Hello from the Gates of heaven I died taking up your challenge. Tupac and Biggie send their regards Putting that aside, I've been playing this game on my modded PSP for about 6 or 7 years. It's pretty much my go-to laying in bed game. It's so addicting. It makes me really really wish that Sony would make a new PSP. The portal thing for the PS5 is cool but I just don't need that when I could just look at my TV, if they did that device but made it a PSP dedicated device I'd be all f****** over it. I find it hard to fork over $200 for a streaming device that I can only use in my house. For that money you can go get several PSPs or even a Vita and mod it and have the time of your life. Since the PSP screen is so small I never once thought about the visuals not being good as the console versions. It still looks great today in my opinion
I remember playing the demo a lot when I had my PSP. The intro music was always a banger for me that i have on my playlist whenever I workout. Its just that good.
Dude I'm so glad youtube recommended me this video. Phantasy Star Portable was sooo good!! My brother and I would do Lan multiplayer all the time. What I would give to go back to those times. Great video man!
You should try out Phantasy Star Portable 2 infinity. It was previously a Japan only title but it was translated fairly recently, and it’s my new fave. It includes all of the content from PSP2 but it also has a whole other “Episode” worth of content, as well as randomly generated missions. Not only that but if you’re emulating it there’s like 2 upscaled texture pack to make it look better, as well as accessibility “cheats” to make it play better (Things like being able to use the right analog stick for your camera, or change the displayed aspect ratio, or even playing it at 60fps. Although, word of warning the 60fps cheat apparently breaks certain systems so I can’t fully recommend it.) I’d def love to see your thoughts on it, but I’ve really enjoyed it so far.
Is it possible to play it online? I mean, I'm sure people can still ad-hoc psp2 through xlink Kai or other new solution, but I'd be down to playing it again if I could play coop
@@GrayFoxRJ i believe ppsspp has online options for psp games being emulated. not so sure about how they work exactly, but the site has instructions if i recall.
@@EQOAnostalgia all it'd really need would be about 10-20 people willing to play it and it would be more than enough to keep a few cycles going. psp2i has an INSANE amount of single player options to hold players over when nobody is available, and with 10-20 people, you could definitely run some co-op on the weekends.
Really nice video bruh. Actually have Phantasy Star Portable 1&2 for my PSP, but never started them thinking they were MMOs this whole time. Your video made me realize I was dead wrong lol. Strongly considering giving them a go now
Phantasy Star Portable got me into the Phantasy Star. If it weren’t for the AI, my experience would have been better. But Portable 2? Easily my favorite PlayStation Portable game. Huge improvements. Now I’ve moved on to Phantasy Star Online 2 now that it just released for PS4.
Have the game right beside me, hopefully my PSP that i bought comes tomorrow so i can finally see it for myself. I only played PSO EP I&II on GC and PsoBB on pc before.
Being in Japan during the PSP golden age was truly something else. So many good games seemed to come out pretty much every day. PS and it is expansion are still top notch stuff. Worth tracking down if you have a functioning PSP.
@@KatanaRikku no problem and enjoy that, I did manage to....play some Infinity back in the day of PSP....um, game acquiring lol, was only Japanese so hard to play but damn it was awesome, I'm rather quite jealous 😑🤣🤣🤣
I just played on my phone, on ppsspp. the gameplay is so fun! cant believe they had a game, that had funplay as this!! back then. Even 50-100 dollar phones can run ppsspp these days and try this game out! I got an android controller just to play emulation games
Phantasy Star Universe was the first game I ever bought myself as a kid. Kind of an odd choice I'll admit, but damn did it spark a love for JRPGs. Would've been sublime to play smth like PSU on the go but I never got to play Portable back in its hayday, so thanks for sharing it.
Got both 1 and 2 when they first came out. The first Phantasy Star game I played was the very first one for the Sega Master System back in 1989. Then the 3 sequels for the Genesis. It's a pity they never did another Phantasy Star game in that style after Phantasy Star Online changed the series. What's a real shame is that Sega,in a typical boneheaded move,took both of the PSP games off the PSN store shortly after the Vita came out. Being able to play the games on the Vita would have made the game look much better as it did with other PSP games. Now getting the game is becoming more difficult due to the games being ignored by Sega now.
