Phantasy Star Online

Yuji Naka, creator of Sonic, Phantasy Star, and my favorite game of all time (Flicky!!!!), is at it again, and after years of coding, designing etc., we have a sad flop on our hands.
But how can a game with such high pedigree be so disappointing? How can a series with such prestige as Phantasy Star possibly score so low?

Graphics 09/10- Breathtaking background visuals that rival those of a Playstation 2 game (which, as of 2-11-01, have all sucked gameplay-wise). Beautiful forests, caves, etc. make you want to keep playing, until you realize you're not having much fun. The character models lack the same visual spark, so this alone keeps it from attaining a perfect visual score, if visuals are your bag.

Audio 07/10- Eh...Nothing special. Soound effects get on your nerves quickly, and the music is a far cry from that of earlier Phantasy Stars, including PSII which is included in the Dreamcast Smashpack. Few of you play through the game JUST to hear music, so this...

THE GOOD:
environments and scenery, strategic play, quests, character customization

THE BAD:
offline mode, level design, controller options

SUMMARY:
I bought my Dreamcast system off of a friend who attended the same university as myself. He needed some extra cash, and since his Dreamcast was collecting dust in his living room, I had some spare cash and thought it to be a decent investment. Besides, after having had my PlayStation for a few years, I could have used some affordable variety, you know.

A friend of mine introduced me to PSO. To be honest, I only made it through the New Game's character design sequence and a few moments in the first levels, but hey, I was hooked in. It became more than obvious the level of attention and detail paid to the environment of both Pioneer 2 and the forests of Ragol. Breathtaking scenery -- and hey, if it rivalled some of the beauty captured in the Final Fantasy...

THE GOOD:
There are some good parts to this game like being able to go online. The graphics are good too.

THE BAD:
RPG games are not supposed to have difficuilty levels. Also it gets very repetetive.

SUMMARY:
This game is the best RPG on the Dreamcast but doesnt nearly match up to the hit Final Fantasy Series (which will be releasing their 12th game in the series soon) The graphics are detailed enough but it has difficuilty levels which are not supposed to be in RPG's(RPG are supposed to be one big game). But another good thing about this game is the fact that you can go online. This adds a whole new depth to the game. But if Final Fantasy was to possibly go online(which it probably will) it would outrate this easily. Hopefully Phantasy Star Online 2 is better than this and can put a challange to the Final Fantasy Series.

Sega's flagship RPG series is the long-running and popular Phantasy Star series. First appearing on the Sega Master System, the original Phantasy Star is still considered one of the greatest games of all time, and the three follow-ups on Sega Genesis were, more or less, equally well received. With the Dreamcast needing a solid RPG, as well as a convincing online title, it wasn't much of a stretch to try to move the series into the online realm.

Phantasy Star Online is certainly not a traditional RPG, but for those who enjoy solid action RPGs, this game's right for you - online or off.

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Having one's planet doomed to die is really a major inconvenience. So, in the name of saving civilization, the Pioneer Project was conceived. Interstellar probes were sent out to find a new, habitable world. The planet Ragol fit the description, so the ship, Pioneer 1, was sent to colonize. The go-ahead was given, and Pioneer 2 - with the...

THE GOOD:
nice visuals, great gameplay, highly addictive

THE BAD:
repetetive, highly addictive

SUMMARY:
one of the most addictive games ive ever played, if not the most, ive played every version of this game thats currently out and love it to bits, definetly my fave game ever, the only bad points to the game are its repetetive and it can ruin your life if u let it, its THAT addictive, and the ppl u may play online with

THE GOOD:
Great Graphics, previous familiarities from prequels, able to play your player both offline and online, metting alot of people online, system of breaking the barrier of language, lyin about duping has it's funny antics, lots of respectable.

THE BAD:
offline is a bit boring, hackers spoil the game, plaer killers players play dirtier than any online rpg (they kill why you can't do anything), DBZ fanatics do nothing but flame.

SUMMARY:
Aweosme game just plain awesome, tons of fun, great team work, lots of respectable players (despite the DBZ wackos there don't deserve a damn), so it's a very social adventure.

THE GOOD:
Almost everything

THE BAD:
Gets boring

SUMMARY:
I always have loved RPG's and this made my dedication to them even more strong...I love PSO! It's Online! God Almighty! Wagghh! Hail the Game...

Sorry bout that...

Anyway, It should have it's own genre...!
The characters you can pick are really imaginative and the Forces are realy really cool in my opinion...

THE GOOD:
Graphics.. Controls.. System Boarding

THE BAD:
Gameplay

SUMMARY:
This is a good game with lots of things to do in the first 120 hours of Play! the game eventually gets boring and you begin to get rather anouyed with it.. but overall this is a game worth getting.. the graphics are good and there are a few levels.. once playing online you can do a whole lot more.. like download quests and interact with other players from all over the world!

Thanx for reading..
STU

THE GOOD:
it was fun while it lasted

THE BAD:
i got hacked and turned into NOL and no one told me what it meant so i lost it all..

SUMMARY:
great game.. hackers gotta go, i just got it to having so much fun until i got hacked and lost everything i tried starting over but.. its not the same 70 hours of my life wasted and shut down by some mindless asshole 12 year old great job gameshark...

THE GOOD:
Graphics, Gameplay, Interaction with others. nothing else to say!

THE BAD:
....................Are you cray?! There is no bad part!

SUMMARY:
This game is a MUST HAVE! For all you Role PLayers. Complete Customization for your charaters, Awesome weapons, the uniqe and mysterious mag ( no details), hard hard game! The SFX and the BGM's are amazing! Choose from a variaty of charters from androids, to hunters (swordsmen) to rangers uniqe Leveling up system so much more to explain but so little time! Also the interction with people from all over the wrold in the ONLINE gameplay hosted by Sega.net this feature will keep you on this game for hours! So many people are out there playing this game and waiting for you to try it and stop by and say "hi".



See you on the net....~ Anna, Lv47 Hunter