Phantasy Star II [Archive]

Melf

06-30-2005, 01:29 AM

First among great 16-bit RPGs, the monster that is Phantasy Star II still intimidates gamers to this day. It's massive quest and brutal difficulty sometimes overshadow what is a downright awesome game. You need to play this one, friends. Luckily for you, we have a review (http://www.sega-16.com/Phantasy%20Star%20II%20review.htm) to get you in the mood!

Mel

06-30-2005, 12:15 PM

Bravo Bravo!!!

Congratulations on a review well done!

Genesis Knight

06-30-2005, 01:24 PM

Only an 8? Interesting, interesting...

Melf

06-30-2005, 01:34 PM

I think the random battles and difficulty level take it down a notch, along with how long it takes to really get going.

Electroman

07-25-2005, 08:35 AM

I think the random battles and difficulty level take it down a notch, along with how long it takes to really get going.

Not only that Melf, but how every battle scene has that boring 3D grid in the background, and how slow the battles can be. At least they are animated, unlike the little finger twitches present in PS3.

But folks, having played through PS2 (albiet 16 years ago, has it been that long, jeeze that's scary), if you can stand the difficulty, have a map (almost required), and patience, you will get a great RPG that has logical magic spell trees, a good story, and characters you just may really care about.

It may have been the novelty of 16bit RPG's, but I still even preferred PS2 to PS4. PS3 is required if you care to play it to be 'complete'.