Phantasy Star Portable (PlayStation Portable, 2009)

I might be slightly jaded in my view of this game, being that I was one of the few who pre-ordered the Online Version of it.

My one major gripe is the difficulty. As you gain levels and raise skills faster in the "port", and there is the capacity to handle less enemies than a computer version, I find myself breezing through the game easily. This might also be in part from my pre-leveling my character in the free demo, then transferring the character to the game.

To my dismay, there is still weapon and skill lag. What I thought was originally the fault of my slow computer or connection on the online version, is confirmed to be an inherent part of the game with the offline port to the PSP.

The storyline is as much as to be expected from previous installments of story in the Phantasy Star Universe universe. The characters are made unique by individual quirks, and the story centers around one NPC as she goes through the rising action, conflict, then falling action of the story, inevitably becoming a better person for it. Your interaction in the story is carried out through action or dialog choices given to you while the story progresses. Typically there will only be two choices. I have not yet reached the end of story mode,but there is multiple endings, and these choices probably guide you to them.

Multi-mode is where Phantasy Star Portable shines. The system has prevented the trade of weapons and armors between players, and even between your characters on your 8 character slots. The goal of this is twofold: to prevent hacking items then trading them to other players, and to promote WLAN play.

In multi-mode, when a weapon or armor drops and is picked up, all members of a party receive it. Character class determines the drops of an area. So rather than solo and change classes to find a drop, you can have your friend start a party. While it is fun for you and your friends to decimate everything, the addition of actual people rather than follow-the-player AI characters makes the game even easier. It becomes a quite fun game of who can slaughter everything the fastest and the coolest way. There are also several dungeons that can not be fully accessed without a 4 person party.

Overall, if you're low on PSP games and want an Action RPG, and like sci-fi anime/fantasy, then this is the game for you. If you're all of the above and have 2-3 friends who are also into all of the above, then why haven't you bought four copies of this game and inflicted it upon them yet?

For PSO lovers, I'd recommend waiting for Phantasy Star Zero. For Phantasy Star Universe lovers, I'd recommend picking this up as a way to preserve the magic after the servers end. You might as well start leveling now so you won't feel so nerfed then.

it has a neutral feeling to it; neither happy nor other feelings. somtimes when ordering the items get all messed up and now THAT is what grinds my bones into ash. oh yeah and also please do not ruin my order, one time my order was not what it was supposed to be and i did not know what to do; i got some advice and now i know what to do.

"Commander Data meets emotions."
I am a fan of phantasy star universe and always work on getting very episode. I believe every one now hehehehhe:D
the psp version of psu is more comical then anything. if you do the side missions and go to the shops or planets or anything on side of real missions you will witness some humourour interactions with the CAST Vivienne, haha! as she tries to understand emotions and the ways of the heart.. she reminds me of commander data , but only ........far worse with her trying to comprehend her self and those around her. she is quick to learn one way. but has to be talked down to listen and learn all ways..
then you got the womanizer! NOW he is funny with his trying to con women on dates with him etc.. then there is ethan well.. ok play the game and do the side tracking to get a good laugh make sure to talk to everyone!.
the downside of the game.. is your not walking around the communities and stores. like you can in the battles. hehe I kind of enjoy trying to navigate my self around the cities on the dif planets! tehehe!.;) but I am sure some of you would prefer the instant being there at a command.
my opinion of game.. GET IT! it is worth the price just for the humour of the side missions and side tracking!. rock on PSU!keep up the good wrk!
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Very enjoyable pocket-MMO. Just like playing PSO back on the GameCube. It even has achievements and awards for getting them. The story is also enjoyable, but would be even more so if there were an option to turn off voice overs. Text windows are more than enough for me. I look forward to playing with others in Multi-Mode.

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I really like the Phantasy Star series. I own Phantasy Star Online 1, 2, and 3, Phantasy Star Universe and now Phantasy Star Portable. Phantasy Star Portable is pretty much like a simpler version of PSU But the game play is the same and that's all that matters. I really enjoy this game. But if you can only get one or the other I would say PSU if you never go anywhere but if you are always moving going places Phantasy Star Portable would be a good choice.