The actual segaton: Phantasy Star Universe

[OB1]

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/phantasy...index.html

For all consoles.

Just FMV, but if they fixed the combat and the monthly fee is low enough, perhaps I'll return to the online world of PS...

[Sacred Jellybean]

*explode*

HOLY SHIT!! What an announcement! Sega has knocked my socks off, just as expected. This totally blows the DS and PSP out of the water. Seriously, the competitors at E3 should wallow in shame and hide closets and put magnums into their mouths.

All sarcasm aside... honestly, am I missing something? A new Phantasy Star game (for only one console, no less) warrants a bunch of ridiculous hype? I can't download the trailer unless I give GameSpot my date of birth, mother's maiden name, social security number, and current location coordinates on the globe (precise to the nearest centimeter), and I don't feel like going through that. Someone tell me I'm missing something... all gamespot says is that it's a new Phantasy Star game for PS2.

[OB1]

It's just FMV of people flying around on futuristic skateboards.

I want my Shenmue III. :(

[Sacred Jellybean]

That's what my room mate wanted to see. He was completely excited about this announcement in the past week or so, so he sort of got me excited for it, too. He'll be disappointed as hell when he hears this (or perhaps already has, and became so disillusioned that he broke out in tears and is now wandering the shady streets of downtown in tears, like the schizophrenic bums that talk to themselves all day that you commonly see over there). Meh.

[OB1]

Info from Gamespot:

Sega announces new Phantasy Star title

Action RPG Phantasy Star Universe will breathe new life into the hallowed series.
Today at its E3 booth, Sega revealed it is working on a new Phantasy Star game, an action RPG entitled Phantasy Star Universe.

The publisher made no mention of Phantasy Star Universe at its "surprise" press announcement this morning, where the only thing shown was a multiplayer demo of the Matrix Online. It didn't divulge much more information about the early-in-development game at its booth, either, other than show a trailer for Universe. No info on platforms or release date were made available.

The Phantasy Star Universe trailer contained only prerendered CG footage starring characters and environments that looked stylistically similar to those seen in the recent Phantasy Star Online games. We observed one character fighting monsters with electro-blades, another animal-like warrior speeding through a desert environment, and a purple-haired girl with some resemblance to Phantasy Star II's Nei as we watched the trailer.

The Phantasy Star series began eons ago on the Sega Master System. After four popular single-player RPGs, the series took a multi-year hiatus and then reemerged on the Dreamcast in the form of Phantasy Star Online. Despite the series' recent focus on online play, Sega representatives are mum about whether Universe will center on off- or online play. Since the combat in the game is real-time instead of turn-based, it could go either way.

We'll bring you more details on Phantasy Star Universe as soon as they become available. In the meantime, keep an eye on GameSpot for the game's first trailer later today.

By Brad Shoemaker -- GameSpot
POSTED: 05/12/04 01:35PM PST

*prays for an extensive single-player mode*

[A Black Falcon]

I can't figure out Gamespot's download system... bah... but I also hope it has a good single player game. :)