by Benoit » Mon Jul 05, 2004 1:11 pm
Phantasy Star Online is a game taking Phantasy Star elements and creating a whole new story with it. It's an online RPG, but you can play it offline as well.<p>The story is as follows:<br>-----<br>The Pioneer Project<br>A plan born of desperation,<br>conceived in response to<br>the imminent destruction of their home world.<p>As plans for the evacuation began,<br>unmanned probes were sent into deep space<br>to find a habitable planet.<br>When a potential site was discovered,<br>the first interstellar transport ship, Pioneer 1,<br>was send to establish a colony.<p>Pioneer 1 confirmed that the Planet Ragol<br>was a suitable location,<br>and the initial colonists started preparing<br>the planet for the main wave of refugees,<br>beginning with the construction<br>of the Central Dome.<p>7 years later...<p>Pioneer 2 completed its long voyage<br>with the main wave of refugees aboard.<br>But as Pioneer 2 entered orbit and opened<br>a communications link with the Central Dome,<br>an enormous explosion shook the entire planet.<p>All contact with the thousands of<br>men and women of Pioneer 1 was lost...<br>-----<p>That's the prologue. You create your character, and then you either cooperate with others online to go through the main story or take quests, defeating monsters.<br>Offline, you also progress through the main story, and can take quests that further the story bit by bit.<p>The gameplay is that of an action/RPG.<p>This game was released on Dreamcast, GameCube, and XBox.<p>You're not going to find ROMs of it, and we don't condone pirating.