I remember the tagline from the print ads for the game, "By the time you finish Phantasy Star III, you'll have gotten married, grown old, and died 3 times."
Wow. As I JUST finished replaying Phantasy Star 3, you came in playing the same story path I did! I really like 3. It's a big improvement over 2, and had a really great story to boot too! Also, your criticism about the game feeling unfinished is due to the ROM size of this game; it's the same size as Phantasy Star 2, and according to the developers, they had to cut some quests due to memory limitations. Imagine if this game was 8Mbit like Strider.
I'm actually with the majority here. Every small thing like the great visuals, music, tight gameplay are all rock solid. What absolutely *KILLS* this game for me is the poorly executed branching story arcs that lead to multiple endings. Especially, since that's supposed to be the key highlight for this game. And let me tell you -- If you mess up something as big as *THAT* , you're bound to have a lot of unhappy campers. I know some people like this game, so I'm not going to absolutely loathe it. But, this game just needed some fine tuning here-and-there.
Same! If you loved this game have you played child of light? It's quite similar, beautiful music and animations with a party that your main character meets along the way and builds up strength to fight monsters as a party. Only difference is it doesn't have the different generations but definitely a great game with a poignant storyline.
@Avrelivs_Gold I played child of light on the xbox. It's similar in that your main character meets characters along the way to build up your party to fight enemies and also has great music and a poignant storyline. It just doesn't have the different generations and outcomes and stuff. Reminded me so much of this game though.
This game reminds of me _Ys V_ and not just because they're graphically similar. Rather, they both feel like games that were simply painted with the brush of a more popular franchise but were really their own things. This is especially true in the case of _PS III_ because _PS IV_ takes place at the same time but on Algo and not on one of the ark ships. We even see a reference to these things in the crashed ship west of Aiedo.
slow walking, awful magic system (I don't know any other mage character than Lyle who did more damage attacking than magic) outside of healing. Marriage system was ok I guess, but choose Ayn with healing magic over boring Nial with no moves. Not sure if the dungeons were similar, but this is crap compared to PS4, though better than PS1 (deadzone or no enemy targeting even with sega ages ramping exp) and PS2 (enormous dungeon grind fest). Menus didn't age well neither. I do like the shop system. I'd also skip this and paly the Rpg maker Phantasy star III-2K which updates so much and is only Rhys' quest, but far better. rpgmaker.net/games/95/
The music is good ( Although, not the best in the series). I want to like the story. I really do. But, it is very convoluted in some areas. I'm with the majority of haters here, because the innovation with all this replayability was just poorly executed. It's very, *VERY* disappointing.
@@Dorian_Scott I can agree that the game shows, very much, that it's a product of it's time and hasn't aged gracefully as others from that era, but it has a special place in my heart. Phantasy Star IV is a much better game, story wise.
This was the first 16 bit Phantasy Star game that I played. Loved every moment. We only had a Master System controller at the time (the Genesis controller broke) so I played it with two buttons haha.
I just started watching this one right after the ending of _II_ , and it's so surreal to see what starts out looking like a traditional medieval-themed RPG game, when you see immediately see the futuristic sci-fi starting the first two games. It really drives home the point that civilization collapsed. There's such a bleak overtone in this series, because everything hinges on the fact that after the heroine/hero completes their story, you find out that while peace lasted for a little while it didn't take long for things to go to pot and an entire civilization was basically wiped out. It feels differently than, say, _The Legend of Zelda_ , even though the Link of that generation has had to defeat Ganondorf multiple times, as Hyrule declined over the ages. It's interesting to see a game that shows the results of your decision to marry. Did _Dragon Quest V_ take a page out of _Generations of Doom_ 's book?
PS3 is still futuristic, it's just a plot twist that finally reveals itself during the endings. Although there's hints all throughout the game that you're actually inside a giant space ship. Phantasy Star 4 is the one that shows how far civilization collapsed. Mota is a wasteland in PS4 with zero government unlike the dystopia utopia feel that PS2 Mota had.
It's interesting how Mieu stays with you throughout all 3 generations regardless of who you marry in them. What stunk was that certain areas were cut off to you so you had to go the long way to get to them again.
I remember grinding money at the end of the first generation to get the Planar Claws and Planar Sword. God did it take long but you just cruise through the entire game after that
I remember playing this as a young kid and not wanting to get married. At first the game annoyed me because it didn't seem to continue with my favorite characters from part 1 and 2. But I continued and the game was fantastic. Part 1 and 4 are my favorite. I wish there would be a part 5!
