
Sega just launched the official site for
Phantasy Star Zero. Although most of the screens on the site were present in scans earlier this week, it's always nice to see them in
gallery form, right? (And see them you must, because seriously: this is some of the best 3D on the DS to date).
Throughout these screenshots, we can spot bits of old
Phantasy Star Online games (the
brightly-colored levels,
Rappies,
huge bosses, and
MAGs), something which delights us. Speaking of which, we
really hope Sega-themed MAGs will be included, such as the Saturn, Master System, and ChuChu MAGs that could be found in
PSO. Sega included some of its old consoles in
English of the Dead, so maybe we'll get to slay dragons with a Dreamcast by our side in
Phantasy Star Zero!
The site reveals that the game will support online parties of four players, that characters can be created from three races and 14 classes, and there's also a small section on the ace-looking, sketch-compatible chat system, as seen
here. In fact, the only part of
Phantasy Star Zero we're unsure about is blowing into the DS microphone to send messages, but we're finding it difficult to object that strongly!
[Via NeoGAF]