I am so very ready.

Dumping some images...

Now.

HUmar

More HUmar.

Notice a spot for a Section ID on the center of his chest, just like old time.

looks like crap in its current state unfortunately. i hope it shapes up soon

HUnewearl

Also, DEM TITS

>>94287554
Still in Alpha stages (I think the Japan Alpha test starts this month), so it's to be expected if it still looks rough around the edges.

On that note, no sign of MAGs yet.

Oh Rangers are so perfect now...
Such great gameplay in that class.

>new jump actions
>you can jump

YOU
CAN
JUMP

>PC exclusive

JESUS CHRIST WHY IS MY MONEY FLYING OUT OF MY WALLET

>>94287539
>FOmarls
>not sporting obnoxious hats
FUCK YOU SEGA

Anyone know if this game will be subscription based?

jumping mechanics look rather stiff, but interesting that they exist

not a big fan of the over-over-oversized weapons
over-oversized in pso was enough

>>94287589
There is something very wrong with this image.

>>94287766
The ones before it were, this will be as well I assume

Personally, I think it looks pretty good. That art direction took a big step up from Universe, and the classes still read well by preserving their original design elements but bringing in still some new flare.

>>94287724

As long as FOnewearls and FOnewms still look like deranged jesters, I'll be as happy as I can fucking be.

>game gets delayed
>executive meddling turns game into WoW clone
>nobody buys it
>pso is dead forever

>>94287687
My only wish is that they don't have PP like they did in Universe. That was bullshit.

i like the new art direction.

>>94287724

There'll be a hat store!

>>94287816
No.

We need to go bigger.

The legendary weapons need to be bigger than what we've seen.

Also, no Force action: I'm like a fish out of water here.

>>94287865
its called letting them wear what they want

>>94287986
>We need to go bigger.
i disagree about melee weapons

but over-over-over-over-oversized bazookas/launchers would be acceptable

looking forward to being a walking tank going around blasting shit up again.
also, dat music.

Overall, the game looks like it plays a LOT faster too.

seriously

the portable series was pretty fun

if you played hunter

Some shots of just the environments. Looks really nice. I'd definitely like to see Forest 1 get this treatment.

>>94288097
That picture reminds me of Lost Planet.

Gunswords...gunswords everywhere.

>>94288195

I think the way the ranger class plays in this game is a lot like LP's gameplay... I like the idea, compared to how it's been all along.

Last shot. I skipped a couple 'cause I didn't think they were too interesting, but you can check those out here:
>http://www.4gamer.net/games/120/G012075/20110424001/

>>94288113
I've actually wanted to get my hands on Portable2 for some time. I've heard a lot of good things about it.

>my face when I love PSO but only ever played it on gamecube
>alone
Although we did split screen play every so often

>>94287928
Maybe they'll do it like in PSP2. Rangers still use PP to fire normally, but it recharges really quickly.

Someone build me one of these that works on the PC. I wish to play PSO2 with it.

>>94288304
Speaking of which, when the FUCK will PSP2I be released in the US?

>>94288304

I think they should get a bonus for being that class though.. not only the ability to spot traps, but I think faster movements, and customizable guns would be good.
In PSP2 though, I still found myself having to switch to a sword as my PP charged up... which wasn't fun.

And I felt terrible for techers... Jesus Christ.

>>94288302
MY NIGGA

I only ever played PSO offline occasionally with bros until I got into PSOBlueBurst private servers.

The bros I've made, the FOnewm setups that I've owned with.

NO SERIOUSLY WHERE MY FORCE GAMEPLAY

>>94287072
The nailed the music in the trailer. It definitely sounds like PSO.

>>94288423
I wonder if that could work with an adapter.

It looks like shit.

>>94288468
I'll definitely be playing as a RaCAST (if my laptop can handle this...I pray it can...)

DON'T MIND ME, JUST BEING A ROBOWARRIOR!

Also, was PSZero any good?

>>94288455
I think it got released in Japan about a month or two ago, so it might be a while before it gets localized.

Wheres the Robot Ninjas?

>>94288599
I don't know but it has pictochat in game

>>94288599
>Also, was PSZero any good?
in a watered down handheld game sense
not in a multiplayer community sense

>>94288712
It was shit all around

>>94288599
I like it, but LOL at using magic, having to charge for stronger spells.

I picked HUnewm for the entirety of PSZ specifically because of that

I better be able to play as a FOnewm and look like a cross between an 18th century gentleman, a clown, and a giant mountain of cocaine.

>dat music
so fucking sold...

FUCK YES,

Going to be the kick ass Yoda Midget Mech again

Is 2011 the year of the Diablo?
Phantasy Star Online 2
Torchlight 2
Dungeon Siege 3
Diablo 3 (maybe)

>Ranger
>Female
>Tiniest character possible
>Fuckhuge gun

Yes yes YESSS!!!

