![]() ![]() ![]() Do you remember the tantalising “You are not the only hero” line used in magazine adverts for the original Phantasy Star Online? The feeling of having the whole world just a phone cord away? Of being able to so very casually switch from offline solo to online multiplayer modes just so you could meet up with a friend on a different continent to show or even give them the rare weapon that dropped for you earlier in the day? Universe and I got off to the worst possible start. Until a few days ago I was happy to live with that version of events rattling around inside my head, to look back and think that while it was unfortunate Phantasy Star had spent some time out in the wilderness at least it had managed to recover… and then I played Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, a little Japan-only expansion of a sequel of a spin-off exclusive to a “failed” handheld that made me question everything I thought I already knew. At best Universe and its multi-format follow-ups were fine and nothing more, lukewarm efforts to make do with until Phantasy Star Online 2 came along and finally gave the series the glorious return to form it so richly deserved. ![]() The Phantasy Star Universe branch has always felt like the distant third-cousin-by-marriage on Sega’s beloved sci-fi RPG family tree a whole era of Phantasy Star games that definitely existed but for all the goodwill they failed to generate at the time they may as well have not bothered turning up, sadly echoing the largely disappointing Shining titles the company was pushing around the same time. Looking for something in particular? Search for: Click here to be taken to a random article! Archives Archives ![]()
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