I think it is really cliche and corny when forum users post dramatic reaction short-sentences in response to announcements like these.
But I could cry.
Pretty much every game on that list is what I would want, I mean Shining Force I and II (upscaled) alone would be worth like 1/3 of that at least for me.
I think Sega is finally where they needed to be at when they made the commitment as a Software Developer.
Not to mention their publishing deal with Platinum, and though you probably don't particularly care, High Voltage. Sega might not be putting out that much great original material but they're really putting themselves into position to be a hell of a publisher. But I agree a JSR3 announcement would pretty much push them over the edge for redemption after all the horrible Sonic games that have come out since the DC.Originally Posted by Dreddz
This is great news, I only wish I played more Genesis games when I was younger so I'd recognize most of these titles.
^ Well, now you get to experience them for the first time.
Seriously, your in such a good position if you haven't played many of the titles on that list. I'd kill to go back to the first time I played Phantasy Star II.
The problem is that it's not easy to play a game like Phantasy Star II nowadays. The extend of level grinding PSII requires you to do is ridiculous for today's standards. It may have been no problem back then, but I for one don't want to spend hours leveling up just to stand a chance to finish the first dungeon. I would love to experience the game, but I just cannot do it. The only way for me to finish it is to either play the version on the Phantasy Star Complete Collection with double exp or a hack with double exp on an emulator.
^ Different strokes, I know i myself will probably do it
Then it should be fine. I will probably import that Phantasy Star collection one day to play it. But even without PSII for me, this Mega Drive collection still has more than enough to offer, so I'll definitely buy it.
Omg, Golden Axe and Streets of Rage trilogies
The messenger is standing at the gate
Ready to let go
Ready for the crush
Too late for whispers
Too late for the blush
The past is mercy
When the future is aglow
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I guess I can agree with what you said. Phantasy Star II certainly hasn't aged well and it plays more like an 8-bit RPG than a 16-bit. I'd say it is one of the harder RPG's I've ever beaten. You have to stick with it and get over the initial grinding hurdle and the game starts to flow much better. It still has one of the best stories in any RPG ever and I'm rarely impressed by stories in video games.
You should try Phantasy Star IV as that is much more forgiving and plays more like an RPG from the 16-bit era. Although the story sucks.....
How come Phantasy Star II, III, and IV are being released but not the original Phantasy Star? Or is the Phantasy Star series set up like Final Fantasy and you don't have to play the earlier editions in order to get the gist of the later editions?
Well Phantasy Star is a Master System game and they seem to be very picky with their selection of Master System games for this collection. It is wrong by all accounts as Phantasy Star is the best game on the Master System and probably the best 8-bit RPG. Maybe Sega never want to put all the games into one collection as they only included the first three into the Phantasy Star Collection for GBC. Sega can be weird sometimes.
I actually screwed up the title of this thread as I originally thought they were all going to be Mega Drive games. I was wrong.
I've read a rumor that Phantasy Star (I) may be an unlockable game. On a side note, there's actually a Mega Drive version of it, but it was only released in Japan and it's very rare.
Do all the Phantasy Star games follow one storyline or are they all separate from eachother ?
Though I haven't finished any game I read that Phantasy Star I, II and IV all take place in the same universe and have a timespan of several millennia between them. Phantasy Star III is more of a spin-off, it doesn't add to the overall story.
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