Wait-..

This is comming out for consoles to right D:...

Is this game going to cost a monthly fee?

>>94289064
PC Exclusive.

>>94289064
>>94289188
no and most likely yes

MAGS should come back, hardcore. There was nothing like everyone saving up there special attacks for a boss. The dolphin of doom, the deer beam from hell, the twin power up penguins, DAT PILLAR, I know one would heal the shit out of people but I forget what it was.

They looked stupid as hell, but kicked so much ass on a game mechanic level that no one cared.

>>94289215
Who the hell is going to pay a monthly fee for a diablo game?

bad grafics

Remember you're making an ACTION RPG here, SEGA. Don't cripple it with keyboard control.

>>94289245
>The dolphin of doom
fuck yeah

>>94289205
FUCK-
Well my computer can run smoothly TF2 on lowest settings, Will i be able to play it?

>>94289273
definitely not up to current gen standards but I wouldn't say they're bad...

>>94289245
the big issue with photon blasts was that they'd use up your ctrl buttons, so a lot of players needed to use them early so they could regain function of those buttons

luckily, with a 100% pc focus, this wouldn't be an issue this time around, as there could be a dedicated button for it

The combo system looks like something out of DMC. Not that i'm complaining though. Also

>Abrupt Cut-in events
>Abrupt

Hahahahahaohwow

You sure are being honest there Sega. Or thats just a shitty translation.

>>94287928

Going from the preview,I think they got rid of the PP crap and just gave Guns infinite ammo again. Which is great since with how theres jumping and air combos and shit now,gliding across the battlefields going to feel so good man.

>>94289306
I think you'll be fine. The game doesn't look too graphically demanding. I mean it's certainly no Crysis.

>>94289245
Photon Blasts were only useful for chaining with Mylla and Youlla for extreme Shifta and Deband. Granted in that they were a central game mechanic (to anyone who was a decent teamplayer anyway), but don't pretend that those attack PBs weren't worthless.

>>94289380

Eight hours of sleep
One hour of exercise
One hour lost to preparing food/using the toilet

That leaves 14 hours to play this game every day.

>>94289245
Wait..MAGs might not come back?

I just loved raising them...why would they take them out?

>>94289548
Nothing's been announced one way or the other. They're absent in the trailer posted by the OP. It could be that they just aren't implemented yet seeing as the game is still in its alpha stages.

Kinda wish I could play this on console, but definitely going to keep an eye on this.

>>94287917
this is basically what happened to Phantasy Star already when PSO came out, fool

there will never be another true Phantasy Star

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHjadiC8jP8

>>94289617
In addition to MAGs missing in the trailer, Force gameplay hasn't been shown, and in-game images of the other classes (HUcast/caseal, Classic RAmar/marl, RAcast/Caseal, FOmar, FOnewearl, and FOnewm) hasn't been shown either. More images should crop up once the Alpha test starts in Japan towards on May 20th.

MY BODY
IS SO FUCKING READY

I wonder if it'll be monthly fee or a one-time buy game.

>>94289797
single purchase would be great for consumers, but it seems fairly likely that sega is only making this so they can get a steady, continuous cash flow from something

>>94289548
Mags haven't been in a PS game (not in the PSO sense anyhow) since PSO. PSU lacks them and so do the portable games. Pretty sure everyone wants to see them come back though.

>>94289245
Photon Blasts have been replaced with Mirage Blasts, SUV weapons, and Nanobeast transformations in the newer games.

Mirage Blast and some of the SUV weapons are very, very photon blast like though.

>>94289924
I guess.
Or they could do a one-time buy, then a bunch of extra cosmetic items to keep the cash coming.

Since the customer already paid for the game, they have no reason to go full retard with the cash shop and make it so that anyone that pays gains a ridiculous advantage.

>>94289690
That's absolutely nothing like what happened to old school PS. PSO was a huge success because it did its own thing. There was nothing quite like it back then.

It's a shame that we can't have the old PS at the same time, but being a victim of a spinoff's success is not the same as trying and failing to copy the current front runner.

cool WoW killer, guys

>my face when the second boss is two Del Rol Le's

>>You will never play a PSV developed by Overworks, or what's left of them.

Or it will be a handheld game

>>94290002
isnt psp2's mags combat butlers/maids?

>>94290116

You know what'd kick ass?
Voice communication.
I hope this game has that when you're in the dungeons with your friends.

I take it this is a Japanese release only? If so do they IP block or can you play from everywhere, how was it for PSO?
Reading moonrunes isn't really a problem for me.

>>94289205
Not that I mind, but it's kind of surprising given the history PSO has on DC and GC. There's no reason a game this simple couldn't work on PS3/360/Cafe if consoles can run DCUO and the FF online games.