I greatly appreciate this video. Iv tried to play through this game multiple times over the past 25 years or so and finally now I have resolved to beating every Genesis title my dad owned, so I really committed this time. There were a few parts up until generation 3 that I got stuck on and needed a guide but most of it, I figured out myself, but once I got to gen 3, the guide I used for help kinda just gave up trying to help at all, and thankfully this was the generation path I chose as well so this video saved my sanity when I got stuck. I didn't know that this was a hated title in the series (this was the only one in the series my dad owned so I didn't play the others) and, to an extent, I kind of understand. I don't know how the others were but judging this game from the standpoint of it just being its own game not in a series, I was extremely burnt out by the end. The first 2 generations were great, but the 3rd really felt like padding, and a lot of it. Take 15 minutes to run here, 15 more minutes to run back, all the while slamming you with hundreds of tedious fights that barely feel rewarding since at this point, money doesn't mean anything anymore and levels are very far between. The final generation is rough, especially if you don't know exactly where to go, because even when you do, its pretty slow and tedious, so I can see not knowing where to go taking hours between every objective. That being said, everything else about it is really neat. My mind was blown that a game from 1990 could have branching paths when I got to gen 2, and getting to gen 3 and finding out it can split into roughly 4 whole storylines is amazing. This game would have absolutely been a lot of bang for your buck. Even if I wasn't having a lot of fun with it by the end, I'm glad that I finally finished it and can close that chapter in my life of trying to beat the games my dad never finished, so thank you for this video, it was a tremendous help!
I’m actually playing this game right now on my Apple tablet and man does it bring back memories when I was a young lad playing this game!! I believe I was 9 at the time this game first came out, I didn’t understand this game at first but eventually I did and I beat it and here I am again at 40 years old about to beat it again good times!! 😀👍
Funny, I enjoyed this one more than PS2 as well. From what I read, the reason this feels unfinished is because it was. Supposedly it was rushed to compete with FF4. Probably my favorite thing is all your attacks are 100% hit rates. No constant missing like in PS2.
I remember this game one of the first games I played on the Sega Genesis me n my dad played it alot I remember I couldn't beat the last boss and he did wow brings back memories
I'm not gonna lie, but this game reminds me of Fire Emblem Awakening. Apparently, it has a similar concept: both games have characters that have children, who later follow their footsteps.
@@NintendoComplete You know, at the age of savestates and beiing able to cut the videos in a smart way, the four endings may not be that much of a work. All it would require are 3 different videos per ending, one for each generation. Video one would the always the same (first generation). Video 2 could have 2 variants. Only video 3 would feature four variants.
Still the most epic game ever. The twist of magic, time, technology, history, love and life is perfect here. The music is just a timeless masterpiece. A japanese girl written western classical music about fantasy events of technology future/past... I'm happy this was my early game back 30 years ago Maybe better gameplay would even hurt the balance of it. It really changed my life.
For some reason, I played 4 before I played 3 thanks to the video stores not always having copies at times for whatever reason. Yes, I'm that old lol. I did remember I didn't like it because I was spoiled on 4s Battle System and this seemed like a cheaper version of it. Plus it was a little harder (I thought at the time) than 4. 4 is and was a masterpiece and the longest rpg I ever played. I now can finally see the end of the 3rd one now thanks to this channel.
Man the nostalgia phantasy star 4 was my favorite though the constant hours of grinding to get your character lvl up was amazing to me but other people didn’t like it at all being big on Pokémon I loveeeeeeee grinding to unlock new stuff. Phantasy star 3 was really hard for me for some reason I’m gonna more than likely go back and complete it
*_"Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom"_* | *_"Convoluted Ambitions"_* *_"Phantasy Star 3"_* for the Genesis. Considered, by many, to be the "black sheep" of the series.... (😔 [Sighs]) *_Aaand_* I can definitely see why. Breaking it down, the first game was (and still is) an impressive RPG for the *_Master System_* . And its *_Genesis_* sequel, while not necessarily bringing anything new to the table, was still a worthy sequel... that you *DEFINITELY* need a guide for. I mean, at _THIS_ point, it can only get even better. 😁 Right? .... 🥺 Right??? This game is the gameplay that you loved, now with replay value up the wazoo. Normally, that would be considered a *fantastic* edition for an RPG. Allowing for multiple playthroughs just to make every possible decision in a given circumstance. For '91, this is quite groundbreaking. But _here_ , the endings seem so convoluted as well as the game itself in its *clearly* unfinished state. POSITIVES • *Good Graphics* (Similar in a lot of ways to *_"PSII"_* , now a lot better. So, no issues here.) • *Underrated Music* (The first town... Just... Listen to this. 17:50 ... -- It only gets better from there.) • *Tight Gameplay is Unchanged* (Plays just as smoothly as the previous installments, so no real worries... 