Old & New #1: A Piece of Phantasy
One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 1: The Treasure Beneath the Waves
Phantasy Star II
Yea, Phantasy Star II was a pretty good game. Compared to other games at the time, the music sounded like....music.
Haha yeah i've noticed that, i'm really digging the music it's very catchy, high quality too. I'll not say so much the the horrid sound effects though :P
I picked up the Sonic Genesis Collection a few weeks ago and have been meaning to sit down and play through Phantasy Star II and Shining Force. They look like they'd be right up my alley. Good to hear that you are enjoying it for the same reasons I'd enjoy it - level grinding is sort of a nice, mindless way to kill the odd hour or two.
Yeah, some RPg fans might take offense but I find grinding levels so relaxing (provided the enemies pose no threats) that I can literally put myself to sleep doing it for a couple hours, really usefull when I desperately need to unwind.
I tried to play Phantasy Star 2 on the Mega Drive collection for PSP but I couldent get into it. I had a bit better luck with #4 but ended up giving it up in the end because I had too much grinding and almost no hints as to what to do.
But I recently started playing the original Phantasy Star (released originaly for Master System) because my the host of my new favourite video game show likes it,http://www.youtube.com/user/HappyConsoleGamer ,and Im actually loving it even with the mad grinding and the lack of hints as to what to do next. Im not sure what it is that makes me like this game more than #4 but there is something I love about this game. As soon as ive finished it im going to go back and play 2,3 and 4 on my PSP. Cant wait :) Its an awesome series in retrospect, including PSO and PSU/PSP.
I quite liked PSU, although I only played the single player story mode on Xbox, not the online. I couldn't get on the PSO Ep III though, which is odd I like card based battle games. I find the whole PS series is good for some mindless grinding and dungeon crawling fun :D
" @Pazy: I quite liked PSU, although I only played the single player story mode on Xbox, not the online. I couldn't get on the PSO Ep III though, which is odd I like card based battle games. I find the whole PS series is good for some mindless grinding and dungeon crawling fun :D "
I picked up PSO Ep.3 expecting to get a PSO for Gamecube (thinking it would "automatically be better than the original") and when I realised it was a card game I was annoyed and traded it in. It wasent until a good while after that I realised that while it wasent like PSO Ep1/2 I actually enjoyed it and now its reasnobly hard to get and inflated prices.
PSU's Story Mode is wierd, the story sort of sucks and is annoying but is also awesome in its own way.
Yeah, it's not well written or particularly enjoyable, but for some reason I was having a blast, I should really go back and finish it for the easy 1k achieves.
I kept my copy of PSO ep III (as well as PSO, Ep1/2) thankfully, so if I ever want to play them again I can give them a go without worrying about inflated prices (god I hate them :( )
Nice read, The_A_Drain. Phantasy Star II is one of those "need to get around to playing" games for me. With two enormous RPGs on the go at the moment in the form of Morrowind and Fallout 3, I don't think now would be the right time to start.
Oh none taken, I was just bored when I wrote this haha, I've been meaning to carry ony me "I Review Stupid Things" series with #3 game manuals, but don't have a scanner :\ Theres some manuals i'd really like to say a few words about.
Nice choices on Morrowind and Fallout 3, I personally would take any of those two over Oblivion 7 days of the week.
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