>>94290116
Sweet.

Hope the final bosses are as memorable as Olga and Falz.

>>94290242
psobb didn't have region access restrictions
but the account creation process was a little difficult because you needed to use the runes of a real japanese city name in the sign up form

>>94290260
It'd be really nice if it was all cross-platform.
PC guys playan with console guys would be totally nice.

>>94290202
They're kind of like an extra party member that just sits in your room. They don't really do anything special on or off the field.

>>94290345
BROS

BROS EVERYWHERE

It doesn't look futuristic at all. Kinda like Star Ocean. You got some high tech suits and guns, but you're still stuck in some LotR backwater world.

>>94290222
>>94290116
I dont know why people find De rol le so hard

I just grabbed a slicer/sword and killed it before it did much

Pretty sure this won't be PC exclusive. If they're aiming for it to be a hit in Japan as well, it'll have to come out on PS3.

And if they do that, I hope they allow PS3 and PC to play together ala Universe.

>>94290467
psp2 had lots of levels in future tech bases and stuff

and its like the first level

first levels of phantasy star online games usually is a grassy plain

You know what would be totally amazing? A Wii port where Rangers get to shoot using the Wiimote infrared. Would be glorious.

>>94290473
He was my favorite boss; the 3rd boss, the robot one; he was the hard one for me.

Everyone just loves to rage against Del.

>>94290260
there's probably a reason

either they're trying their hand at a much more complex game than previous
or the console manufacturers are wanting too big of a cut of the monthly fee
or they're trying to cater to a more specific (and by doing that, more loyal) demographic

HO MY GOD I HAD NO IDEA I CAME

I didn't see any force gameplay in that vid. FOmar was my favorite class is there any talk of the reworking of FO in general?

Pso2 seems like it will be fun
But I want some news on PSP2i fucking sega

>>94290260
I think one of the major deterrents was cross-platform compatibility and easier content development.

When Sega first released PSU on PC, 360, and PS2, I think they intended for players of any of those platforms to play with eachother. This didn't pan out at all and eventually the PS2 and PC online servers were discontinued and, well, so much for that.

Plus, developing for a single platform will mean it'll be easier to create new content, implement patches, etc... so there's that.

>>94290473
first fight against him was usually brutal
and then there was that whole MOME thing

once you know how to fight him, he's probably the most fun of the bosses
best music too

Every single attack from DRL is avoidable except for the homing bombs if you aren't strong enough to kill them.

SEGA also kept the JP/PC servers up for longer then the 360 servers, Didn't they? I don't remember.

>>94290534
>first levels of phantasy star online games usually is a grassy plain
>first levels of A SEGA GAME usually is a grassy plain

Evidence? All of the sonic games

>>94290676
I dunno I thought

hey you can hit this guy multiple times with a multi target weapon

>>94290662
>Sega
>new content
They'll just do what they did for PSO and PSU: Unlock or enable things at certain dates.

PSO that was ok because it was mostly holiday stuff but PSU locked out ranks and weapons in Multiplayer...

>>94290701
Homing bombs? Do you mean the mines?

>>94290728
if you are talking about Psu...the xbox servers are still going strong.

Psu japan still has a year worth of content that wont be seen on xbox anytime soon.

>>94290821
Oh yeah, that's right. And really? I could've sworn the servers were done as of February or something.

>>94290467
FFS it's -one level-. At least wait till they show more environments.

Long time pso veteran here, I have mixed feelings about this so far. Anyone whos played phantasy star online games knows about SOA's shitty online support for PC's based games, no GM's, hackers, retards in a general sense (just look at all the 12 year olds on psu 360)

So far it looks ok, I'll be happy as long as rare drops are coming back, synthesis is improved greatly or REMOVED ENTIRELY, and techs are no longer attached to weapons like they are in psu (though I saw a quickbar somewhere in the vid or screens so heres hoping), that made for shitty supporting options as sega's servers often lagged while changing weapons making s/d/j/z/r hard to keep up with while everyone was murdering the shit out of everything.

That all made it more practical to just be a full on techbomber or full support, no mix unless you liked missing experience/dont like gettin your rape on (which made trying to lvl attack techs harder cuz everything died so fast). Also hoping for tech discs, and regular bullets/attacks. I didnt mind lvling melee pa but FUCK TECHS AND BULLET LVLING

>>94290868
Well the Japanese servers for PS2 PSU went down a few months ago? that could be it.

>>94290805
The three spiked bombs that shoot out from DRL's tail that revolve around you where ever you run.

>ALL MY MONEY.TIFF

>>94290933
the servers are still there ( it was ps2/pc shared), ps2 was holding back psu's developement so they cut it out so they could flawlessly implement psp2 content into psu

>>94290959
Ah, yes. And you only need to destroy one of those to escape.