😊 *_"FINALLY!! NO MORE EARLY GAME GRINDING!!!"_* ) • *Ahead of its Time* (The biggest part of this particular game are the different *_"generations"_* of your main character, *_Prince Rhys_* . You take control of a few different characters throughout the game. This isn't a "one-man show" anymore. Heck, that's not even the meat with these potatoes. Unlike most other games at the time, this game has multiple endings that stem from various occurrences throughout the story. This predates *_"Chrono Trigger"_* and *_"Final Fantasy VI"_* by a few years!! Good god!) NEGATIVES • *Forgettable Battle Music* (🤮 *_"UGH! Who thought that maximum twang was a good idea!?"_* ) • *Convoluted Branching Story Arc System* (I know! I know! It was an amazing concept and all... but some of these alternatives just make me cringe trying to get my head around them. Hell, I often heard other people diss this game *BECAUSE* of these poorly done story arcs. Just a *ME* thing, I know. But, these needed a bit more work... *JUST* a bit...) • *STILL Not Breaking Any Ground Gameplay-wise* (Man, I don't remember a single new thing that this introduced that the previous installments did not have. Staying true for two games in a row is fine. But, not *THREE!* Step it up, Sega!) Final Rating: 6.5/10 This is the *_"Final Fantasy 2"_* the series. It's not very good (at least in *MY* eyes... Just like FF Tw-...), but I *DO* see why some people like this. I won't discount it entirely. It *IS* ambitious for 1991. I'll give it *THAT* . But, it needs just a *_liiiittle_* more work. Play too judge for yourself, is all I'm going to say here.
i had no idea games like this existed for genesis. ive also never been this early for an upload ever. have you done parts i and ii or is this series like a final famtasy thing goin on where it dont matter?
Not even *Chrono Trigger* or anything else groundbreaking since has been *THIS* groundbreaking... and at the same time, *HATED* and had the ground it broke *COMPLETELY IGNORED*. Imagine the storyline of this game, combined with the soundtrack of *Final Fantasy Mystic Quest*, gameplay similar to that of *Illusion of Gaia* in a way, and then work on that game for *FOUR YEARS* like the developers of *Crystalis* did. What do all four games have in common? They're all groundbreaking, yet also ignored and/or hated.
This was the first Phantasy Star game I saw, years ago. My older cousin had it, and I thought it looked neat then. To address the question of why it is disliked, without myself having played it: In this video, it seems like you spend hours walking between the same 4 locations, and numerous towns and green meth-labs that are essentially the same location, without being challenged by the encounters until the very end, even disregarding the inexplicable proliferation of monsters from Rhys' scenario in Sean's. It didn't look like any foe had much more than 200 hit points until the final zone, when a few, but not all, had 300, and I didn't see how you could possibly get there with less power than you had without running from a lot more fights. The difficultly looks it comes from enduring tedium. Maybe a bit from finding all the progression triggers and invisible area entrances but that is hard to guess about; I could easily have missed some key dialog in here. I do like that introduction tune and some of the monster designs, but I can't take them seriously when they are wiggling their daggers and flexing their jaws.
Its a good game. But it's really confusing as to where to go. I had to watch this to find the cave that you use the sapphire for. I'm sure I'll use it alot more too XD. I'll keep ya updated on that. Edit: 55:56 I swear Im fucking blind.
3:27:30 - Are the level ups randomized when it comes to HP and TP? I'm looking at your characters and those health numbers just can't be right. My current Gen 1 save file has Rhys at level 21 and he only has 85 HP compared to your own level 17 Rhys at 80 HP.
Does this game have a part where you open inter-dimensional portals (or something like that) on the world map? If so, that's about when I got stuck. Would love to go back and try this game again.
@@NintendoComplete haha. Yeah something seems poorly communicated in how to move forward, but I just found this game in some kid's old collection, or lying around somewhere. But it was pretty enjoyable, like finding a gem in the dirt.
Hilarious because I remember being confused that on the wedding day my character's bride is abducted and he gets immediately thrown in the dungeon. All this time it was lazy writing.
I'm trying to figure out which one I have...it's an emulator. I can't watch all 10 hours. Mine has Rika, Alys, Gryz etc but the starting music is different from this one. It's fun to relive this again..
most the enemies dont look like they are attacking you. its like they didnt animate them at all they just shift around like still art being moved with a mouse or some thign. just seems lazy compared to PS2 an 4
There was that, plus you don't get to see your own party members in battle. This was mostly the norm for RPGs of the time, but Phantasy Star 2 had big colorful sprites for your party members, so PS3 felt like a graphical downgrade in every respect. PS4 returned with the graphical style of II, and added a whole bunch more memory for the devs to play with.
this version of PS seems like an offshoot of the series or non official . Kind of like the Zelda CDi games. They just licensed the name but the game itself lacks big time.
