Phantasy Star Universe - PS2/PC bound! Options

[Vitamin D]

I really need to stop watching these, or I'll go insane waiting for this game. Can this game get any more bad ass!?

[DivA]

i'll take your words to heart about the 50+ meg download, but i think i'll not see it ~ simply because too many spoilers can have consequences.. ;} this is where the practice of patience is really put to the test ~ hopefully the game will be released on time & not delayed for US release..

[Alisha]

omfg!!! that dancing looks great haha
btw did anyone see that dude that looks kinda like Akuma!! LOL!

[Dive]

The PSU Site has been updated recently. "Partner Machinery" has been detailed a bit and expanded upon. Here are some blatently ripped screenshots.

[DarkEpyon]

Oh man... that puts the whole mag concept to shame.

[unitself]

Well, after a long, hard day of snowboarding, it's good to have a little robot buddy to come home to.

[HC82]

These certainly look like they have much better potential then mags in PSO. They could really get crazy with these things and have tons of customizable options and helper features. I doubt they will go too over board and wind getting tamagotchi on our asses.


I actually got around to checking out the videos, but that last one (50meg big file) doesn't seem to be up.

Bum deal, eh?

[Azrael]

Can't wait for this. Its why I dont look at the videos. I know I'd go crazy.

[Alisha]

[Kazicht]

Yesterday I got a chance to attend the first day of the DigitalLife convention in NYC at the Javits center. And you guessed it; a few playable demos of PSU were set up for attendees to try.

I got a chance to play part of the 1st level as Ethen and crew, and fight my way all the way to the dragon boss. It was SWEET.
The first thing I have to say is, it still feels like PSO, in most ways.
Enemy AI is alot better and tougher then it used to be. It actually feels like they would work as a team and set up thier own positions like pincer attacks or divide and conquer. Unlike in PSO as they would just come at you straight ahead if you were in range.
The new lock system is cool but gets some getting used to. Theres this little hard to see cursor that targets enemies based on where they are in front of your character and what weapon your using, like the great sword will give you multiple cursors if there are more monsters or targets in your attack range. Once you establish your target, hold down L1 and the camera will stay behind you and locked on your target. The handgun + Saber/Dagger combo works well this way. Lock on them and shoot from far, and as they get in range, unleash a combo.

Speaking of combos, I was restricted to 4 weapon combinations in the demo; handgun+saber, handgun+dagger, greatsword, and magic staff.
Mostly I was playing with the handgun+saber and greatsword. ;p
With the saber I was able to pull off a normal 3 hit combo with the square button, and with triangle a 2 hit leap and slash combo right after for a total of 5 hits. Same with the great sword, but the speed differnce of the weapons and attack delays were noticeable. But also the shear damage power of the greatsword. It will take some mastering as you pretty much attack a full 180 degrees in front of you depending on the swing.
With the magic staff I was restricted to normal attacks with the square button, and triangle let me do a 360 FOIE type AoE attack. So I guess magic really is restricted to magical type weapons. But no worries since its really fast to swap for differnce weapon combinations.

Finally I got to the dragon boss and man, I got my ass kicked. This time around he's more aggressive and the breath attack will actualyl hit you even if standing around his legs. And he dousn't nearly spend as much time on the ground, so running for your lives seems to play a bigger part of the strategy ;p
Also, since the camera isn't locked on the dragon this time as it was in PSO (except when he's doing the ground digging move), its tricky to move around and lock on the big guy at first. All and all, its a much more challenging fight (then again, I was distracted by my friends that were with me wanting to try out other games at the show, as well as check out the Xbox360 stuff).

Well, thats all I got. Im glad I got to try it out, as it eased the pain of waiting a few more months until finally being able to go ONLINE with it. Thats where the real fun is ofcorse!

[Dive]

Wow that's so cool Kaz, thanks for the report. I'm assuming you played the PS2 version? Did they have any updated info on a release date?

[Kazicht]

Yeah it was the PS2 version. Graphicaly it was abit jaggy and low-rez. Kinda looks like PS2 FFXI anyway, which isnt all that bad.

There were SEGA fliers around stating that the release is still on for FEB' O6.
I hope the internet rumors of it getting pushed back aren't true.

Edit: Oh I totally forgot. While I was there playing PSU with a friend, a photographer took a half dozen photos of her and I playing at the stand, and then took down our names, name of our college and where we were from. Maybe we'll see ourselves in a magazine or somthing next month

That be cool ;p

[HC82]

I was totally thinking of heading to the Javitis center this sunday just to play the PSU demo. The only problem is that if I play it, I'll be a total fiend for more in the future.

I STILL WANT TO PLAY!!!!

[Wiryu]

The screens look unbelievable!

[AC9breaker]

PSU will put an end to the war on terroism.


lol @ HC