So i honestly don’t know what series is like before PSO since I’ve only played a tiny bit of Phantasy Star 2 when they released it on Switch before calling it quits. And tbh I’d have kept my PS Vita if they released Portable and Portable 2 on there. What really hurts is that Phantasy Star Nova never came to the west.
@@KatanaRikku Yes that is a pity. The original 4 games were more like Dragon Quest with a pretty great story that connects all 4 of the original games. The 4th game ties everything together and has a great story. I would recommend playing the original games in order if you could. It does take a certain retro mindset to get into them but with the state of modern games,and Sega not being the same company it once was,I find myself playing a lot of older games now. It would be nice to see them return to that style. And yes the PSP games would have been great to play on the Vita.
0:10 I see Project Diva got their style from PSO, maybe the other way around? That multicolored aesthetic became the staple look for Project Diva at some point.
I remember playing this game as a wee little tot but somehow beat it without understanding ANYTHING (my copy is the Japanese version) I still remember the main theme tho, super catchy
Glad you asked. I have a list and I do kind of cheat a bit on it but, from 1 to 10: Zelda BOTW Smash Ultimate Xenoblade Chronicles 2 / Torna Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Phantasy Star Portable / Portable 2 Phantasy Star Online 2 The Walking Dead game series Shin Megami Tensei IV Spider-Man / Miles Morales I count TWD as one game because if I didn’t it’d knock everything under it down the list since there are like 5 games. Portable and Portable 2 I count the same but if I didn’t, Portable 2 would be over 1. It’s all subject to change but I keep a list so I have an idea. Like Ape Escape is definitely up there somewhere. Probably above TWD
@@KatanaRikku An excellent list, I love your tastes! This is why I like your content, you clearly love JRPGs but you also don’t just stick to one genre. For posterity, here’s my personal list: 1. Persona 4 Golden 2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf 4. Katamari Damacy REROLL 5. Grand Theft Auto V 6. Dying Light 7. BeamNG.Drive 8. Shenmue 9. Super Mario Galaxy 2 10. Chibi-Robo!
We have similar tastes that’s dope. I’m glad to see P4G is at the top. I really love that game. I would like to get it on Switch or PS but for now Steam will do. New Horizons was the only AC I played but I love the music in New Leaf (mainly the night themes) and the towns seem more interesting since there seems to be more stuff to do. I’d def put Mario Odyssey and Dragon Quest XI on the list if it were a top 20 or so Great list as well my friend
Love this game! If I could play this and Portable 2 on console then it’d be my entire world! I just wish they released infinity, dammit! COME ON, SEGA!
this makes me wish sega would revive the psu series & make psu2 as a single-player experience for consoles & pc, with some wild mechanics that can exist in a single-player game where it can't on multiplayer leave the multiplayer stuff for pso2 & ngs, and the single player stuff for psu. that way, more people can be introduced to the series, if they don't want to invest time in an online-only rpg game.
This my little sister’s favorite game and mine as well, although I played Universe before this, kind of a shame really wished Sega would bundle up PSU games in a collection for modern consoles😢
@LongTran-kp3kz indeed I am so happy we finally have that game. I do need to go ahead and start a playthrough soon so I can make a video on that as well
@@KatanaRikku You totally should! Plus, all the original voicework just really helps the experience. Yeah, I'm still kinda miffed on how half assed English localization can be... and don't get me started on how censor happy they can be... Anyway, it's totally worth a look!
Would you be down to do a walk-through for the game? Or maybe guides? This game and the sequel are so good but there's almost no content for them on youtube
I could possibly do a walkthrough or something. Someone else was asking me to do like that. I’m considering doing it for PSO2 now that it’s coming to PlayStation.
I remember first phantasy star game 2010 a year after I graduated from highschool. I actually got phantasy star portable 1 my first demo game on PSP and then I actually bought that actually game. And then I actually got phantasy star portable 2 the actually game it was my favorite game. All accept for phantasy star portable 2 without infinity a DLC missing sequel to phantasy star portable 2. Hopefully sega can remake and reboot the both phantasy star portable sequels that includes phantasy star portable 2 infinity remake by adding infinity in it as part of psp2 remake treatment for next gen console like switch 2 and PlayStation 4 and 5 witch ever sega work which is easier for them.