Not gonna lie, when I last replayed this, I unashamedly used gg codes for an xp multiplier. Just don't have the energy these days for the grind like I used to :/
Man, the battle music is as bad as I remember. WHAT where they THINKING?!?!?!?!?! This game was ok back in the day, but random encounters drive me crazy now. I don't know why they don't slow them down.
Compared to PStar2, this was truly a DISASTER. :/ Everything ended up back on track (more so, that is) with PStar4, but I couldn't really say that I enjoyed either compared to 2.
i played phantasy star in the order they released....so this was my 3rd ....not my favorite but still a good game (i played it through 4 times to get all endings)
Why is it that the further you go into the future in this series, the more medieval it becomes? This gave was ok. I finished 3 endings then got tired of it. It was too easy. PS2 was way harder.
Almost impossible to play... the cities are all the same, the dungeons are cybernetic after you entered into a cave... Thank god, on the other side, you had gems like Final Fantasy III & IV
Rating: 4/10 Pros: Portrait - looks like PC-98 Menu - looks good marriage system - this game is a father of fire emblem 4 and dq5 Cons: DUNGEONS - too complex Absent characters animation in-battle Worst Graphics - looks like PC-98 and EVO theory of evolution graphics. The world map is boring for me. It's TOO BIG. passageway to any region is too LONG and it's REALLY BORING 🥱 The soundtrack feels boring to me. It sounds like PC-98. 🤮 No storyline
I pretty much stay away from this Phantasy Star. Don't like it. Unique story, but it's non-canon, and it has a different feel. Notice how the battles is like the original game on the Master System. 10:18:29 for Dark Force (Final boss)
I loved the lore and generational saga of this game.
So far, it's the only classic Phantasy Star game I've beaten (all 4 paths).
It deserves a remake!
Cyborg: "We never see humans around here anymore."
*walks into the town's stores which are ALL staffed by humans*
Shhhhh
After 20 year.. found you, my childhood memory. back then, I couldn't understand a single word.. but now, I can.
I remember the tagline from the print ads for the game, "By the time you finish Phantasy Star III, you'll have gotten married, grown old, and died 3 times."
Well they weren't wrong. Lol
I really don't get the hate that this game seems to get. It's great.
Wow. As I JUST finished replaying Phantasy Star 3, you came in playing the same story path I did!
I really like 3. It's a big improvement over 2, and had a really great story to boot too!
Also, your criticism about the game feeling unfinished is due to the ROM size of this game; it's the same size as Phantasy Star 2, and according to the developers, they had to cut some quests due to memory limitations. Imagine if this game was 8Mbit like Strider.
Yeah, but it's the black sheep of the series.
yeah this was the red headed black sheep of the series but it has its fans
look at DKC3 same thing as here
I'm actually with the majority here. Every small thing like the great visuals, music, tight gameplay are all rock solid.
What absolutely *KILLS* this game for me is the poorly executed branching story arcs that lead to multiple endings. Especially, since that's supposed to be the key highlight for this game.
And let me tell you -- If you mess up something as big as *THAT* , you're bound to have a lot of unhappy campers.
I know some people like this game, so I'm not going to absolutely loathe it. But, this game just needed some fine tuning here-and-there.
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This game was the reason for me to begin to study English back in 1998. Good times, good memories.❤
Nice, did you learn it?
The introduction music of this game is simply amazing
Agreed. I loved it so much I remixed it for Super Nintendo :)
@@NintendoComplete Could you provide a link?
@@fedepreceptor6353 Sure thing! Here you go ruclips.net/video/Yv28Q4jroOA/видео.html
FR!!!! This song pops into my head every few years and every time it sends me down a rabbit hole 😂
Very true, i listen to it very often even as I don't play the game too much
The 1st RPG I ever played. This game will stay with me forever. The story is equally sparse and epic.
Foi meu primeiro também, eu ia toda sexta-feira correndo na locadora pra alugar, pois tinha medo de perder meu save 😅
Yes! epic is the word. Decades later I can't find anything close to it.
Same! If you loved this game have you played child of light? It's quite similar, beautiful music and animations with a party that your main character meets along the way and builds up strength to fight monsters as a party. Only difference is it doesn't have the different generations but definitely a great game with a poignant storyline.
@Avrelivs_Gold I played child of light on the xbox. It's similar in that your main character meets characters along the way to build up your party to fight enemies and also has great music and a poignant storyline. It just doesn't have the different generations and outcomes and stuff. Reminded me so much of this game though.
