Sega Ages vol. 17-Phantasy Star II--date finally set

[kainemaxwell]

Actually events from PSIII were mentioned in IV. *shrug

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I'd really like to see some goddam screenshots of II and IV, though. I mean, come on.

http://the-magicbox.com/0411/game041129e.shtml

Will those do?

[Ed Oscuro]

Characters look good, sometimes...well, Nei's look is sort of getting to me...but dang, those purple critters look awful (I've forgotten what they're called...er.)

[DynastyLawyer]

Listen, Bubba

A+ Intro. I'm gonna remember that one.

I never argued the merits of III being a decent game, because it is. It just has almost nothing to do with the Phantasy Star universe. Part I showed the world at a golden age, and was a classic tale of a hero(ine) saving the world from evil. Part II showed the aftermath: the world became a peaceful utopia, technology flourished and then...took over. By the end we're pretty much at a clean slate, with the world back to the basics. Part IV ties it all together, the lost technology from II is rediscovered, and the root of all of the world's problems is destroyed.

I don't know, chief. If I'm remembering this correctly, in a few of the PSIII endings, the systems began their great trek into space. That concept was relied on pretty heavily in the PSO games. I'm pretty sure I could have stated that better, and less abstractly, it's been a while since I've played PS games, but I'd call that a pretty heavy influence on the universe and things to come.