Phantasy Star Online 2 is taking it’s free to play goodness and spreading it around North America and Europe come 2013. SEGA knows you guys have been waiting ten long years especially you original adopters who started way back on Dreamcast hell there’s still servers running like this one. So we’re sure there’s an audience that’s just itching to get it’s hands back on the Phantasy Star universe. Right now SEGA has dropped a teaser trailer on us and I also dug up this gameplay trailer which still has a good amount of CG but there’s at least gameplay to check out as the name suggests. Be sure to play both trailers after the jump and check out the official press release from SEGA as well.
Source Link: YouTube | YouTube | Phantasy Star Online 2 Official Site
Phantasy Star Online 2 – Western Announcement Trailer
Phantasy Star Online 2 Gameplay Trailer HD
SEGA’s Epic Free-to-Play Multiplayer Action RPG Coming to North America and Europe in 2013
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – July 9th, 2012 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd today announced that free-to-play multiplayer action RPGPhantasy Star Online 2 will be coming to North America and Europe in 2013. For a first look at this new entry in the legendary Phantasy Star series, check out the official Phantasy Star Online 2 teaser site at www.pso2.com.
“Phantasy Star Online was a revolutionary game when it was released, and we want to make sure that its successor in the series is every bit as ambitious,” said Chris Olson, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America. “We look forward to introducing Phantasy Star Online 2’s unique, easy-to-access multiplayer action to the rest of the world next year!”
“The number one thing we want to provide players in Phantasy Star Online 2 is an adventure that changes every time they log in. Just as great table-top RPG experiences revolve around imaginative and unexpected encounters, we want players to consistently be surprised as they explore dungeons and undertake quests,” added Satoshi Sakai, Phantasy Star Online 2 Producer at SEGA of Japan.
Over ten years have passed since the release of the boundary-breaking Dreamcast hit, Phantasy Star Online, and SEGA is poised to continue the Phantasy Star series’ multiplayer legacy on PCs worldwide with Phantasy Star Online 2. In the Year 238, the New Era of Light, players will join a new band of Arks in the fight against mysterious D-Arkers, embarking on another epic adventure of infinite possibilities!
Phantasy Star Online 2’s features include:
· Deep sci-fi fantasy universe filled with lush landscapes, extraordinary creatures, and epic adventures
· Revolutionary real-time combat and third-person action with devastating combos and counters to master
· Flexible, class-based leveling system that lets players define their own play-style with distinctive melee, ranged, and magic weapon types
· Randomized maps and unexpected mid-quest encounters that ensure each quest is different for each player
· Deep character creation system with a nearly limitless number of potential appearances
· Three degrees of humanity to experience across three unique races: the versatile Humans, spiritually-powered Newmen, and artificial CAST
For more information about Phantasy Star Online 2, visit the official site at [www.pso2.com].
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About SEGA® of America, Inc.
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment. SEGA® of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com.
About SEGA® Europe Ltd.
SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA’s global website site is located at www.sega.com.
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