Question about Phantasy Star Portable

Hi everyone, I'm here to ask people who own this game whether its any good or not. I go to a boarding school in the middle of nowhere and tomorrow I have the chance to go to a mall so I'm thinking about getting it since I only have a psp with me here, and it looks like a good game too. Also, if anyone knows the price of it (tax included) that would be nice. Thanks!

I still need to get this game. But I did play Phantasy Star Universe and its practicaly the same gameplay. The game is a very nice Action RPG and is even better when played with more players. You can choose 4 different races: Humans, Casts (Androids), Beasts and Newmen (Elves). The class system works very well with a mix of 3 types (Spellcaster, Ranger, Hunter) that can be upgraded to the style of your choice. There might be a lot of grinding but thats the way these games roll. If you like Action JRPGs or games like Monster Hunter this ones for you.

I'm no help, but I will try.

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1UP

Any port that makes me consider giving the source material another spin is worth the price of admission any day. 

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GameDaily

This one doesn't break new ground, but Sega did nice work bringing its addictive RPG to the portable arena. 

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IGN

Despite its problems, including a terribly lackluster story, poor AI and imperfect lock-ons, Phantasy Star Portable is really satisfying, especially if you enjoy collecting loot and seeing your deliciously fashionable robo-wizard level up. 

Hey thanks a lot guys! I appreciate it a lot and its helped me decide that I want to get it. Now if anyone has an estimated price, that would be great too. I'm on a bit of a low budget so I need to know if I'll actually have enough money.

I'd say, if you have a DS, save your money for Phantasy Star Zero, coming out later this year.

It's like 43 bucks with tax. It's a pretty good game. The single-player is fun, and you can run through all of the multiplayer content by yourself if you want to (characters also transfer over) so there is hundreds of hours of solo and multi content for you to access. The story is stupid, the graphics are pretty good, the gameplay is fun. It's definitely better than Phantasy Star Universe. And definitely don't wait for Phantasy Star 0, which is a bunch of super-low-poly chibi shit that controls much worse.

There's a Quick Look up.... it looks like shit but I don't have any nostalgia for the series so it might just not be for me.

Yeah I don't have a DS, so I will definitely not be getting that one. But thanks a lot Jayge, its been awhile since I bought a psp game so I just needed a refresher on the cost. I saw the quick look and felt stupid because as soon as I posted this topic, the quick look went up. But it still pays off to get some user input!! 

I obviously haven't played it either, but i really like the ability to write messages using the bottom screen during combat and such. I can't see how they would really screw up the controls, but IGN has me hoping for teh best.