This game reminds of me _Ys V_ and not just because they're graphically similar. Rather, they both feel like games that were simply painted with the brush of a more popular franchise but were really their own things. This is especially true in the case of _PS III_ because _PS IV_ takes place at the same time but on Algo and not on one of the ark ships. We even see a reference to these things in the crashed ship west of Aiedo.
I didn't even know this game gets hate to begin with. It's got great music and solid story.
same here. I loved this gem when I was a kid!
slow walking, awful magic system (I don't know any other mage character than Lyle who did more damage attacking than magic) outside of healing. Marriage system was ok I guess, but choose Ayn with healing magic over boring Nial with no moves. Not sure if the dungeons were similar, but this is crap compared to PS4, though better than PS1 (deadzone or no enemy targeting even with sega ages ramping exp) and PS2 (enormous dungeon grind fest). Menus didn't age well neither. I do like the shop system. I'd also skip this and paly the Rpg maker Phantasy star III-2K which updates so much and is only Rhys' quest, but far better. rpgmaker.net/games/95/
The music is good ( Although, not the best in the series). I want to like the story. I really do. But, it is very convoluted in some areas.
I'm with the majority of haters here, because the innovation with all this replayability was just poorly executed. It's very, *VERY* disappointing.
@@Dorian_Scott I can agree that the game shows, very much, that it's a product of it's time and hasn't aged gracefully as others from that era, but it has a special place in my heart. Phantasy Star IV is a much better game, story wise.
Dorian Scott So what was the real problem with the replay ability in Phantasy Star III?
Superb soundtrack and memories with friends
Mieu and Wren are the real MVPs 😊
wow what a game - thanks for the walkthrough! I would have been seriously lost at times!
This was the first 16 bit Phantasy Star game that I played. Loved every moment. We only had a Master System controller at the time (the Genesis controller broke) so I played it with two buttons haha.
Oh wow. I didn't know the controllers were backwards compatible.
I don't care what anyone says. I loved this game!
I just started watching this one right after the ending of _II_ , and it's so surreal to see what starts out looking like a traditional medieval-themed RPG game, when you see immediately see the futuristic sci-fi starting the first two games. It really drives home the point that civilization collapsed.
There's such a bleak overtone in this series, because everything hinges on the fact that after the heroine/hero completes their story, you find out that while peace lasted for a little while it didn't take long for things to go to pot and an entire civilization was basically wiped out. It feels differently than, say, _The Legend of Zelda_ , even though the Link of that generation has had to defeat Ganondorf multiple times, as Hyrule declined over the ages.
It's interesting to see a game that shows the results of your decision to marry. Did _Dragon Quest V_ take a page out of _Generations of Doom_ 's book?
PS3 is still futuristic, it's just a plot twist that finally reveals itself during the endings. Although there's hints all throughout the game that you're actually inside a giant space ship. Phantasy Star 4 is the one that shows how far civilization collapsed. Mota is a wasteland in PS4 with zero government unlike the dystopia utopia feel that PS2 Mota had.
It's interesting how Mieu stays with you throughout all 3 generations regardless of who you marry in them. What stunk was that certain areas were cut off to you so you had to go the long way to get to them again.
Same with Wren. It's mainly because they're cyborgs and cannot age.
I remember grinding money at the end of the first generation to get the Planar Claws and Planar Sword. God did it take long but you just cruise through the entire game after that
I remember playing this as a young kid and not wanting to get married. At first the game annoyed me because it didn't seem to continue with my favorite characters from part 1 and 2. But I continued and the game was fantastic. Part 1 and 4 are my favorite. I wish there would be a part 5!
I played this at 28 not wanting to get married. XD
@@Sherkel 😂
I greatly appreciate this video. Iv tried to play through this game multiple times over the past 25 years or so and finally now I have resolved to beating every Genesis title my dad owned, so I really committed this time. There were a few parts up until generation 3 that I got stuck on and needed a guide but most of it, I figured out myself, but once I got to gen 3, the guide I used for help kinda just gave up trying to help at all, and thankfully this was the generation path I chose as well so this video saved my sanity when I got stuck.
I didn't know that this was a hated title in the series (this was the only one in the series my dad owned so I didn't play the others) and, to an extent, I kind of understand. I don't know how the others were but judging this game from the standpoint of it just being its own game not in a series, I was extremely burnt out by the end. The first 2 generations were great, but the 3rd really felt like padding, and a lot of it. Take 15 minutes to run here, 15 more minutes to run back, all the while slamming you with hundreds of tedious fights that barely feel rewarding since at this point, money doesn't mean anything anymore and levels are very far between. The final generation is rough, especially if you don't know exactly where to go, because even when you do, its pretty slow and tedious, so I can see not knowing where to go taking hours between every objective.
