Don’t bother to get excited if you are a fan of the retro Phantasy Star series (as you know I am, big time) — this new DS title is unfortunately not a straightforward RPG as we might have hoped. Spotted on theNeoGAF forumsthis morning, here’s the dirt straight from Famitsu:
–Phantasy Star Zero (DS)Publisher: SEGADeveloper: Sonic Team?Release: Winter 08– Character Designer : Toshiyuki Kubooka (IdolMaster, Lunar)– Scenario : Tooru Shiwasu (formerly in charge of the online quest on the original PSO, now a writer)– Scenario : Teru Arai (mystery novels writer)– New in the PSO series– Multi play over Nintendo WiFi connection– Chat system supports sending of stylus sketches (Something like Pictochat)– Blow into DS mic to send msg (??)– Huge Dragon: Rayburn
I’m sorry to say this because I know I will offend the fans of it, but I wish the Phantasy Star Online series would die a horrible, wretched, screaming death. Not because they are bad games, but because I want the games back that I grew up with and that revolutionized the way I looked at RPGs. Before you start bashing me, I’m bitter and old, so give me a break.
Anyway, enough of my whining — are you excited to play this series on DS?I have to admit I am curious to see how it looks. We’ll bring you more details as soon as they come to light.
[Update — check out Dtoid community memberToneman’s blogfor an actual scan with some screenshots.]
