Retronauts I think inspired me to check out a lot of games. I certainly wouldn't be surprised if one of those podcasts got me interested in PS. Though admittidly, I bought Sonic's UGC more because it was a lot games than that I heard the Phantasy Stars were on it.
Yes, I know some fans have preyed for a PSV, but I have hard time believing any developer, little own Sega, could live up to the greatness of this game.
I didn't even try PSIII beyond a few minutes. Maybe it is a good game, but I can't look passed those Phantasy Star expectations.
Man, I had forgotten about the slow movement of the characters. Such pain! I like PSIV over any RPG pre-FFVII.
That's not bad for a copy of a great, classic game. I would snatch that up if I owned a Genesis or was more of a collector. Otherwise, Sonic's UGC is the way to go since it comes with the whole series.
Hardcore indeed. I stopped at the point where the dungeons were ridiculously huge and used teleporters which made it impossible to navigate anywhere in the dungeons. I also vaguely remember random enemies wipping me out in seconds!
I started the first one first, and I'm glad I did (I'm also really fond of the title screen for some reason). PSIV is definitely my favorite however. You might want to just play the best one if you've got an ever increasing stack of games.
Yeah, a lot of people love PSII, but then again, I heard the game was shipped with a strategy guide way back when. That's a luxury I was not given unfortunately.
Alys was a pretty big breath of fresh air to me. Most characters from older games (including Phantasy Star) usually seem paper thin to me, but that wasn't the case with Alys.
I want to play PSIV again. It's already been a couple years. I can't vouch how much PSI holds up in relation to the others though as I played that one first.
I'm not sure how hidden the series was. It certainly was the distant third between Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest (which was a distant 2nd!) over here. I don't think the series truly got recognition until PSO was a huge hit.
Well, I missed out on them with the Genesis and still loved the heck out of I & IV. They still hold up today.