>>94291011
No, They continue to stick around your general area until you destroy them or they explode on you.

>>94291048
Uh, yes. What you do is destroy one and then run in the direction of the open space when the other two explode.

>>94291048
Destroy one. Right before they explode they stop moving. Escape out the hole you made.

>>94290992
that's right my mistake, I do wonder how many years PSU has left. It's just White Beasts All day long

>>94291098
They follow you, theres 2 sets of spikes that del rol throws. a 3 shot spike set that follows you until you destroy them all and a set of spikes that lines the entire platform. THOSE you can get away from, the 3 he shoots at you spin in place and follow you around. And If I need to i'll fuckin prove it to you.

>>94291114
People are still spamming that crap? That's amazing. Goddamn, what a shitty game.

>>94291048
There was two types. The first was a volley of five patterned like the #5 on six sided die. Knock out any of the corner ones and you're good.

The second was a set of three that circled around the player. I'm sure if you could get rid of one you'd be OK. They froze in place before they detonated and if you got rid of one you could escape safely.

What's the level cap at now? And did the ever release that Photon art level up?

Sigh... I missed PSU so much ever since I quit. Left behind all my bros and our guild. Think I was about Level:150 or something when I quit.

seriously. i hope the world doesnt end in 2012 so i can play PSO2 all day.

>>94291158
>And If I need to i'll fuckin prove it to you.
Careful buddy, you're talking to someone with around 10,000 hours of PSO experience here.

>>94291194
lvl cap is 180
not sure what you mean by that

Man de rol le wasn't shit. REmember the first time you saw the final boss in that floating form where you had to run in the ring around him? THAT shit was insanity

Fan of PSO

That looked like shit.

Really, really shitty.

There's no reason to be excited about what I just saw in OP's trailer, /v/ what the fuck is wrong with you?

>>94291114
psu jp has numerous updates and nearly weekly events, the servers population is also twice as good as 360's. Its got good life in it as far as I can see. They just recently updated again with more psp2 infinity areas and weapons in this event. They added minibosses/mobs into boss areas to make them harder for this event. Like svaltus in de ragnus and bugge in mother brain.

>>94291264
Sup, Fan of PSO

What turned you off? I'm honestly curious.

>>94291333
big fan of PSO here.
i am a fucking idiot.

>>94291247
The only attack that is remotely dangerous in that form is the arm swipe which does a set amount of damage. Just get your HP above that threshold and you'll be fine.

>>94291279
Hell xbox wont see that for years

PSO was a master piece.
PSU was shit.

I don't have high hopes for this.

>>94291333
The combat reminds me of all the mistakes they made with PSU. I have serious doubts that this will be good, as any good Sonic Team expert should.

>>94291235
Don't you remember the leveled up photon arts on the JP servers? Here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W05FIS_LUB4

>>94291493
Oh that yeah it's old on Xbox they had to drop the effects down to the level 3 effects because it would lagg you out of the game.

Anyone in here part of /v/'s SKIFREE team?

Why the fuck are non of you faggots ever on

>>94291423
I dunno bro. Sonic team's been on the up and up lately, IMO. Sonic Colors was pretty solid, so it shows that they are capable of learning from their mistakes.

That being said, I do understand why you're reluctant to be optimistic. This is certainly only a first impression of the game and it's still a very early build. It's likely there'll be a lot of changes between now and the official release.

FFXI is to FFXIV as PSO is to PSO2

>>94291570
How disappointing. Guess it can't be helped though. Well I'm still looking forward to PSO2

>Sonic
>Amy
>Knuckles
>Tails

>>94291572
I left the team in favor of my own team with my own flag. I still hang around the steam chat, though.

>>94291572
The simple answer is because Blue Burst sucks.

>>94291634
PSO newfriend detected

>>94291234
you have 10,000 hours of trolling experience, either your memory is rusty, you're a troll or plain retarded and got caught with your pants down and cant stand being wrong. Maybe it was escapeable in dreamcast ( i havent played the dreamcast version in 8 years), but not in gcn, xbox, or bb. I suggest you go replay it.

Fags getting excited for a grind game lol

>>94291926
I suggest your either lrn 2 play if you're playing already, or go play again if you haven't recently. Destroy one of the three mines and it certainly is escapable.

>>94289215
I don't do PC games. I find it really hard to do anything comfortable. Plus I dislike multiplayer anything.

>>94292074
PSO was never a game about the grind, nor was it even a typical MMO. I love how people see "online game" and immediately think "HURRRRRR ITS TRYING TO BE ANOTHER WOW KILLER XD NOTHING CAN TOP MY PRECIOUS WOW LOLXDDDDDDDD"