Yes after 350 hours of playing Phantasy Star Universe on the Xbox 360 I have called it quits. The lack of time on my part to play and review other titles coupled with the lack of major content in the game until the holidays has made me pull the plug. On the bright side I save $10 a month, but I will miss logging in my character and killing some mobs, R.I.P. Musashi, until they release a newer better version.
Check out the special edition Texter from Phantasy Star Universe here. It does not show what it looks like but it tells you it comes with stickers, posters, a code for a free t-shirt and a special metal case. Of most importance though is the disclaimer on the bottom that states “This product will not function with any wireless control device, including the Official Xbox 360 Wireless Controller.” Well isn’t that a kick in the teeth, no wireless love for our great new Texter, then what is the point? So I need to buy a wired controller to work this thing, I am quickly disappointed.
::Update:: This is the Texter not the TID, got them mixed up by the way the SEGA site read, my apologies for any confusion.
For those of you keeping score PSU is getting an update today and another on May 25th for the PC, PS2 and Xbox 360 versions. Today’s update will add in new S2 missions with level 100 mobs and 10 star item boards. Here are the level requirements and where the new missions are located. SEGA is trying to keep updates coming so that current players stay busy until the expansion, set to releae for the holidays 2007.
Name/ Minimum Level/ Enemy Level/ Planet
Forested Islands S2/ 65/ 90/ Neudaiz
Rainbow Beast S2/ 65/ 100/ Neudaiz
The Holy Ground S2/ 70/ 85/ Neudaiz
The Mad Beasts S2/ 75/ 105/ Parum
The new 10 star items can be found while playing Rainbow Beast and The Mad Beasts. These new items include:
Rainbow Beast/ The Mad Beasts
[B] Baji-senba/ [B] Meteor Cannon
[B] Deva-zashi/ [B] Stormline
[B] Fuka-Misaki/ [B] Sweet Death
[B] Shi-kikami/ [B] Two-headed Ragnus
[B] Uransara
The May 25th update will bring with it new lobby animations, A-Rank grinders and the new Operation: Firebreak mission, no real info as of yet on what it will be, let’s hope it’s a Burning rangers port.
Sega had an official press release today in which they announced the launch of the expansion for Phantasy Star Universe on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS2. It was fairly broad, but two important things were announced:
1) The expansion entitled Ambitions of Illluminus will be a downladable content on Xbox Live similar to the Oblivion Expansion.
2) There will be a special community event available for US players starting May 25 entitled “Operation Firebreak”.
Hit the jump for the official Press Release from Sega.
Anyone who played the original Phantasy Star games for the GC, Xbox or Dreamcast will recognise the original forrest area and all of it’s old inhabitants, including the Boomas.
In a way all these videos I have posted of the vintage items and levels are a cool thing, but I also call foul on Sega for being lazy and re-hashing old levels, weapons and monsters. If the expansion will just be an attempt to add in old content, that can be done now, why wait until the holidays??
The in-game ad firm Double Fusion inked a multi-game deal with THQ, which will allow them to place in-game advertisements in their upcoming titles and franchises. Included in the deal are not only static advertisements but also real time adverts.
I for one am on the fence about this whole in-game advertising movement. Yes I understand that the advertisement in theory will allow developers more revenue to expand their titles and offer gamers new experiences but at what cost? Will we soon begin to see a K-Mart in World of Warcraft or maybe a Best Buy in Phantasy Star Universe? I think that in-game advertising must be handled very carefully if not it will in fact cheapen our experience as gamers.
I actually had a chance to take part in what I thought was a beta test of Splinter Cell: Double Agent a while back, but it turned out to be a glorified ad agency asking how many adverts I noticed while playing. I was a bit upset by the whole thing and gave the lady a piece of my mind, I doubt she will call me back for another “test”.
Here are more scenes of the new weapons from the upcoming expansion for Phantasy Star, including new swords, pistols, bazookas, SUV and the slicer.
Here is some actual gameplay of the new expansion.
Here are some of the features of the new Phantasy Star expansion – Ambition of Illuminus:
-De Rol Le (PSO boss) is back as De Rolei!
-Two new classes, Acrofighter and Acrotecher. Looks like time to start leveling up your class again.
-New PA caps and weapon usage.
-Class levels go past level 10.
-Skills, bullets and techs go past 30, Acrotechers get level 50 support techs
-Grinding no longer has the chance to break weapons. Instead, failed weapon grinds reset the grind to 0. This is huge; I have broken many a good weapon for no reason.
-Tons of new clothes and hairstyles, come on Rappy hat!
-Chainsawd has been added. (I will play just for this reason alone!)
-The ability to warp to further lobbies is available, possibly for a price
-Room decoration synths are now a 100% success rate.
Here are some screenshots of the whip, chainsawd and the new Rappy Casino, enjoy.
Here is a nice video showing off the new photon whip and the new Mag that will now follow you around while playing.
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