[PSP] Phantasy Star Portable
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Sat, 7th Feb 2009 03:19    Post subject: [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable
Any other PSP gamers here waiting for this little diamond? Originally slated for a "Summer 2009" release, even though it's been out in Japan for over 8 months, now Sega have done something that would make most developers/publishers cringe in agony; they've pulled BACK the release date! The game is now due for release at the beginning of March Very Happy

Secondly, as of today Sega released their "Special Trial" demo version of the game on the US PSN and it weighs in at a memstick-friendly 271MB. Unfortunately, it's ONLY available on the US network, so some very wonderful GODLY person has uploaded it for us all to enjoy. You can grab the demo here, if you're lucky and don't get caught by "the free service is currently overloaded. PAY PAY PAYYYYYYY!!" nonsense; http://www.sendspace.com/file/n43tz4

I'm downloading the demo right now. I have HIGH hopes for this, as I utterly ADORE the Phantasy Star series (and Phantasy Star Universe on the 360/PC just flatout rules. The PS2 version is horridly slow though)

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Phantasy Star Portable is a video game for the PlayStation Portable. It is being produced by Sonic Team and developed by Alfa System.

The PSP title is said to include an all-new story mode with added missions and a multi-player mode that supports cooperative play up to four players; and appears to be local multiplayer only. Judging from the scans seen of the two-page Famitsu preview, it also is shown that there will be at least two additional characters introduced: Vivienne, a character with whom players will team up, and Helga Neumann, a villain who is responsible for terrorist attacks in the Gurhal System. What is currently being called "Phantasy Star Portable" will be based on Phantasy Star Universe and its latest expansion, Ambition of the Illuminus.

Phantasy Star Portable was released in Japan on July 31 2008. It was first confirmed at Tokyo Game Show 2008 that Phantasy Star Portable would be coming to stateside in March 2009 and since been confirmed by SEGA of America that the stateside release of this title will be happening on March 3, 2009.

A demo of Phantasy Star Portable was released and is available for direct download on several websites. The demo is in Japanese, and allows players to complete two missions in the Story mode. The game also allows you to play 5 Multi-player missions by yourself, although you may add additional AI characters to your party from the menu. The missions include one in which you slay the De Ragan, an enemy from Phantasy Star Universe. There are C and B variants of this mission. You can reach a maximum level of 20 in the demo, and you can transfer characters between multiplayer and single-player.

The retail version includes the option of importing the character created in the demo version of the game as well as two downloadable missions. One of them to exchange items called "Weapons Badge" for items and weapons and another that consists of a time attack against defeated bosses.

Players will able to create their own character using the following settings--face, face model, eye color, eyebrows, eyelashes ears, head type, body color, porportion, jacket, pants, shoes, voice type, and voice pitch. Character creation is said to go even farther than past games.

The game also has eight slots for saving characters, opposed to only four in the Playstation 2 versions.






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PLAY PHANTASY STAR UNIVERSE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!

Fans of the acclaimed Phantasy Star Universe™ series can now explore Gurhal on-the-go via the PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system. Up to four friends will team up to unravel the exclusive new storyline that picks up where Phantasy Star Universe ends and before the start of PSU: Ambition of the Illuminus™.

The infestation of the alien SEED was thought to be under control by the end of PSU, but a new menace has stricken the Gurhal system. Alongside a new character named Vivienne, players must investigate the contamination and clear out the affected wildlife. In this intriguing new installment, players will delve deeper than ever before into the mysteries of Phantasy Star Universe.

FEATURES

* The Complete Phantasy Star Universe Experience On-the-Go. Longtime fans and new players to the series will enjoy the original content from PSU and PSU: Ambition of the Illuminus.

* Exclusive New Content for the PSP. Phantasy Star Portable players will experience a whole new storyline and meet new characters, while the new record book feature keeps track of the over 150 new items the player can collect.

* Customizable Avatar. Players can create their own avatar with the rich Character Creation system, or port in their character from the Phantasy Star™ Portable downloadable demo.

* Multiplayer Mode. Up to four party members will team up via Sony wireless.
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Feb 2009 12:56    Post subject:
Sounds good, will definately try it out!
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PostPosted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 02:56    Post subject:
whats demo like?
is it a kind of mmorpg for psp?


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PostPosted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 14:49    Post subject:
Yes and No. It's just like the original Phantasy Star Universe. There's a pretty large SP campaign, as well as ad-hoc 4 player multiplayer.

The PC and console versions are MMORPGs, with SP campaigns.
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PostPosted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 11:12    Post subject:
Where can i get the demo please?


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PostPosted: Tue, 3rd Mar 2009 15:04    Post subject:
This is released today in usa


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PostPosted: Tue, 3rd Mar 2009 19:02    Post subject:
BloodAngel wrote:
This is released today in usa


WHAT?!

Oh fuck yeah.

Do. Want.
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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Mar 2009 12:21    Post subject:
still not about anywhere Sad

shipping date was 3rd march in usa aswell Sad


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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Mar 2009 21:59    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Mar 2009 22:30    Post subject:
Woohoo!! Just waiting to hit Usenet now Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Mar 2009 22:45    Post subject:
there i go to take a dump for a few minutes and when i come back there's 2 AAA psp releases, it's like when you go to the can in a restaurant and when you come back the food is on the table Very Happy

didn't play the demo, hope this'll be as good as the old ones
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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Mar 2009 23:28    Post subject:
@ bushwacka
You should shit more often. We're in need of more psp games. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Mar 2009 23:40    Post subject:
yeah gonna eat oatmeal all day tomorrow, maybe we'll get resistance retribution and FF dissidia then Laughing

btw, does anyone know if this one or patapon already need 5.02 firmware? cause there's still no m33 update
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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Mar 2009 14:57    Post subject:
im using cfw 5.01 and they both work fine


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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Mar 2009 15:04    Post subject:
i cant decide if to go with CAST or Human. At the moment ive got past training mission with Human. But i like the look of CAST.. they look evil Smile

Do you get armour in the game that a Human can wear and if so.. do you see your character wearing it?


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PostPosted: Sun, 8th Mar 2009 17:37    Post subject:
BloodAngel wrote:

Do you get armour in the game that a Human can wear and if so.. do you see your character wearing it?


Armour; no. Not like the CAST anyway. Different LineShields (the "armour" of the game) slightly alter the look of your character, but not to a massive extent. The real appearance modification comes from Clothing (or Parts, if you're a CAST) and they drastically change how you look.

I always roll a CAST, even back in the PSO days, and I love it! Very Happy

Next to PSO/BB, this is my favourite of the PS titles! PSU was fun, in a way, but it just felt so wrong and Sega missed out so much that made PSO so much fun to keep replaying ... but it looks like they fixed all that with PSP. I absolutely ADORE this game and I'm playing it almost every chance I get Smile
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