That being said, everything else about it is really neat. My mind was blown that a game from 1990 could have branching paths when I got to gen 2, and getting to gen 3 and finding out it can split into roughly 4 whole storylines is amazing. This game would have absolutely been a lot of bang for your buck.
Even if I wasn't having a lot of fun with it by the end, I'm glad that I finally finished it and can close that chapter in my life of trying to beat the games my dad never finished, so thank you for this video, it was a tremendous help!
Love this game. I especially love the music. That genesis sound is so amazing when they get it right, and this game got it right.
this game had some of the weirdest/coolest monster designs.
anyone know the name of the monster designer? Says character designer was Toyonaka Ozaki, in case anyone curious.
I’m actually playing this game right now on my Apple tablet and man does it bring back memories when I was a young lad playing this game!! I believe I was 9 at the time this game first came out, I didn’t understand this game at first but eventually I did and I beat it and here I am again at 40 years old about to beat it again good times!! 😀👍
childhood memories...i didn't come anywhere but i still loved it
Funny, I enjoyed this one more than PS2 as well. From what I read, the reason this feels unfinished is because it was. Supposedly it was rushed to compete with FF4. Probably my favorite thing is all your attacks are 100% hit rates. No constant missing like in PS2.
It's actually "unfinished" because they cut too much to fit the game in 6Mbit.
Imagine if this game had a combat system alike to PS4. Then we'd have two absolute masterpieces and not just one.
I remember this game one of the first games I played on the Sega Genesis me n my dad played it alot I remember I couldn't beat the last boss and he did wow brings back memories
The characters in these Fantasy Star games were second to none!
Gracias por ser parte de mi infancia
I'm not gonna lie, but this game reminds me of Fire Emblem Awakening. Apparently, it has a similar concept: both games have characters that have children, who later follow their footsteps.
This opening song will live in my head rent free for the rest of my days 😂
i absolutely loved this game but I never finished. i got to the first marriage choice and not too far after that. gonna have to pick this one back up.
Love the musics of old console games
That battle music is a wild ride. Not surprised that you don't like it, I don't either.
It doesn't matter if it's hated; this, alongside with the first few installments, is amazing though
Good game, but it was rushed so it wasn't as great as it could have been.
Still, I like it a lot!
This game is very much a Phantasy Star Game and fits perfect in the Saga!
this game i will remember forever
One of my favourite Sega mega drive / Genesis game
Daaaamn, 10 hours? That's commitment.
Hahaha you should see my Desert Bus video ;)
@@NintendoComplete Pretty ironic I found your comment 8 hours after you post this, as that incredibly boring game takes 8 hours. Lol
@@LITTLE1994 He sped it up by 3x speed, meaning it actually took him *24 HOURS*
Do you plan to do all the four endings, or just this one? This game had so much replay value.
I might at some point. Haven't really decided.
@@NintendoComplete You know, at the age of savestates and beiing able to cut the videos in a smart way, the four endings may not be that much of a work. All it would require are 3 different videos per ending, one for each generation. Video one would the always the same (first generation). Video 2 could have 2 variants. Only video 3 would feature four variants.
Still the most epic game ever. The twist of magic, time, technology, history, love and life is perfect here. The music is just a timeless masterpiece. A japanese girl written western classical music about fantasy events of technology future/past... I'm happy this was my early game back 30 years ago
Maybe better gameplay would even hurt the balance of it. It really changed my life.
I remember being dissappointed that the mobs were not animated, however great replayability.
For some reason, I played 4 before I played 3 thanks to the video stores not always having copies at times for whatever reason. Yes, I'm that old lol. I did remember I didn't like it because I was spoiled on 4s Battle System and this seemed like a cheaper version of it. Plus it was a little harder (I thought at the time) than 4. 4 is and was a masterpiece and the longest rpg I ever played. I now can finally see the end of the 3rd one now thanks to this channel.
Man the nostalgia phantasy star 4 was my favorite though the constant hours of grinding to get your character lvl up was amazing to me but other people didn’t like it at all being big on Pokémon I loveeeeeeee grinding to unlock new stuff. Phantasy star 3 was really hard for me for some reason I’m gonna more than likely go back and complete it
*_"Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom"_* | *_"Convoluted Ambitions"_*
*_"Phantasy Star 3"_* for the Genesis. Considered, by many, to be the "black sheep" of the series.... (😔 [Sighs]) *_Aaand_* I can definitely see why.