I remember i messed with this in an emulator lol. Seemed pretty cool. Playing on PSU Clementine now. Wish these PSP titles got a console port at least. Oh well. I can see why people wouldn't like the combat today, but it's actually really strategic with positioning as a force character and makes it more interesting than modern day zerg fests with their flashy and over the top combat.
If you loved this, play phantasy star online on the dreamcast if you ever get the chance. It was the first PS game I played and that was back in 2003. Had a good time grinding the hell outta that game and leveling up to 100 on my fave class fonewearl
I wish I was able to play PSO back when the servers were officially up, but I was 3 at the time lmao.. I did play a lot of Blue Burst on the private servers though. It’s been years since I last played but I’ve been wanting to come back to it. Maybe I’ll make a video on it
@@KatanaRikku idk if they have it up still but for over a decade there was a private server that you could legit connect to with your dreamcast still (i did). I don’t know the name by memory but it’ll come up right away with a quick google search. It was just some extra steps and email registration, nothing too hard, and voila you’d be good to go. Honestly tho since u played blue burst you’ll have a very similar experience if you play the dreamcast version so you did not miss much. I played blue burst only briefly however, i think i hit only like lvl 20 or 25
@@Larsgman well, there is a PSO v2s server run by a vtuber called segakawaii and shivapsobb , also worth mentioning Shtack is now compatible with Xbox ver due to INSIGNIA reviving the original Xbox live. What people usually recommend is playing Shthack if playing on GC or Xbox or Ephinea if playing on PC. There is also another server but I can't really comment on it. Besides that, Clementine still runs PS Universe, but I'm not sure people care about it that much. Better wait for the inevitable pso2 private server LMAO
Also, Ephinea has two very good mods that upscale the textures of the menu and of the scenarios, can't really remember by heart, but a quick search on the forums is enough. And of course, Ephinea has a full fledged xinput compatibility, something Shthack struggled with for years, besides the data wipe out led by them. Also, Ephinea has never asked for donations, has an active community and moderation, events AND the japanese love to play there
@@KatanaRikkuthank goodness for that. Congrats to sega and Microsoft n Sony, they’ve brought back the most interesting peak in the world since the phantasy star series on Master system n genesis. Man how I’m desperate to play this game online seeing how extremely fun this looks. World of war craft ain’t got nothin on this! Or Cartoon Network’s Fusion Fall which is also an extremely cult fun master piece as well.
Phantasy star online episodes 1&2 and Gauntlet dark legacy is what got me into RPGs and Diablo like games. I personally prefer the slightly slower pace the older phantasy star games had. It was more strategic and had you think more about positioning during combat New Genesis is just not for me idk if it’s the combat or just how bad the games world is content wise or maybe a lil of both. The older phantasy star games are still amazing till this day imo
I do like PSO2. I preferred the original version to New Genesis mainly because it felt more complete but even then I can’t deny how much better the combat feels.
@@KatanaRikku I did like the original PSO 2, but by 120 hours I had reached max level and basically max gear. It was also a huge money sink for any decent looking cosmetics
Why does the HUD look so different when you're playing as Wendy? Is that PSU gameplay in those clips? The biggest issue I had with the PSP lineup was the desync that happened with enemies, they'd be at very different spots for each player making buffing and teamwork hard to do, but considering this was an issue in PSO for the 360 I'm guessing it was an engine issue. The PSV and PSO2 games really shook things up with the new engine and made the game perform much better. It's a shame PSO2 was a Japanese exclusive for so long, it's be great if they turned things around and we're able to recover from this mistake but only time will tell.
