Phantasy Star Online (2000)
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes:Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player, Co-operative, Multiplayer
Story:Pioneer 2 finally completed it's long voyage to the new home world. But as the ship entered orbit, an enormous explosion shook the entire planet, and all contact with the thousands of people already there was lost. Now, in the first worldwide online console RPG, players from around the globe must unite to discover what has happened. Phantasy Star Online continues in the tradition of one of the most popular series of all time, and becomes a revolutionary and truly global gaming experience in an online, persistent world.Show more
Vote to bring this game to GOG and help preserve it.1 174
I could gush about this game for hours, but nothing beats playing the game for yourself. There are multiple fan servers on PC (Ephiena is my favorite) that are 100% free to play. Check it out.
Despite that, an official PC re-release with an offline mode like the console versions got would be awesome to play. Please give this game the GOG treatment!
I've been playing it for 20 years now ! Hope it will See The Light again in GOG! I swear, if it launches in GOG - I Will buy at least 4 copies of the game!! There are still several servers to play it like Sylverant and Schthack private servers. And I'm still playing challange mode ^^, probably completed it for 100 chars now
This is a huge gap in the preservation of Online gaming. I understand the expense in maintaining servers and software for a game that, frankly, was easily exploitable and hacked.
I have tons of memories of journeying, from my first day on pioneer 2 to the day I conquered the ruins. some kind of official partnership with sega that allowed this game to survive into the modern day would be incredible.
it helps that the gameplay loop and soundtrack are incredibly solid.
I played this much later on the Gamecube and it was still a good time. This is the one that started the whole 3D sci-fi MMO that's still being used as a base for current PSO2. It looked good for the time, had a lot of weapons and/or spells each class could use and a subtly told story with unsettling vibes.
I've been playing this on Dreamcast, Gamecube and recently discovered an active private server community! This is one of my favourite games of all time. It was my first online gaming experience. Teaming up with pals, fighting big monsters, getting sick loot. Simple but fun times <3
This was the First mmo i played on the dreamcast and i was totally addicted by the world the story the game play making you own emotes the amount of items and spells ingame after i finished with the i aquired a Japanese copy of PS V2 with the extra difficatly and more this game i keep close to my heart <3 this deserves to be on GOG!
I discovered this game back in 2023 after picking it up on the Original Xbox. If you start this game, prepare to lose at least 1000 hours of your life to it. The community behind it is very friendly and passionate. I hope and pray that this game will one day make it's grand return in an official capacity.
Got this with Ep. 1 & 2 on the Gamecube. Had a great time playing this with my sister due to the built-in splitscreen function but since the big N didn't believe in online play, couldn't get a network or modem adapter in order to play it online which, from what I understand, was a major shame.
Seeing this re-released would be a great thing especially as PSO2-NGS is floundering, bleeding players and revenue due to putting all their chips into limited time, lootbox-based cosmetics.
i played the og Phantasy stars on the mega drive but this was the 1st online game i ever play and i love it ep 1 and 2 where amazing will never forget them tho if eneything blue burst PSO guy would be the best to help bring this back to the light again
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