Phantasy Star Online 2 - Official Pre-Release Topic

[CrazyT]

Ah that sounds ambitious

[Happy Cat]

Some extra new info:

Sakai posted a blog post about PSO2, it’s more conceptual information than actual information, but regardless the game is currently before the alpha stage. Here are some selected notes.

- These are development images. There still some more time until the alpha test, with many elements not in it. There’s still more information about PSO2 to be revealed, right now you’ve only seen just one portion of the entire thing.

- This project was started to allow many people with PCs to readily play this game. There’s no need for you to think that you need the latest PC to play because the game’s graphics can be adjusted.

- Yes the PC allows for the game to be better graphically, and certainly graphics are important. However, we aren’t making this game to show off a tech demo, we want to make a game for everyone to enjoy.

- In addition, I cannot say that I am satisfied with this, it is currently in a stage before the alpha. I want to continue polishing it up in the future.

- PSO2 faces many challenges and one of the challenges is to focus on those who don’t play PC games. More challenges will be revealed in the future.

http://bumped.org/psublog/pso2-minor-website-update/

Ooh.. interesting. Curious to see what he reveals in the future =P

[ezodagrom]

High quality gameplay trailer on PSO2 website:
http://pso2.jp/

[Happy Cat]

http://www.segabits.com/?p=11610 i put a youtube version up on the front page for anyone who has trouble with the site

[ezodagrom]

New screenies showing RAmarl and RAcast:







http://bumped.org/psublog/phantasy-star-online-2-ramarl-racast-development-screenshots/

[Waffle]

Those graphics are, uh... XBox quality?

[Sharky]

Its the ground textures that get me... they are awful... couldnt they at least do bump mapping?!

[Radrappy]

It's the designs that bother me.  The ramarl's face is melting into her skull.  It's pretty ugly stuff.  The proportions are still wonky too.  The Racast is okay, but still feels like a dude in a cardboard suit. 

[ezodagrom]

More pictures, with Rappies and Forces.
http://bumped.org/psublog/phantasy-star-online-2-rappies-and-forces-development-screenshots/







Is it just me or the environment textures look quite a bit better in these pictures?

[Happy Cat]

That latest batch of pictures is awesome. I like them a lot. Yay rappies.
Now I gotta update the banner on the SEGAbits PSO theme. lol. with a new rappy

[CrazyT]

Radrappy's going to love this hehe

[Barry the Nomad]

I really want to shoot those rappies!

[Happy Cat]

Got a post up on the front page, Made sure to credit your site, ezo, I forgot at first but I quickly edited it in. Was excited to get the screens up.

I really want to shoot those rappies!

ass, but that's what we will all end up doing anyways

[Sega Uranus]

Really, really happy about the rappies. Not having them in PSO2 would have been like no rolling, monitors, special stages, shields, bouncing momentum or normal level progression in a Sonic game.

...Oh.

[Waffle]

So can you play as Colonel Sanders in this one? Otherwise I have difficulty understanding why the game would involve sending androids into space with the sole intent to mutilate cute-looking, hairy penguins to death with advanced space-age weaponry.