Yeah it’s PSU gameplay. IIRC I wanted clips of that area but didn’t have enough from the PSP footage or something. I felt the de sync issue was annoying as hell and just broke immersion way too much. PSO2 New Genesis is fun but right now I can’t keep myself interested in it. Even base PSO2 kept my attention for a lot longer than New Genesis. I’m hoping they can turn it around. Though to be honest I’d prefer if they just made an offline story focused Phantasy Star game with a multiplayer mode on the side like the Portable games. Those were my favorites
In 1987, on the Sega Master System, Yuji Naka replied to a demand for long-lasting game with this formula. It was the first time RAM was used on a cartridge (to save your progression). With a patch, the game still holds today, as long as you're ready to go through the initial learning curve. It was quickly ported to the Sega Mega Drive, with even better graphics as Phantasy Star II but the crown has to go to the 1994 Phantasy Star IV. What makes Phantasy Star IV special? The impressive cartoon style cut scenes, although they pale in comparison to the amazing Lunar Eternal Blue for the Mega CD. When Sega's boss asked for an online game, Yuji Naka revived Phantasy Star, hence creating the very first MMO in the history of video game. I don't like it personnally. There are way way way better turn based RPGs on the system, starting with the stunning Skies of Arcadia (what a game!!!). Now that the old Dreamcast server is down, there is no point in playing Phantasy Star Online in my opinion. Now... This PSP one? I've never heard of it. I didn't know it existed because there is no Sega consoles anymore. It gives me PSO vibes
funfact, if the original PSO didnt exist, monster hunter wouldn't either. MH was heavily inspired by pso. just thought id throw that out there, since you compared it to monster hunter :) there's definitely a reason both game series feel somewhat similar
if you play on the schthack p server lemme know of you wanna play sometime, im restarting from scratch, lately. i didnt realize how much grinding that put me in for LOL
No this is a fully scripted video. My last video was more of just me playing the game. The thumbnails are similar though. I might need to change the old one
Thank you for checking out the vid bro 🙏🏽 I’m getting a vita soon so I’ll be checking out Portable 2 Infinity and Nova with the English patch so I’ll be making vids on that some time this year
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Take a shot every time I say character in this video smh
In the eventual Portable 2 Infinity video, I plan on the script not sounding as bad as it did here
Hello from the Gates of heaven I died taking up your challenge. Tupac and Biggie send their regards
Putting that aside, I've been playing this game on my modded PSP for about 6 or 7 years. It's pretty much my go-to laying in bed game. It's so addicting. It makes me really really wish that Sony would make a new PSP. The portal thing for the PS5 is cool but I just don't need that when I could just look at my TV, if they did that device but made it a PSP dedicated device I'd be all f****** over it. I find it hard to fork over $200 for a streaming device that I can only use in my house. For that money you can go get several PSPs or even a Vita and mod it and have the time of your life.
Since the PSP screen is so small I never once thought about the visuals not being good as the console versions. It still looks great today in my opinion
I remember playing the demo a lot when I had my PSP. The intro music was always a banger for me that i have on my playlist whenever I workout. Its just that good.
Heck yes the VMix is so good 🔥🔥 thank you for watching !
got this and a psp for my bday will be here tomorrow excited to play it :D
Happy birthday! That’s an awesome gift I hope you love the game
Dude I'm so glad youtube recommended me this video. Phantasy Star Portable was sooo good!! My brother and I would do Lan multiplayer all the time. What I would give to go back to those times. Great video man!
Thank you for watching
This game and the sequel are some of the best games on the PSP. Such a fantastic little system.
i stil have my PSP. I love it
This is such a well done, high quality video! Great job Rikku 🌸
Thank you so much, Miss Bubbles! 🙏🏽 I appreciate it
You should try out Phantasy Star Portable 2 infinity. It was previously a Japan only title but it was translated fairly recently, and it’s my new fave. It includes all of the content from PSP2 but it also has a whole other “Episode” worth of content, as well as randomly generated missions. Not only that but if you’re emulating it there’s like 2 upscaled texture pack to make it look better, as well as accessibility “cheats” to make it play better (Things like being able to use the right analog stick for your camera, or change the displayed aspect ratio, or even playing it at 60fps. Although, word of warning the 60fps cheat apparently breaks certain systems so I can’t fully recommend it.) I’d def love to see your thoughts on it, but I’ve really enjoyed it so far.
Is it possible to play it online? I mean, I'm sure people can still ad-hoc psp2 through xlink Kai or other new solution, but I'd be down to playing it again if I could play coop
@@GrayFoxRJ i believe ppsspp has online options for psp games being emulated. not so sure about how they work exactly, but the site has instructions if i recall.
It'll be a wasteland devoid of life even if it's online using kai. Sadly.
@@EQOAnostalgia all it'd really need would be about 10-20 people willing to play it and it would be more than enough to keep a few cycles going. psp2i has an INSANE amount of single player options to hold players over when nobody is available, and with 10-20 people, you could definitely run some co-op on the weekends.
Where u gst the texture pack?
