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Post by toei on Jul 5, 2023 11:40:53 GMT -5
There's a little story. Each area has Quests which usually involve an encounter with a NPC or two and a little dialogue, then once you've done the main quests you can go through that area to fight the boss. During those questless runs you find diaries written by another hunter about the situation on Ragol. So yeah, it's sparse but it's there. It's about efforts to colonize a new planet and the mystery of what happened to the first wave of settlers.
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Post by bonesnapdeez on Jul 5, 2023 14:22:06 GMT -5
So I've been looking into the post-numeral Phantasy Stars and playing a little Phantasy Star Online, except, you know, offline. Looks like the consensus among fans is that the best single-player experience, and maybe the pinnacle of the series overall, is Phantasy Star Portable 2 on the PSP. The games in the Phantasy Star Universe timeline were all meant to work as both online RPGs and full-fledged offline RPGs with a proper story, characters, etc. PSU itself had a larger world with multiple cities, though I don't think Portable does (it's just a hub). PSU was generally poorly-received, though. Everyone seems to agree that the story, characters and much of the gameplay are terrible. PS Portable worked as a sequel to it story-wise while also bringing the series back towards PSO's style, and is much better-liked, while PSP2 is flat-out beloved in some quarters. So I might give it a shot at some point. There's also PSP2 Infinity, which is both an improved version of the original and a sequel (kind of like PSO Episodes 1 & 2 on the Gamecube), which was fan-translated a couple years ago. I've never heard anyone talk about the PSP PSO games, ever. I played the first one and it was okay, kinda on par with the DS Phantasy Star 0. Never did play the second PSP game; I think it got expensive and I just never bothered with it. Honestly, the best PSO content is the original on DC, though the "expanded" GC version should be recommended over that as it simply contains more content. But, yeah, Episode I (DC) is just more intriguing than II (added to GC). Blue Burst isn't really necessary and requires a persistent internet connection and private servers. But yeah, PSO is one of my favorite games ever. Puts every Western Diablo style clicker to shame. (Oh, you don't have to grind for loot at all, assuming one is playing single-player Normal difficulty. Just complete the quests from the hunter's guild and your level and gear will always be sufficient).
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