That's what I'd recommend right there. Blue Burst was just announced for a Spring launch the other day, so this might be a good bet.Originally Posted by Joel
PSO is my personal favorite online game, so I'd have to recommend that over anything. Blue Burst is going to have Episodes I, II, and IV.
The only downside to PSO you should be aware of is that it's not really an MMORPG, but rather an online RPG. You can still play with your friend, but you are only going to be in games of up to 4 people. A very cool difference between PSO and other online RPGs is the virtual lobby, which allows you to interact with the avatars of thousands of other characters not yet in a game.
PSO can be very challenging. Reaching level 200 is very, very tough. To give you a breakdown on how tough, let's just say it takes 10 million exp to reach level 130. By that point, you've reached the hardest difficultly in the game, Ultimate mode. Those last 70 levels will take eight times as long to attain.
To break the monotony of regular gaming is Challenge mode, which pits a team of four in a timed trial through the regular game with fixed stats. It's very fun, and if you complete it you can acquire some very, very powerful weapons.
Of course, there's PvP, but I've never, ever been a fan of that in online RPGs. It just doesn't make sense to me.