Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity: Wynarl

Wynarl

Wynarl – Age: ??? Race: ???

Wynarl is one of the Ancients who's been talking to Nagisa while she was traveling alone. He's openhearted, jolly, and chats frequently. He tends to joke a bit but he's still prudent. It is his duty to warn Nagisa of dangers during those critical moments. Even though Wynarl is an Ancient, he's well versed in modern times.

Wynarl  is a very cheerful character, he's meant to contrast with Nagisa's shadowy personality. He's voiced by Shin-ichiro Miki, who gives the character life with a bright and colorful tone.

Wynarl was of course designed by Mizuno, and his character's hairstyle had to stand out prominently even during the initial concepts. It seems the ancients tend to wear clothing in a few areas.

So you all must wonder what connections  the Ancients have with each other? We'll find out within the story! See you next time…

[via pspo2iblog]

TGS Gameplay Data

So umm yeah… Today was interesting, but let's remain calm and keep focused .. Shougai PSO updated their play through impressions of the Tokyo Game Show. We learn some interesting things about casting technics while moving and Infinity Blasts.

  • Technic Foverse
    • A new technic called Foverse
    • It surrounds the caster with a couple of fireballs.
    • It looks sort of like Brightness circle in that it spins around you.
    • Foverse can not be cast while moving.
  • Casting Technics while Moving
    • Usable only if you hold L button while moving. (Strafing)
    • If you are walking normally, you can not cast while moving.
    • This method works for wands.
    • It is unknown at this time whether it can be used with TCSM
    • This method does not work with Rods
    • This casting method only fires one at a time
    • 3xCombos are not available, no reduction in casting time.
    • You can cast Foie while moving, however you can't with Foverse.
  • Charge Shot II (A new charge shot for ranged weapons)
    • Usable with Triangle Button
    • With Grenades, your character fires blindly while rotating in a circle. You can lock onto 5 targets and hit 2 times.
    • With Lasers, your character fires like PSZero Photon Art, Sector Line. You shoot the left, the right, then upper right area.
    • With Twin handguns, your character fires like PSZero Photon Art Spinning Death. Your character lunges forward while diving and shoots aimlessly.
  • Infinity Blast (Force Type)
    • Force Square Button:
    • You cast light blue rafoie, that attacks for a medium ranged distance.  It hits 3 targets with 1 hit. 3xCombo Possible.
    • Force Triangle Button:
    • You cast a pale blue damgrants, which shoots a beam in a straight line. You can't change directions while it has already casted. It can penetrate through enemies. 
  • Infinity Blast (Braver Type)
    • Braver Square Button:
    • Your right hand turns into a sword and slashes at enemies. It can reach a long distance, 3x Combo Possible.
    • Braver Triangle Button:
    • Like the over-end PA of PSZero, your right arm turns into this super huge sword,  the sword hits 3 targets, and can hit 4+ times.
  • Game Balance
    • The Sword Attack animation speed has increased.

PSPo2i: Beach Direct Footage

Posted on 2ch. Now you can HEAR and SEE the new beach mission, played by Satoshi Sakai himself.

  • Colonel Sanders as a partner.
  • You can consume Calorie Mate items.
  • Rapico is a partner character.
  • New Enemies, Jaggo Rizona, Rappy Rizona, Gol Lilly (Goru Lily) It shoots ice.
  • The Sword Attack animation was sped up.
  • New Loading Screen with Little Wing Emblem.
  • An announcement for the Infinity Grand Prix.
  • Friend Search NPC! Captain T.

 

Friend Search とは?

I can now talk more explicitly about Friend Search. Friend search is a feature where you can transfer your character's data over to another person's Infinity game. Your character's design, weapon palette, and auto words transfer over.

Your friend can invite your character into missions, and this allows for one to play with friends as if you were in an online party. Friend Search works through device communications. This is similar concept to how Nintendo 3Ds can transfer data to other 3DS passively without user interaction. According to the official site, Friend search transfers data between two or more PSPs.