Really nice video bruh. Actually have Phantasy Star Portable 1&2 for my PSP, but never started them thinking they were MMOs this whole time. Your video made me realize I was dead wrong lol. Strongly considering giving them a go now
Thanks dude! Yes that’s why I prefer them over PSO2. I kinda hope they bring back the series offline 🙏🏽
@@KatanaRikku Have u tried phanstasy star 0 on the DS :3?
Phantasy Star Portable got me into the Phantasy Star. If it weren’t for the AI, my experience would have been better. But Portable 2? Easily my favorite PlayStation Portable game. Huge improvements. Now I’ve moved on to Phantasy Star Online 2 now that it just released for PS4.
I’ll be playing a lot of PSO2 as well.
Have the game right beside me, hopefully my PSP that i bought comes tomorrow so i can finally see it for myself.
I only played PSO EP I&II on GC and PsoBB on pc before.
Good review! I downloaded both this n Valhalla knights because of the impact they had on me in my youth
I missed this! I spend a lot of time customising my character.
Being in Japan during the PSP golden age was truly something else. So many good games seemed to come out pretty much every day. PS and it is expansion are still top notch stuff. Worth tracking down if you have a functioning PSP.
I grew up with Phantasy Star Universe so playing this last year finally was a nice treat. Still have to play the sequel.
Zone of the enders 1 and 2 on ps2 got me into mech games.
Awesome video!! Goodness I miss these games! Phantasy Star portable 2 was my all time favourite, damn I really miss it 😭😭😆
Yessir I love the game so much. I have Portable 2 Infinity and plan on playing it soon. Thanks for checking out the video!!
@@KatanaRikku no problem and enjoy that, I did manage to....play some Infinity back in the day of PSP....um, game acquiring lol, was only Japanese so hard to play but damn it was awesome, I'm rather quite jealous 😑🤣🤣🤣
I just played on my phone, on ppsspp. the gameplay is so fun! cant believe they had a game, that had funplay as this!! back then. Even 50-100 dollar phones can run ppsspp these days and try this game out! I got an android controller just to play emulation games
This one my favorite game I played it so much I want it again
Phantasy Star Universe was the first game I ever bought myself as a kid. Kind of an odd choice I'll admit, but damn did it spark a love for JRPGs. Would've been sublime to play smth like PSU on the go but I never got to play Portable back in its hayday, so thanks for sharing it.
I got mine for my birthday back in 2010 and it was the best introduction to JRPGs ever. I would kill for a new Portable or offline story game
Never played any phantasy Star game. I'd be interested in more videos on the franchise. I'll give it a go right after I get through soul hackers
Definitely. I can do that. I still need to play Portable 2 infinity so that’ll be new stuff for me to see and talk about
Got both 1 and 2 when they first came out. The first Phantasy Star game I played was the very first one for the Sega Master System back in 1989. Then the 3 sequels for the Genesis. It's a pity they never did another Phantasy Star game in that style after Phantasy Star Online changed the series. What's a real shame is that Sega,in a typical boneheaded move,took both of the PSP games off the PSN store shortly after the Vita came out. Being able to play the games on the Vita would have made the game look much better as it did with other PSP games. Now getting the game is becoming more difficult due to the games being ignored by Sega now.
So i honestly don’t know what series is like before PSO since I’ve only played a tiny bit of Phantasy Star 2 when they released it on Switch before calling it quits. And tbh I’d have kept my PS Vita if they released Portable and Portable 2 on there. What really hurts is that Phantasy Star Nova never came to the west.
@@KatanaRikku Yes that is a pity. The original 4 games were more like Dragon Quest with a pretty great story that connects all 4 of the original games. The 4th game ties everything together and has a great story. I would recommend playing the original games in order if you could. It does take a certain retro mindset to get into them but with the state of modern games,and Sega not being the same company it once was,I find myself playing a lot of older games now. It would be nice to see them return to that style. And yes the PSP games would have been great to play on the Vita.
0:10 I see Project Diva got their style from PSO, maybe the other way around? That multicolored aesthetic became the staple look for Project Diva at some point.
Not sure which came first but I’m a huge fan of the style. Kinda reminds me of Tokyo Mirage Sessions’ NPCs too
I love that aesthetic >_<
There are not many things like this nowadays sadly!!
@@SeaSerpentLevi same!