Breaking it down, the first game was (and still is) an impressive RPG for the *_Master System_* . And its *_Genesis_* sequel, while not necessarily bringing anything new to the table, was still a worthy sequel... that you *DEFINITELY* need a guide for. I mean, at _THIS_ point, it can only get even better.
😁 Right?
....
🥺 Right???
This game is the gameplay that you loved, now with replay value up the wazoo. Normally, that would be considered a *fantastic* edition for an RPG. Allowing for multiple playthroughs just to make every possible decision in a given circumstance. For '91, this is quite groundbreaking.
But _here_ , the endings seem so convoluted as well as the game itself in its *clearly* unfinished state.
POSITIVES
• *Good Graphics* (Similar in a lot of ways to *_"PSII"_* , now a lot better. So, no issues here.)
• *Underrated Music* (The first town... Just... Listen to this. 17:50 ... -- It only gets better from there.)
• *Tight Gameplay is Unchanged* (Plays just as smoothly as the previous installments, so no real worries... 😊 *_"FINALLY!! NO MORE EARLY GAME GRINDING!!!"_* )
• *Ahead of its Time* (The biggest part of this particular game are the different *_"generations"_* of your main character, *_Prince Rhys_* . You take control of a few different characters throughout the game. This isn't a "one-man show" anymore. Heck, that's not even the meat with these potatoes. Unlike most other games at the time, this game has multiple endings that stem from various occurrences throughout the story. This predates *_"Chrono Trigger"_* and *_"Final Fantasy VI"_* by a few years!! Good god!)
NEGATIVES
• *Forgettable Battle Music* (🤮 *_"UGH! Who thought that maximum twang was a good idea!?"_* )
• *Convoluted Branching Story Arc System* (I know! I know! It was an amazing concept and all... but some of these alternatives just make me cringe trying to get my head around them. Hell, I often heard other people diss this game *BECAUSE* of these poorly done story arcs. Just a *ME* thing, I know. But, these needed a bit more work... *JUST* a bit...)
• *STILL Not Breaking Any Ground Gameplay-wise* (Man, I don't remember a single new thing that this introduced that the previous installments did not have. Staying true for two games in a row is fine. But, not *THREE!* Step it up, Sega!)
Final Rating: 6.5/10
This is the *_"Final Fantasy 2"_* the series. It's not very good (at least in *MY* eyes... Just like FF Tw-...), but I *DO* see why some people like this. I won't discount it entirely.
It *IS* ambitious for 1991. I'll give it *THAT* . But, it needs just a *_liiiittle_* more work.
Play too judge for yourself, is all I'm going to say here.
i absolutely love the title theme
you know about the game breaking easter egg message at the beginning?
You mean warping out of prison? Hahaha such a random thing to include.
@@NintendoComplete i learned about it from the ps3 genesis collection
Wow!
Amazing game!
i had no idea games like this existed for genesis. ive also never been this early for an upload ever. have you done parts i and ii or is this series like a final famtasy thing goin on where it dont matter?
I've done the whole series. You can find links to the others in the description.
The only one I really appreciate is Phantasy Star 4.
Not even *Chrono Trigger* or anything else groundbreaking since has been *THIS* groundbreaking... and at the same time, *HATED* and had the ground it broke *COMPLETELY IGNORED*.
Imagine the storyline of this game, combined with the soundtrack of *Final Fantasy Mystic Quest*, gameplay similar to that of *Illusion of Gaia* in a way, and then work on that game for *FOUR YEARS* like the developers of *Crystalis* did.
What do all four games have in common? They're all groundbreaking, yet also ignored and/or hated.
thought the channel is all about nintendo
PSIII: SEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I really want to beat this game using all story paths.
Love this game
This was the first Phantasy Star game I saw, years ago. My older cousin had it, and I thought it looked neat then. To address the question of why it is disliked, without myself having played it: In this video, it seems like you spend hours walking between the same 4 locations, and numerous towns and green meth-labs that are essentially the same location, without being challenged by the encounters until the very end, even disregarding the inexplicable proliferation of monsters from Rhys' scenario in Sean's. It didn't look like any foe had much more than 200 hit points until the final zone, when a few, but not all, had 300, and I didn't see how you could possibly get there with less power than you had without running from a lot more fights. The difficultly looks it comes from enduring tedium. Maybe a bit from finding all the progression triggers and invisible area entrances but that is hard to guess about; I could easily have missed some key dialog in here.
I do like that introduction tune and some of the monster designs, but I can't take them seriously when they are wiggling their daggers and flexing their jaws.
So good man, thanks
What I don't like about most RPG's is the fact that when you're about to advance to a treasure chest,an enemy pops out of nowhere.
