designs in PS0 more than PSP1...not to mention they dont just have slightly edited models for boss battles down the line.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I am hyped for the game, but I am not that fond of the art style. The frontier western tinge to the characters just isn't something I'm digging. I like that they went back to more of the PSO look for the design, but I just wish it wasn't so western themed.
This team should be in charge of future PSOnline games. Unlike the PSP team, these guys sort of get what PSO is all about.
I played the Japanese release to death and highly recommend it to any PSO fan who was disappointed with PSU+offspring.
God knows the game could do with a multitude of improvements (a bit of elevation in the levels wouldn't have hurt for starters), but I think any PSO fan will get at least 50 good hours out of PSZ. That's nothing compared to PSO, but it's still a solid dollar/hour investment.
P.S. Totally agree on the western theme, but when you're playing the game itself it doesn't really show much at all, so give it a chance anyway.
I played the Japanese release to death and highly recommend it to any PSO fan who was disappointed with PSU+offspring.
God knows the game could do with a multitude of improvements (a bit of elevation in the levels wouldn't have hurt for starters), but I think any PSO fan will get at least 50 good hours out of PSZ. That's nothing compared to PSO, but it's still a solid dollar/hour investment.
P.S. Totally agree on the western theme, but when you're playing the game itself it doesn't really show much at all, so give it a chance anyway.