I remember playing this game as a wee little tot but somehow beat it without understanding ANYTHING
(my copy is the Japanese version)
I still remember the main theme tho, super catchy
I love the main theme it’s really good. I played back in 5th grade LOL
Man I LOVED this game. I can't believe I sold it for only 5$. Biggest mistake I'll never live down
I believe I sold mine too 😭 I do have an ISO that I dumped from my PSP at least tho lol
Still playing to this day
Incredible game
Because it comes up a fair bit in your videos, what actually *are* your top ten favourite games of all time?
Glad you asked. I have a list and I do kind of cheat a bit on it but, from 1 to 10:
Zelda BOTW
Smash Ultimate
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 / Torna
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 5
Phantasy Star Portable / Portable 2
Phantasy Star Online 2
The Walking Dead game series
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Spider-Man / Miles Morales
I count TWD as one game because if I didn’t it’d knock everything under it down the list since there are like 5 games. Portable and Portable 2 I count the same but if I didn’t, Portable 2 would be over 1.
It’s all subject to change but I keep a list so I have an idea. Like Ape Escape is definitely up there somewhere. Probably above TWD
@@KatanaRikku An excellent list, I love your tastes! This is why I like your content, you clearly love JRPGs but you also don’t just stick to one genre.
For posterity, here’s my personal list:
1. Persona 4 Golden
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
4. Katamari Damacy REROLL
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Dying Light
7. BeamNG.Drive
8. Shenmue
9. Super Mario Galaxy 2
10. Chibi-Robo!
We have similar tastes that’s dope.
I’m glad to see P4G is at the top. I really love that game. I would like to get it on Switch or PS but for now Steam will do. New Horizons was the only AC I played but I love the music in New Leaf (mainly the night themes) and the towns seem more interesting since there seems to be more stuff to do.
I’d def put Mario Odyssey and Dragon Quest XI on the list if it were a top 20 or so
Great list as well my friend
Love this game! If I could play this and Portable 2 on console then it’d be my entire world! I just wish they released infinity, dammit! COME ON, SEGA!
this makes me wish sega would revive the psu series & make psu2 as a single-player experience for consoles & pc, with some wild mechanics that can exist in a single-player game where it can't on multiplayer
leave the multiplayer stuff for pso2 & ngs, and the single player stuff for psu. that way, more people can be introduced to the series, if they don't want to invest time in an online-only rpg game.
This is exactly what I want them to bring back. But New Genesis came out not too long ago so idk when or if it will happen.
This my little sister’s favorite game and mine as well, although I played Universe before this, kind of a shame really wished Sega would bundle up PSU games in a collection for modern consoles😢
Same! I’d buy them in a heartbeat
For a blind shit like me, the slower combat worked really well for me, plus... come Portable 2, you CAN fully explore the colony again!
God I love Portable 2
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And bless the team that fan translated Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity!
@LongTran-kp3kz indeed I am so happy we finally have that game. I do need to go ahead and start a playthrough soon so I can make a video on that as well
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You totally should! Plus, all the original voicework just really helps the experience. Yeah, I'm still kinda miffed on how half assed English localization can be... and don't get me started on how censor happy they can be...
Anyway, it's totally worth a look!
Would you be down to do a walk-through for the game? Or maybe guides? This game and the sequel are so good but there's almost no content for them on youtube
I could possibly do a walkthrough or something. Someone else was asking me to do like that. I’m considering doing it for PSO2 now that it’s coming to PlayStation.
@@KatanaRikku Nice 🌟 I'd definitely tune it for both of those games
Hope you do a video on PSP2i!
I will play and finish it probably this year and then I’ll do it.
I still play this one and the 2 on my psp lol never gets old for me, but thats just moi!
Same I could still play it. I will play Infinity one of these days
i still play this and the sequel psp2 on my psp in 2022 and phantasy star online/ genesis on pc :-)
I love to see people still playing the older Phantasy Star games
I remember first phantasy star game 2010 a year after I graduated from highschool. I actually got phantasy star portable 1 my first demo game on PSP and then I actually bought that actually game. And then I actually got phantasy star portable 2 the actually game it was my favorite game. All accept for phantasy star portable 2 without infinity a DLC missing sequel to phantasy star portable 2. Hopefully sega can remake and reboot the both phantasy star portable sequels that includes phantasy star portable 2 infinity remake by adding infinity in it as part of psp2 remake treatment for next gen console like switch 2 and PlayStation 4 and 5 witch ever sega work which is easier for them.
Private servers are still up to this date and you can ple this online
Love this video! Can you make a vid on Psp2 infinity?