 

TGS Data

Shougai PSO collected the following item names from their TGS experience. Pictures have been collected on their website.

  • ハートオブディスピアー Heart of Despair | Sword (This Sword looks like the scythe in the videos above.)
  • マダムノアマガサ Madam's Umbrella | Sword (From PSO)
  • マダムノヒガサ Madam's Parasol | Sword (From PSO)
  • ナイトランサー Knight Lancer | Spear (Captain T that knightly Cast in the videos above uses this weapon)
  • エッゲサックス Exacts | Axe (A PSZero weapon)
  • インフィニットセイバー Infinite Saber | Twin Sabers (A PSZero Weapon)
  • ツインカリエッタ Twin Carietta | Twin Daggers (See Infinity's Default Human Male daggers in Promo Video)
  • D・スティレット  D-Stilett | Saber (The single version of the Dumans' main weapon in Pre Order Post)
  • バイオニックエッジ Bionic Edge | Laser Canon (A PSU weapon)
  • H44ミズーリT H44Missouri Twin | Twin Handguns (A PSZero Weapon)
  • ゼロケイン Zero Cane | Wand   (A Pszero Weapon)
  • フロウウェンの盾 Flowen's Shield | Shield (PSO Weapon)
  • ルピカ Rupika | Shield (PSOBB Weapon)

Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity TGS 2010 Impressions and Videos

This post will collect videos, news, and impressions given by various game companies about their playthrough of Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity.

 

Infinity TGS 2010

The Infinity Booth at TGS is set up so that each seat occupies one player, and you play whatever race and character that is presented in front of you. To switch a race, you'd have to physically move to another seat. (Yes, this is why I said TGS demos are different from PSN Demos)

 

Famitsu Impressions

 

An anonymous user posted a link to this video on 2ch's PSPortable thread. Its from Famitsutube and it showcases gameplay of the new beach area and the new boss. You can see we have a new technic called フォバース Foverse.

Famitsu posted their impressions;

After we catapult jumped several times, we reached a round field that floated.

The boss "ギール・ゾーグ" which appears to be a scorpion, jumped out of the water.

It has a rotary attack, and a poison attack, it summons smaller devices as well.  I decided to shoot at the boss in FPS mode from a distance. The weak point is located at the eyes. I fired at his eyes relentlessly when suddenly, Geer Zoug started to dash! When I switched out of FPS mode, the whole field tilted […]  When I used the SUV weapon, I killed the boss.

Famitsu did say something interesting. I don't know whether it was subjective or if Sega actually fixed a bug, but to quote, "Before [in PSP2] when you switched weapons, you were not able to attack for a short time. This time, I can switch weapons and attack instantly."

Could this be a bug fix? Who knows…

 

The Rest

Gamespot posted their impressions of the demo. They fought Mr. Crustacean (which we know here as Geer Zoug) found out he could tilt the  stage and has a poisonous attack.

 

Gamewatch posted their impressions, with some more pictures of the booth. They also describe the  new boss battle as intense! They include a new screenshot of the Colonel in action!

 

 

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4gamer posted a video of our friendly Crustacean Scorpion boss. The video shows the boss entrance cutscene in it's entirety and full use of the Infinity Blast.

 

 

DigInfo posted a video about the Tokyo Game Show in general. If you skip to the end, you can see the Infinity Booth and Duman gameplay!

[thanks yuky for the tip]


Flowen and Rico Costumes

It appears the Heathcliff Flowen and Red Ring Rico outfits are downloadable. Sakai says the load time it takes for the game to read a downloadable item has decreased, so now you can enjoy the game faster.

[via pspo2iblog]

 

More Downloadable Content

Shougai PSO updated about details that's stated within Sega's Tokyo Game Show book. It appears you can also download room items and partner characters. Though Shougai believes in the way that it's presented,  it's possible these download features can additionally appear a pay items as well. We shall wait for Sakai for more details regarding this.

 

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