Phantasy Star Zero is PictoChat: The RPG

by JC Fletcher { Sep 10th 2008 at 11:00AM }

Sega is aiming to top the excellent sales of their PSP Phantasy Star Portable sales the best way they know how: a Phantasy Star Online game on the DS. Phantasy Star Zero is a multiplayer online action RPG that, unlike Portable, seems to be an all-new entry in the series.

While it's awesome enough to have an online RPG on the DS, and even more awesome that it's the wonderful Phantasy Star Online, the communication feature is the most interesting part of the game: Phantasy Star Zero allows players to speak via stylus drawings. That seems much more useful than, and equally enjoyable as, the Symbol Chat system from the original game.

[Via NeoGAF]

Tags: phantasy-star-zero, rpg, sega, sonic-team

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

atastysammich @ Sep 10th 2008 11:17AM

*opens envelope*

"Cool features that will only be available when playing with people on your Friend List."

CrestName @ Sep 10th 2008 11:28AM

Sounds awesome, if the gameplay is somewhat enjoyable, this should be a hit.

tamriel @ Sep 10th 2008 12:04PM

Excellent! I had been hankering for a Phantasy Star game on the DS.

XDragon @ Sep 10th 2008 4:10PM

I'd prefer a real Phantasy Star on the DS as in part 5, not these Online or Universe games. I'd even take a part 1 or 4 remake. 3 was a decent game but sucked when compared to the other games in the series as it just didn't seem to fit, and while 2 was better than 3, 2 wasn't interesting.
Oh well, Phantasy Star means something totaly different these days and i'm not saying the newer games aren't good, I just prefer the 1-4 series.

Chris @ Sep 13th 2008 12:01PM

Well Phantasy Star is something different then PSO.
I love both series, but see them as different series just with same style and partly same enemies.

Yeah i would have liked a PS Collection-remake thing for DS. But i also love to hear that PSO hits the DS. I am still playing PSO on DC/NGC as well as I play some older PS titles on GP2X ;)

This news makes me happy!