Category: Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity

Congratulations, the alpha test has now started! Today and tomorrow the first chosen participants will play the newest era in the Phantasy Star series. Currently the client has to be patched before playing.

Update: Today the official Sega Twitter page announced it will (break its previous schedule…) and add more people to the alpha test. So check your emails today to see if you were added. You will be placed in tomorrow's test.

User Relay Updated: 9:07PM EST

• Over 1600 people were connected to the alpha test.
• The Flow of starting a mission, the main lobby > quest area > camp ship > mission.
• Healing items look like canisters on the field. Monomates, Star Atomizer, Photon Crystal, Photon Drop were spotted.
• Each weapon type has their own specific icon when they are on the ground. Rods have a rod icon, gunslash has it's own gunslash icon, etc
• Shift is the auxilliary action but it performs different things on different weapons. For example, when you have a Sword and have the Guard skill you press SHIFT to guard. When you have a Gunslash you press SHIFT to change from attacking to shooting.  However the original combo (right mouse button) already has its own agenda.
• You can lock weapons so you don't discard them.
• Music is very light and airy and BGM transitions from calm to battle. Music transition is very quick.
• You can use technics within your physical attack  combos. (Normal atk > Normal Atk 2 > Foie)
• PA Discs look like CDs when on the ground.
• You can attack without weapons.
• When enemies have status effects, their colors change, "Poison" Status effect changes their color to purple.
• Healing pads look similar to the way they did in PSO.
• NPC "Dynal"  in missions drop boxes with healing pads from his aircraft. Player described this event as very FPS like
• Alpha test has 4 character slots but there's a space for a fifth one but it looks disabled.
• Weapons icons (looks like sword) drops on the ground.
• You can continuously use "Step" or "Jump" without any cool down (I'm sure they'll probably change this aspect later on)
• Interrupt Event: An NPC named Prigita, tasked the player with defeating the hovering enemy, Vriahda (Briahda).
• Transitioning to different blocks actually look like heading off to a new area instead of just warping.
• Sub Classes were removed from the Skill Tree.
• You can cut trees down with your sword, we even saw the blades of grass get cut.
• You can guard with your sword.
• Forces can teleport or warp to evade attacks.
• A player reported during evasion (Mirage Escape) as a Force he was completely invincible.

• Alpha Test invites Sent
• More reports of them sending out new candidates for the alpha test.

 

Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity Teaser

Next week for PSP2i, the winners of the Infinity Grand Prix will release their designed weapons.

 

As for PSU Japan, the beach mission will release with the original arrangement of the BGM, we now know the name of the song is "Naked Sky."

This week's mission is EXTRA STAGE: Showdown, where you will fight your fellow NPC partners like Nagisa to reach the top of the castle. Aim for the fastest clear time in this challenge mission!

 

Fight Yuto!

 

Fight Shizuru!

The Infinity Grand Prix Exchange インフィニティグランプリ交換所 and Infinity GP EXTRA Exchange ∞GPEXTRA交換所 will update with new trading items.

If you have a clear time of less than 14 minutes you can receive the stone, "Infinite Star" インフィニットスター. You'll need this to trade for the Wing Spada and such password items.

Within the Infinity Grand Prix Exchange インフィニティグランプリ交換所, you can trade for items like the Anchor King and such password and collaboration items.

If you complete the entire Infinity Grand Prix, you can receive 5 fusion codes and an extra 5 fusion codes based on each battle type. This makes a maximum of 25 Fusion codes per character for this particular set of missions. The clear time for the entire Infinity Grand Prix is now 45 minutes.

 

Next up is GBR, this time the mission is Scarred Planet, running from August 10th, to August 17th. I hear you may have an easier time getting the Shadoog Elenor.

 

Edomachikurara Tatenashi

 

Edomachikurara Hiraishi

Edomachikurara outfits and weapons are releasing this week. It comes with 8 color and subcolor variations.  (I'm assuming he means cast parts, so don't get all excited.) Even the head parts attach too, but you are freely able to change your hairstyle and hair color.

 

 Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity Infinite Guide and Setting Collection

Purchase: Play Asia / Ebten

 

Phantasy Star Defenders Pack

Sega is releasing a new bundle called Phantasy Star Defenders Pack. It includes Phantasy Star Portable 1 and Phantasy Star Portable 2. Let's defend the PAST of Phantasy Star.

PSO2 Related

PSO2 Facebook site has amassed 1300 likes. Only here, you can see Bonkohara post pictures (aka Porori Images) of PSO2. Even here you can see expectations and desires of both Japan and Overseas visitors.

As for the alpha test, it was mentioned that it would start in the middle of August. Well unfortunately, it won't start by the end of  this week. But, they will announce the news to the selected alpha test winners soon. Sakai says he's sorry to keep you waiting, but please be patient.

 [via pspo2iblog]

Arks vs ダーカー

Well now after looking at a bunch of sources, we know officially the ダーカー (Dahka/Darker) is the enemy the Arks is fighting against.  Gpara described them as a space life form. Not much info is known other than that.

そして、アークスの敵として登場するのが「ダーカー」と呼ばれる宇宙生命体。[Gpara]