Getting chatty in Phantasy Star Zero
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Dec 12th 2008 at 4:00PM }
As Phantasy Star Zero's Christmas Day release (in Japan) draws closer, we're being taunted with more and more media. The newest video showcases the excellent Pictochat-style chat system, which comes across as a more flexible, expanded version of the Symbol Chat system from previous games.
As well as simply writing/drawing what you wish to say "live," you'll be able to save a bunch of preset sketches (because drawing stuff like this as a Rappy pecks your face off isn't practical), and simply tap a menu to bring them up. We don't know how many preset speech bubbles you can store in this way, but the player in this video has around twenty in his inventory, so ... at least that many. Also, if somebody sends you a drawing you really like, you can save it and pass it off as your own use it yourself!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kylock @ Dec 13th 2008 12:59AM
So wait, we could play this and talk in English?
deuxem @ Dec 13th 2008 4:37AM
This is going to be Ninty Wi-fi's worst nightmare: Preset Anthromorphized Genital sketches with speech balloons.
Nothwithstanding,this is exciting stuff. MMO-lite on the DS!
chispito @ Dec 13th 2008 3:02PM
Friend codes. Not so nightmarish from Nintendo's perspective, really.
Tim @ Dec 13th 2008 9:39PM
I can see this as must-get for me, in hopes of getting a taste of what an MMO is.
PS: I'd much rather pre-order this game, while having expansions over Nintendo Wi-Fi, instead of paying a set amount on a monthly basis.