I’ll get to it at some point. I still need to play through it fully. Luckily i do have the English patch for it
@@KatanaRikku have you tried it yet?
I still haven’t sorry. Ive been working on the backlog. It’s on my PC right now waiting to be played though. I will get to it soon.
maaaan I loved this game
This game and it's sequel single handedly make me want to try playing pso2 again but also I do not like the cast cosmetics as much in pso2
I remember i messed with this in an emulator lol. Seemed pretty cool. Playing on PSU Clementine now. Wish these PSP titles got a console port at least. Oh well. I can see why people wouldn't like the combat today, but it's actually really strategic with positioning as a force character and makes it more interesting than modern day zerg fests with their flashy and over the top combat.
Ayee thanks for watching my Phantasy Star videos !!
PSPInfinity was so goodddd
FFX and KH2 got me into RPGs
If you loved this, play phantasy star online on the dreamcast if you ever get the chance.
It was the first PS game I played and that was back in 2003.
Had a good time grinding the hell outta that game and leveling up to 100 on my fave class fonewearl
I wish I was able to play PSO back when the servers were officially up, but I was 3 at the time lmao.. I did play a lot of Blue Burst on the private servers though. It’s been years since I last played but I’ve been wanting to come back to it. Maybe I’ll make a video on it
@@KatanaRikku idk if they have it up still but for over a decade there was a private server that you could legit connect to with your dreamcast still (i did). I don’t know the name by memory but it’ll come up right away with a quick google search.
It was just some extra steps and email registration, nothing too hard, and voila you’d be good to go.
Honestly tho since u played blue burst you’ll have a very similar experience if you play the dreamcast version so you did not miss much.
I played blue burst only briefly however, i think i hit only like lvl 20 or 25
@@Larsgman well, there is a PSO v2s server run by a vtuber called segakawaii and shivapsobb , also worth mentioning Shtack is now compatible with Xbox ver due to INSIGNIA reviving the original Xbox live. What people usually recommend is playing Shthack if playing on GC or Xbox or Ephinea if playing on PC. There is also another server but I can't really comment on it. Besides that, Clementine still runs PS Universe, but I'm not sure people care about it that much. Better wait for the inevitable pso2 private server LMAO
Also, Ephinea has two very good mods that upscale the textures of the menu and of the scenarios, can't really remember by heart, but a quick search on the forums is enough. And of course, Ephinea has a full fledged xinput compatibility, something Shthack struggled with for years, besides the data wipe out led by them. Also, Ephinea has never asked for donations, has an active community and moderation, events AND the japanese love to play there
i feel like PS Portable 2 were a good balance between changing weapon and the action combat pace
"MICROSOFT SAVED PHANTASY STAR GUYS!!!" ...man, how naive I was...
I’m glad it came but it’s not in the best state it could be. I’ll take another Portable entry or an offline story focused game
It’s coming back in august to ps4
The good ending
@@KatanaRikkuthank goodness for that.
Congrats to sega and Microsoft n Sony, they’ve brought back the most interesting peak in the world since the phantasy star series on Master system n genesis.
Man how I’m desperate to play this game online seeing how extremely fun this looks.
World of war craft ain’t got nothin on this!
Or Cartoon Network’s Fusion Fall which is also an extremely cult fun master piece as well.
@@masterdrewt6698I remember playing fusion fall like 10 years ago
Phantasy star online episodes 1&2 and Gauntlet dark legacy is what got me into RPGs and Diablo like games. I personally prefer the slightly slower pace the older phantasy star games had. It was more strategic and had you think more about positioning during combat New Genesis is just not for me idk if it’s the combat or just how bad the games world is content wise or maybe a lil of both. The older phantasy star games are still amazing till this day imo
The mmo is unironically tight. Even single player it's fun to just bust through the story real quick and be satisfied
I do like PSO2. I preferred the original version to New Genesis mainly because it felt more complete but even then I can’t deny how much better the combat feels.
@@KatanaRikku I did like the original PSO 2, but by 120 hours I had reached max level and basically max gear. It was also a huge money sink for any decent looking cosmetics
Yeah the player shop was a pain in the ass to deal with.
Really wished the game had multiplayer for the story mode. Would've been fun enjoying the journey with someone else instead of us just side missions.
