Tuesday, September 10, 2013

NewNews - Phantasy Star Nova

Image from Joystiq (Source below)
Yay, news about Phantasy Star Nova!  Booo, it's not about Phantasy Star Online 2!!!  As excited as I am about another Phantasy Star in the making, Sega hasn't really reached out to fans of Phantasy Star in the Western market in the past few years.  Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinite wasn't brought over and Phantasy Star Online 2 was announced for the West a year ago with a set launch of Spring 2013 as we approach the Fall of 2013.  The launch of PSO2 in the West has not been canceled, but it has been postponed until further notice.  With that said, can we even expect to see Phantasy Star Nova here?

Phantasy Star Nova will be developed by Tri-Ace and published by Sega.  The game can be played Offline or cooperatively online for up to 4-players.  Given Tri-Ace's past projects, I'm wondering if the game will be a bit more traditional with turn-based elements rather than an Action-RPG experience.  It's possible that it could be turn-based Action-RPG like the Tales series (which their project with Radiata Stories and Star Ocean was like).  The last three games developed by Tri-Ace were released and seen in the Western market for the Playstation 3: Resonance of Fate, Star Ocean: The Last Hope International, and Final Fantasy XIII-2.  Whatever it may be, I look forward to seeing Phantasy Star Nova in the future.  Phantasy Star Nova is set to launch on the PS Vita in Japan in 2014.

Source:
-Joystiq - Phantasy Star Nova announced for Vita

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