Phantasy Star Nova's official site updated with some basic information surrounding the game. Phantasy Star Nova is a project to create a new Phantasy Star game that takes place offline. It includes a single player story mode, and a multiplayer ad-hoc mode with up to 4 players. The story consists of group of comrades who form deeper bonds as they encounter various trials and tribulation. Tri-Ace plans to use real-time cutscenes to capture their events throughout the story. 

 

The player and crew make an emergency crash landing on planet where photons hold no power. Though at first the planet was thought to be uncivilized, the crew encounters a gigantic boss heavily adorned in artillery. Without the aid of the main fleet, the crew must now rely on materials procured on the planet to fight against the beast known as Gigantes.

 

Sail (pictured left) and Lutina (the main heroine of the story)

 

Fieldia (acting as captain of Delta Variant)

 

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Phantasy Star Nova will be streamed live on Nico Nico on September 19th @ 13:00 ~ 13:30 JST. In addition, Phantasy Star Online 2 livestream begins September 19th @ 12 ~ 13:00 JST and September 22nd @ 10:45 ~ 11:30 JST.

Tokyo Gameshow Schedule

• PSO2, PSO2es, and PSNOVA: September 19th @ 12 ~ 13:30 JST (Time Zone Conversion)
• PSO2: September 22nd @ 10:45 ~ 11:30 JST (Time Zone Conversion)

PSO2 September 25th Update

• New Scratch: Autumn Sports Festival
• New EX Quest: Ruins and Oceanids
• New Spellstone Items
• New Story Quest: An Unexpected Encounter
• New Team Room: Desert Base
• New Team Feature: Team Bulletin Board

PSO2 November Update

• New Field: Seabed (Playable at TGS)

 

Information provided by ShougaiPSO

Development Team

• Series Producer: Satoshi Sakai
• Producer: Yasuyuki Tsuzuki (Sega)
• Producer: Hiroyuki Tamura (Tri-Ace)
• Sound: Motoi Sakuraba

Development Progress

• 40% done as of September, 2013
• Tri-Ace in charge of overall development. (Approx 70 people on staff)
• Phantasy Star team merely supervises.

Game Features

• Character Creation Available
• Single Player Story Mode
• Ad-hoc Multiplayer Mode
• Missions occur when you progress through the story.
• As you complete missions, more story elements unfold.
• Players are apart of the ARKS Planetary Exploration Group known as Alter.
• Alter's Warship "Delta Variant" crashes on Planet Machia
• Planet Machia is an uncivilized planet where photons have no effect.
• Planet Machia features a huge enemy known as "Gigantes"

 

 

Lutina ルティナ

 

Fieldia フィルディア

 

Sail セイル

Main Characters

• Lutina ルティナ (18yo) Female Human Force (Main Partner)
• Sail セイル  (18yo) Male Human Hunter
• Fieldia フィルディア (28yo) Female Human Hunter (Acting as captain of Delta Variant)

Battle System

• Agrios (Enemy variant of Gigantes)
• Kuklonahda (PSO2 Enemy)
• Wolgahda (PSO2 Enemy)
• A Green Vol Dragon.
• Photon Arts and Technics cannot be used on Planet Machia
• Instead of Photons, you'll fight against enemies using "something" they'll reveal at a later time.

Classes

• Hunters use Swords and Partisans
• Forces use Rods
• (We'll probably have more information later)
• You'll be able to obtain weapons, not through item drops, but by creating them through materials found on Planet Machia

 

Pile Weapon Category

New Weapon Category: Pile

• Piles are ranged weapons that fire Anchors (Harpoon). They create weakpoints on the area that hits the enemy.
• You can fire the Anchor and destroy Gigantes' armor by hitting around the area; then ascend his body and attack the anchor to drive it further down its skin. This action will allow you to gain control of him. (Shougai described it sort of like hacking the system. They didn't explain in what way you'll gain control, but more information is coming in a few hours.)
• In an interview with Famitsu Magazine, Producer Tsuzuki mentioned that they're considering having a "Gigantes vs Gigantes" battle. (So maybe you'll be able to control Gigantes and fight other enemies. Either way we'll probably know more about this system once Tokyo Game Show arrives.)

Tokyo Game Show 2013

• PSO2 Live Broadcast is scheduled to air on September 22nd.
• Attendees can try out the new Seabed field. It takes place within a structure built on Planet Vopar; said to have a… radiant, colorful display.
• Seabed will arrive this November.

 [Thanks Manta]