/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9700880
Alys was one of the two main protagonists in Phantasy Star IV up until she dies.

you ever hate a game because of 'tism? i just dislike the art direction of PS4. they overuse neon green / blue / pink for characters, like the worst of 90s anime. then they mix this with realistic muted backgrounds like desert towns, snow, etc, which are pretty boring too. it's like they couldn't decide if they wanted realism or eyerape bright colors.

>>8534696
even despite that, Genesis got the best menu games of its generation (Phantasy Star 4, Shining games, Lunar if we count CD).

Sega just can't stop WINNING lads

>>8246480
Not enough jarpigs, even though it had the best one of its generation.

Why has no other JRPG managed to top it?

I want to talk about Phantasy Star games. PSIV might be the best jrpg I've ever played. I love this game so much. I feel like this series is rarely mentioned when discussing JRPG greats.

Draw each one of them as a Star Wars character.

Imo this is the greatest JRPG of all time. I've never had this might fun playing one. It could get really challenging, but unlike PSII (which i think is quite overrated, if still enjoyable), it isn't this ridiculous constant stop-start mess of difficulty. In II you'd be shit until you fought like a trillion enemies and constantly kept having to return to town with escapipe or you'd be KO'd by the ENTIRELY TOO AGRESSIVE RNG, and then you'd be the right level hours later, and then you had to navigate the bullshit mazes the game called dungeons (namely via chutes with uncertain destinations), and solve puzzles without a single clue.

There are positives about II but IV felt a lot better and could be reasonably beaten.
I STILL have not beaten II, and I'm using the hint book and annotating it to navigate dungeons.
Oh and the Visiphone is a very essential item to make the game easier and there's absolutely no explanation in game or the hint book on how to get it.

Basically the PS games are awesome, but understand that II gets the most hype from the press, and don't expect it to be your absolutely favorite . play them all at least a little bit and form your own opinion.

replaying this game right now

Phantasy Star, /vr/. I've never played a game from the series but I wanna get into it. I'm thinking about starting with PSIV since I've heard great things about it, but I want to know if playing the games in order would be a better move. I'd also like to know what I can expect from any of these games. This can be a Phantasy Star thread if you want, too.

Why did I not play this sooner?
Phantasy Star IV has aged *incredibly* well.

Awesome music and graphics, fast gameplay, no backtracking, just the right level of difficulty, sidequests, likable cast, and cutscenes that convey character and sentiment better than many modern games.

Stellar. Easily the best JRPG on Genesis, serious contender for best of the generation.