Yeah that would have been sweet. More games need functionality imo
Great game, great review
Thank you
Why does the HUD look so different when you're playing as Wendy? Is that PSU gameplay in those clips?
The biggest issue I had with the PSP lineup was the desync that happened with enemies, they'd be at very different spots for each player making buffing and teamwork hard to do, but considering this was an issue in PSO for the 360 I'm guessing it was an engine issue.
The PSV and PSO2 games really shook things up with the new engine and made the game perform much better. It's a shame PSO2 was a Japanese exclusive for so long, it's be great if they turned things around and we're able to recover from this mistake but only time will tell.
Yeah it’s PSU gameplay. IIRC I wanted clips of that area but didn’t have enough from the PSP footage or something. I felt the de sync issue was annoying as hell and just broke immersion way too much.
PSO2 New Genesis is fun but right now I can’t keep myself interested in it. Even base PSO2 kept my attention for a lot longer than New Genesis. I’m hoping they can turn it around. Though to be honest I’d prefer if they just made an offline story focused Phantasy Star game with a multiplayer mode on the side like the Portable games. Those were my favorites
Playing this on my steamdeck as we speak
Pokemon made me a JRPG fan.
The classes in phantasy star to me always has been play like Chaz, play like Demi or play like Rune.
Casts arn't robot. in lore, they are brains and nervous systems, controlling a small scale mecha.
Interesting. Is that something that was revealed in games like PSO? I remember hearing something about that
@@KatanaRikku it was in a lore thing on the offical site for pso2, if i remember correctly. it's been a long while.
Playing this on my retoid pocket 3
This game is my childhood 💖
Same!! I’d love a new one
I love Vivienne
I do too. She’s my favorite character in the series along with Emilia from the second game
In 1987, on the Sega Master System, Yuji Naka replied to a demand for long-lasting game with this formula. It was the first time RAM was used on a cartridge (to save your progression). With a patch, the game still holds today, as long as you're ready to go through the initial learning curve. It was quickly ported to the Sega Mega Drive, with even better graphics as Phantasy Star II but the crown has to go to the 1994 Phantasy Star IV. What makes Phantasy Star IV special? The impressive cartoon style cut scenes, although they pale in comparison to the amazing Lunar Eternal Blue for the Mega CD. When Sega's boss asked for an online game, Yuji Naka revived Phantasy Star, hence creating the very first MMO in the history of video game. I don't like it personnally. There are way way way better turn based RPGs on the system, starting with the stunning Skies of Arcadia (what a game!!!). Now that the old Dreamcast server is down, there is no point in playing Phantasy Star Online in my opinion. Now... This PSP one? I've never heard of it. I didn't know it existed because there is no Sega consoles anymore. It gives me PSO vibes
PSO wasn't the first mmorpg.
Is part 2 Infinity better?
It has the main story and a second story, plus gameplay tweaks that make combat better so I would say yeah. I still need to play it though..
@@KatanaRikku play it then please?
ethan is the man lol
Hay DLC en la ISO de usa o europa? O solo en la japonés. No encuentro manera de poder pasarlos
I’m not sure if it’s still accessible
funfact,
if the original PSO didnt exist, monster hunter wouldn't either.
MH was heavily inspired by pso.
just thought id throw that out there, since you compared it to monster hunter :)
there's definitely a reason both game series feel somewhat similar
True the original PSO did precede Monster Hunter. And I love both series too. Tho I’m way more of a fan of Phantasy Star
@@KatanaRikku same
❤🔥
i still play pso to this day, too
if you play on the schthack p server lemme know of you wanna play sometime, im restarting from scratch, lately.
i didnt realize how much grinding that put me in for LOL
Is this a reupload?
No this is a fully scripted video. My last video was more of just me playing the game. The thumbnails are similar though. I might need to change the old one
Sorry I’m late. I’m just seeing this.
Thank you for checking out the vid bro 🙏🏽 I’m getting a vita soon so I’ll be checking out Portable 2 Infinity and Nova with the English patch so I’ll be making vids on that some time this year
@@KatanaRikku I’m hyped for it.
Honestly, ethan was funny in how dumb he sounded
LOL
Fast Forward and we have the soulless PSO2NG.
Pso2 sux like they changed everything the enemies are lame on pso2 this game has a better look to me
I prefer the Portable games to PSO2
its not… its so dated and boring…
Nah