I thought it would be nice to post up some things on Phantasy Star 0, since the US release is inching ever closer. Most retailers have the release date listed as November 10th, and it's all but confirmed now with Nintendo's huge holiday lineup press release showing it pegged for that date too. Read on to find out about the English version and more.

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[09/21/2009 17:21] | Games | PS0 | Comments(2) | page top

What's that? This isn't the visual chat post I was supposed to do?! My apologies, it's just that the December 2009 issue of Nintendo Power has a review of Phantasy Star 0, so I thought we'd take a look at it, and then follow up with my own needless rambles.

Phantasy Star 0
Reviewer: Casey L.

Pros
-"satisfying and substantial online experience"
-new evasive rolls and charge up attacks make the combat a little less simplistic (than Phantasy Star Online)
-solid story mode; more enjoyable than SP modes in previous Phantasy Star Online games
-good production values
-"reasonably compelling plot"
-multiplayer is a blast
-Co-op play is the reason to buy Phantasy Star 0

Cons
-the interface is a disaster
-the menus are poorly designed to the point that it apparently takes away your choices in battle and hurts the overall depth
-quick swapping weapons is apparently gone, which means you have to use the aforementioned interface in order to switch from ranged attacks to melee.
-Co-op play is the only reason to buy Phantasy Star 0

Score: 8.0

And there ya have it! Review summary courtesy of NeoGAF member grandjedi6. Read on if you'd like to see my own thoughts and recent happenings.

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[11/01/2009 16:54] | Games | PS0 | Comments(2) | page top

11 months later and it's finally out in English. Just got back from picking up my copy. I'll try to power my way through story mode during the next few days. There's something I want to check, haha. Random note: The title screen music after the opening is new. oO At least, I'm pretty sure it is. I don't remember hearing this track on the OST. Interesting! Anyways, updated my friend codes file with my second PS0 code. I sure wish I had two DS units right about now, I'd like to trade some stuff over to look at it... XD; I could just ask a friend to be an in-between for me, but I hate bothering people with such trivial stuff, haha.

Moving on! Sega will be holding a little event where you can play with some of their staff. Keep your eyes on their blog on the 16th for a post where you can comment with your friend code. If you're among the first 30~ish to post, you'll be able to play with them on the 17th, from 4 to 6PM Pacific time. Keep your eyes peeled for various Rappy t-shirt giveaways too! Welp, I'm off to mess with the game some more. Laters!

[EDIT] I guess I'm in no rush to see the credits now. Nob Ogasawara did indeed have a hand in translating PS0. I really should check SA more often, he posted this way back on October 27th. Woops! I became curious about it a few months back, when he asked about the release date in #pokegoons. God forbid the guy was just curious out of personal interest. I'm terrible, I know. ^^; Who is this Nob guy and why do I care? He's been the translator for the Pokemon games ever since Red and Blue. He was sadly laid off, and now anything past Platinum will be translated by Nintendo's internal team, Treehouse. Well, my curiosity is now satiated. Nice to know he's still finding work, and it's pretty cool that he's part of another one of my favorite games.

[11/11/2009 20:01] | Games | PS0 | Comments(6) | page top

I managed to get into Sega's first Phantasy Star 0 event! As you know my horrible habit of taking photos of handheld screens, I snapped a couple of pictures to share. I was in Party #3 along with Azier and GldSonic, led by Edward, one of the PSU GMs. No, I didn't bombard the guy with questions. XD Figured it'd just be more fun to kick back and play normally, and not interrogate him about PSU, haha. It went pretty well! Read on for more.

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[11/17/2009 21:50] | Games | PS0 | Comments(3) | page top