Play Phantasy Star Online 2 for Free
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Hey that is nice to know, may see if I can procure an install and check it out.Nalgas D. Lemur said:The character creator/benchmark that was on the Japanese site a few months ago worked just fine for me without screwing around with anything. Just install and run and it's like magic.mfeff said:I heard through the grape vine that the localization for western markets is expected in and around first quarter 2013... so unless you want to hassle with applocale and brush up on your Kanji I think you'll be safe.Scarim Coral said:
In that department I don't really hope for all that much... guess we will just be tinkering with profiles and benchmarking for the sweet spot. The shadows sounds like a memory threading "issue", makes me wonder what engine they are running it on... if it's some home-grown.
We all feel the same way over in our part of the world. With some luck be seeing you in game!
So did I just miss a memo about not talking about it or are there actually PSO fans who aren't already all over the JP OBT of this game ?
"There are also no details yet on exactly how the microtransaction system, called "Arcs Cash" in Japan, will work or what kinds of items will be on offer. "
Made me chuckle because there are people already purchasing and using AC. The stuff you can buy right now is the usual fare of boosters and vanity items. Although you do need AC to make characters on other ships(servers) after your first one.
"There are also no details yet on exactly how the microtransaction system, called "Arcs Cash" in Japan, will work or what kinds of items will be on offer. "
Made me chuckle because there are people already purchasing and using AC. The stuff you can buy right now is the usual fare of boosters and vanity items. Although you do need AC to make characters on other ships(servers) after your first one.
I guess I'll give it a try but with so many free MMO's I think Sega has waited to long to make this move.
Offline mode? Free to play!? FUCK YES! I expected to have to dodge this title because I assumed it was subscription and online-only but yes~! FUCK YES~! HAHAHAHA! Best news on the Escapist EVER!
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Edit: Give me a console port with splitscreen co-op and I'll love this game forever. *Still occasionally plays PSO*
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Captcha: weylan yutani
Edit: Give me a console port with splitscreen co-op and I'll love this game forever. *Still occasionally plays PSO*
Jeff Gerstmen said it's a pile of wank. He tends to reflect my feelings, so I'm not excited about this.
Sega implied that the Western version may use a different system:tetron said:
Since they made a point of mentioning it in the announcement, I didn't want to assume they'd be using exactly the same system. It's even possible - though unlikely - that they'll eschew microtransactions entirely for some other model. On the other hand, they could just mean details like what kinds of payment methods they'll take.SEGA Blog said:
The sentence about offline mode was referring to Phantasy Star Online so people who didn't know much about the game could understand why it was unique. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be an offline mode or rhythm-based combat in Phantasy Star Online 2, which works a lot more like a traditional MMORPG. It's possible that those things may happen, but details from Sega were scarce about the gameplay specifics and I don't believe either are currently true for the Japanese version. They may add in offline mode for phones and Vita, though.Danzavare said:
Never actually played the original, but I'm interested in this one...Probably won't bite right away though - I'm nothing if not fashionably late to every MMO ever and I most likely won't buck the trend this time either. MMOs aren't normally my thing, so I like to wait for a bit before getting involved in something that I might well wind up hating.
Fuck that! We got enough Sonic games to last us another decade and keep the rabid fanbase sated i think. What i demand is far greater yet simpler:saintdane05 said:
I WANT A NEW SHINOBI GAME ON CURRENT CONSOLES! I can't be the only one who want's to see this in our current gen graphics with refined gameplay:
from what I read, it will have 3 types of "money", one ingame type, one real type, and one that idk what it is, and apparently you can still get what you want by just playing and using ingame moneysaintdane05 said:
also, if it isn't for Mac, you can still get it on iOS and PSVita
You had me at "Free"
Oh boy, I remember playing episode 1&2. Good times. Definitely looking forward to this game.
Oh boy, I remember playing episode 1&2. Good times. Definitely looking forward to this game.
Last time I looked (which was earlier this year) it was still up, but it had been moved from where most of the links on the English-language fansites pointed to. You kind of had to poke around a bit to find it, but it was the same file as before so the fan-made translation patch still worked on it.mfeff said:
I kind of haven't been following it as closely for the past few months because I just haven't been able to play games, period, but for a while there it seemed like you had to go out of your way to find information on it sometimes. For people aware of the fan sites that gather every little thing about the game in one place, sure, that's one thing, but I feel kind of like there's been relatively little talk about it elsewhere, except when there's a major announcement like this. It really is suspiciously like someone sent out a memo about not talking about it...tetron said: