Comment by xphos

5 hours ago

The OG phantasy Star was a little before my time but the GameCube version of Phantasy Star online was so good. They even have community servers for it today as Phantasy Star Blue burst. The game is now dated but honestly I could still play it because it had a good grind formula

https://www.phantasystaronline.net/

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AdmiralAsshat  4 hours ago

To clarify: Blue Burst was actually the PC port. [0] I put alot of time into that one, once an English patch became available on Schtserv. They made a bunch of the perks/models available to everyone that were previously only available to Sega employees and holidays. Running through the game with a trio of friends, all skinned as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, is one of my treasured gaming memories.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_Online#Blue_Burs...

NoLinkToMe  5 hours ago

Uff Blue Burst, fantastic online game, it's one of those blasts of sheer nostalgia that is almost unbearable, I'd give everything to go back. It's partly the game, and partly my life around the time I was playing the game, a time of constant wonder and exploration and true excitement. There are times every few years that I just put the games' music album on a loop to relive the memories. Though just watching some gameplay is also fantastic with the sound and graphic design.

  • matheusmoreira  1 hour ago

    > partly my life around the time I was playing the game, a time of constant wonder and exploration and true excitement

    It's those feelings that I miss the most. Sometimes when I replay old games or rewatch childhood stuff I only end up destroying my memories because it's not as good as I remembered it being.

mountainriver  4 hours ago

Phantasy Star Online was so far ahead of its time. I remember connecting it up to my early modem via phone jack.

Gameplay was amazing, story and graphics were great, the community was really fun.

Oddly it’s also the last MMO I ever really played. As I got into high school I focused more on music and whenever I would try a new MMO game they never felt nearly as good as PSO.

NDlurker  1 hour ago

I spent so much time playing PSO on the DC. I'd start the night playing with Americans, then Europeans, then Japanese. When the Japanese guys started getting on I knew it was far past my bedtime. My whole sleep schedule was messed up from it, but that's ok, I had fun. I made a bunch of online friends and we'd chat on MSN messenger and the PSOtakus message board.

hnlmorg  5 hours ago

I still play PSO weekly online with a small guild of friends.

  • mountainriver  4 hours ago

    How can I play with you all!?

    • hnlmorg  3 hours ago

      If you already have a copy of PSO for the Gamecube and a GC or modded Wii, then sign up to https://schtserv.com/forums/app.php/welcome

      It's free and they're almost always some open parties available for people to join (or create your own team and randoms will almost certainly join and help you level up).

      I'm usually around on Tuesday evenings (UK timezone) but the guild meets other days too.

      Do you have any characters already leveled up? Or would you be starting from scratch?