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Dec 23, 09 03:21PMDG

Haha, true, that was kinda funny.

What got me was afterwards... When I went back into Chaz' hometown and everyone was asking "Oh hi there Chaz, isn't Alys with you?"

Dec 23, 09 12:35PMKing Of The Skies

I can guess what the spoiler was, and yes even then

Seeing the Chaz crybaby animation is always a reason to smile!!

Oct 12, 09 04:39AMDG

Smiling throughout?

Including when

Spoiler: Spoiler

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Alys died

?

You sir, are a monster!

Oct 11, 09 04:34PMKing Of The Skies

The third game had so much potential, but alot of the story was poor and boring. I replayed four just the other day, and it had me smiling throughout! I quite like the score, it is pretty good for an old game. On a gameplay note, these old games are so much better than the newer ones. P.S.P for the PSP is truly awful.

Sep 15, 09 04:21PMTempest of Shadows

Yeah, III is the one that would benefit most from a remake. Strangely, when Sega did the PlayStation 2 remakes for the first two games, they were planning to skip III and go straight to IV. IV really didn't need a remake, but they were overlooking the one game that is ripe for remake potential.

Sep 14, 09 02:57PMDG

Aha.

Well I must say it's a pity noone remade that game and fixed that particular problem.

A graphics update and soundtrack revamp would majorly help the Phantasy Star games. 4 looks good enough, but 3 was ugly.

Sep 14, 09 02:43PMTempest of Shadows

Yes, that's the one. It was a great idea, but Sega didn't give the dev team time to fully implement it. In III, one plays through three generations of a family, with each generation being different depending on which woman the main character of the previous generation marries.

The rushed factor comes in the third generations: all four are basically the same. They have different beginnings and endings, but almost everything between those are identical. You go through the same dungeons, fight the same battles, hunt down the same items. Some characters are even shared between the branches. There are even interviews and such from Sega folks commenting on how the game was rushed toward the end of development.

The second generation branches, in contrast, were completely different from each other. Different dungeons, characters items, and so on. The second generation is where the game really shines.

Aug 18, 09 05:35AMDG

Rushed? Wasn't 3 the one with the multiple branching storylines? I thought that was absolute genius.

That said, the game looked like arse, so I didn't get far in it.

Aug 17, 09 05:39PMTempest of Shadows

Yeah, number four is definitely the best in the series. It's not a grind fest like II or a rushed product like III. A lot of game companies should take a hint about how to make a good game from Phantasy Star IV.

Feb 04, 09 10:45AMKing Of The Skies

I love this game, I still play it now and then

If they made a Phantasy Star with 2's difficulty and 4's fun and story, it could be such a fantastic game! Ps- Raja is a total legend

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