Phantasy Star Fan Blog

Well I guess this is part of the “new information” the Rappy kid was talking about on the official blog. I’m sure there will be more news as the day progresses. This Gamespot article pretty much sums up everything that was revealed already and adds some minor new elements. The mission counter shows us exactly which monsters and what weapons will appear. The article also includes new screenshots for the default characters.

Charge Shot Animation

When you use charge shots, your character will perform a new animation. Let’s take a look at the charge shot animations.

Handgun

Twin Handgun (jump backwards)

Rifle

Note the amount of PP each charge shot use. Since this game does not have any photon charges, you shouldn’t constantly use Charge Shots all the time.

Notable Screenshots

A Ground elemental Shield.

Neutral Elemental Shield
About 20 PP is consumed when the shield blocks enemy attacks. 

Shop

The “Variety Shop”

This counter shares the same logo as the makeup counter.
Though AMY talks about how cute her wand is.. 

Just Guard Updates

• Shougai PSO updated information related to Just Guard.
  • Just Guard can only be performed with the shield.
  • You can not use Just Guard with two handed weapons, but you can still defend with them.
  • While defending with two handed weapons, the damage received is reduced.

Official Blog Updates 8/31 – 9/1/09

• Improved enemy AI, to make formidable opponents.
• 3 times the number of missions than the previous game.
• New fields, new boss, new items, new weapons…
• He hints that characters from the previous game will appear in this game.
• He asked if there was a character  from the previous games that appeared in the opening movie.
• Rappy Kid says lots of new info may be given on Thursday.

[via gamespot jp and inside-games.jp and 4gamer]

My goodness, there’s so much news going on!

We can confirm, Humans and Newmans do indeed receive a new summoning ability known as Mirage Blast! You can watch the Promo Video at Zoome.jp. The quality is very low though, makes me wonder if this was leaked.

Observations from the Promo Video

• I see Pal Sharks, add that to the enemy list.
• I like the Infinite Storm PA. It seems so useful.
• We get a great shot of Clad 6.
• Photon Arts and Charge Shots take a huge chunk of PP.

[via rexenos]

Official Blog Updates 8/29 – 8/30/09

I realize there is a Rappy kid who blogs on the official site. His posts are marked by an image of a baby Rappy from Phantasy Star Zero. He says he’s in charge of advertising PSPo:2.  He’s supposed to be all cutesy saying things like, “kyunkyun” and “uuuu”. It  seems he can’t give away too much information.

• Blah Blah Blah Propaganda!
• Rappy Kid talks about the game’s advertising slogan. “Advance with 4 people, Evolved RPG!”
• He says this game is great playing alone, but it’s best with 4 people.
• Something new to come out around Monday of next week.

A very quick post that showcases the character creation area.  Game Watch has also posted 4 new screenshots. Updated Prologue post as well.

Character Creation

You can see the huge overhaul in default character design.

You can see Mirage Blast is listed after Level 20

Casts retain their SUV ability at Level 20.

Psupedia reports Humans and Newmans  get a new racial ability known as Mirage Blast at Level 20. According to Kairi_li and Mike, it appears you can summon mythical creatures. 

This means the two characters near the end of the opening video which was thought to be a nanoblast and SUV, may in fact be summoned creatures. Hopefully on Monday, Sega can shed some light on this mysterious new ability.

Is this angelic form related to Mirage Blast?

Official Blog Updates 8/28/09

• New information will be released on August 31st.
• Theme song name is [Living Universe]
• Chorus says “Phantasy Stars in Universe”
• Hideaki Kobayashi returns to do more music.

Phantasy Star Portable 2 site updated with some new information regarding the battle, field, and enemy aspects. Shougai PSO also updated and this post will change to reflect what’s stated there.

New Fields! New Enemies!

Phantasy Star Portable 2 will feature brand new original fields as well as others from the previous games. The field shown in the screenshot is called, “Seabed Relics.”

This new area contains a brand new enemy known as “Svaltia”, as well as Phantasy Star Online’s “Evil Shark“.

Remixed Versions of Old Fields!

Phantasy Star Portable 2 will feature old fields from the previous games with a new twist! There will be differences towards the  length of the mission as well as the the enemy spawns.

You would not expect to see a Goldova appear right before the boss!?

Be prepared for changes to all your favorite missions. You might even see a new enemy appear out of nowhere!

Urgent Evasion

Urgent Evasion has your character swiftly rolling on the ground to avoid enemy attacks. You will consume Photon Points each time you roll!

Shield

Note how the shield has it’s own icon on the right hand slot.

The shield is now a new weapon category. The shield takes up the left arms slot which is normally used by guns or mags. You can use the shield by pressing the R button.

While the shield is in use you will not be able to attack, your PP will be consumed , and the damage you receive will be greatly reduced. 

Fortunately, you can attack an enemy by using your shield at the right moment. This is known as the “Just Guard“. If you successfully pull off a “Just Guard”, the damage you receive will be reduced to zero and your Photon Points will not be consumed.

Guarding is also possible with two handed weapons (ex. the spear), however, you can not guard with the rod.

Photon Points

Sorry time attackers… You can’t spam Photon Arts anymore.

Photon Points (PP) have changed considerably since PSU. Now, PP are attached to your character and not your weapons. To increase strategy, Sega has removed photon charges from the game. This is to prevent us from relying too heavily on Photon Arts. Sega wants players to mix up their attacks instead. (Note: We are unsure how this will apply to Forces.)

• In order to regain PP, you can do either of the following:
  • Wait for natural regeneration of Photon Points.
  • Use normal attacks against an enemy.

As a side note, we do not know if PP Cubes will return before each boss at this time. Although it has not been confirmed for this game, in Phantasy Star Universe, you can regenerate a larger amount of Photon Points by performing “Just Attacks”, (where you time the button presses of each normal attack.)

Charge Shots

Note the gigantic sparkle!

Charge shots is a new feature for ranged weapons, it allows you to shoot a more powerful bullet. Charge Shots will use a considerable amount of PP, so it’s best not to use it over and over. This action will also change the shooting animation as you can see in the screenshot above. The player tends to jump backwards from the recoil.

[via pspo:2]