6:49:48 Lyle somehow manages to support Ain's wedding despite being dead.
Gotta love the classics. This one was good despite the reviews lol.
I liked Phantasy Star 4 better but was still surprised to learn this game is greatly disliked.
Its a good game. But it's really confusing as to where to go. I had to watch this to find the cave that you use the sapphire for. I'm sure I'll use it alot more too XD. I'll keep ya updated on that.
Edit: 55:56 I swear Im fucking blind.
Lyle: *dies*
Lyle practically five minutes afterwards: *gives Ayn his blessing to marry his daughter*
...W h a t ?
Meiu: The *_Nei_* of this game.
*Mieu
3:27:30 - Are the level ups randomized when it comes to HP and TP? I'm looking at your characters and those health numbers just can't be right. My current Gen 1 save file has Rhys at level 21 and he only has 85 HP compared to your own level 17 Rhys at 80 HP.
I miss the 90s
Does this game have a part where you open inter-dimensional portals (or something like that) on the world map? If so, that's about when I got stuck. Would love to go back and try this game again.
Yeah, they are huge pain in the ass.
@@NintendoComplete haha. Yeah something seems poorly communicated in how to move forward, but I just found this game in some kid's old collection, or lying around somewhere. But it was pretty enjoyable, like finding a gem in the dirt.
Классная игра
Hilarious because I remember being confused that on the wedding day my character's bride is abducted and he gets immediately thrown in the dungeon. All this time it was lazy writing.
Is it me? Or is the encounter rate in this game very high?
Nasty game boy
The overworld music feels unsettling to me for some reason
why do Maia and the other spouses never age?!
I'm trying to figure out which one I have...it's an emulator. I can't watch all 10 hours. Mine has Rika, Alys, Gryz etc but the starting music is different from this one. It's fun to relive this again..
That’s Phantasy Star 4, aka peak
How is 3 a sequel to 4???
most the enemies dont look like they are attacking you. its like they didnt animate them at all they just shift around like still art being moved with a mouse or some thign. just seems lazy compared to PS2 an 4
Memory limitations, you see.
There was that, plus you don't get to see your own party members in battle. This was mostly the norm for RPGs of the time, but Phantasy Star 2 had big colorful sprites for your party members, so PS3 felt like a graphical downgrade in every respect. PS4 returned with the graphical style of II, and added a whole bunch more memory for the devs to play with.
this version of PS seems like an offshoot of the series or non official . Kind of like the Zelda CDi games. They just licensed the name but the game itself lacks big time.
Not gonna lie, when I last replayed this, I unashamedly used gg codes for an xp multiplier.
Just don't have the energy these days for the grind like I used to :/
Man, the battle music is as bad as I remember. WHAT where they THINKING?!?!?!?!?! This game was ok back in the day, but random encounters drive me crazy now. I don't know why they don't slow them down.
I just started it again on my phone I got the rom
3:41:29 Marriage choice 1
6:49:39 Marriage choice 2
Compared to PStar2, this was truly a DISASTER. :/ Everything ended up back on track (more so, that is) with PStar4, but I couldn't really say that I enjoyed either compared to 2.
Like a lot
i played phantasy star in the order they released....so this was my 3rd ....not my favorite but still a good game (i played it through 4 times to get all endings)
my only issue was the combat instances style
Why is it that the further you go into the future in this series, the more medieval it becomes?
This gave was ok. I finished 3 endings then got tired of it. It was too easy. PS2 was way harder.
Almost impossible to play... the cities are all the same, the dungeons are cybernetic after you entered into a cave...
Thank god, on the other side, you had gems like Final Fantasy III & IV
Joyita
Phantasy star 3 generation of doom his return in 2025 for the ps5 to save princess maia
Phantasy star generation of doom his return for the ps5 in 2025 to save princess
Ramadhan tiba
Rating: 4/10
Pros:
Portrait - looks like PC-98
Menu - looks good
marriage system - this game is a father of fire emblem 4 and dq5
Cons:
DUNGEONS - too complex
Absent characters animation in-battle
Worst Graphics - looks like PC-98 and EVO theory of evolution graphics.
The world map is boring for me. It's TOO BIG. passageway to any region is too LONG and it's REALLY BORING 🥱
The soundtrack feels boring to me. It sounds like PC-98. 🤮
No storyline
I pretty much stay away from this Phantasy Star. Don't like it. Unique story, but it's non-canon, and it has a different feel. Notice how the battles is like the original game on the Master System.
10:18:29 for Dark Force (Final boss)
Where did you get the information that it's not canon?
My first rpg i played