Phantasy Star Nova

Phantasy Star Nova

Released2014
Phantasy Star Nova will be set in the same world as Phantasy Star Online 2 but will drop many of the online elements and take on a much more single player approach. If the idea of playing without your friends sounds horrifying, the game will include 4-player co-cop play. The title takes place on Planet Machia, a planet where 'Photon' energy is useless. Without the ability to recover energy or upgrade your weapons, players must take survival into their own hands, exploring the planet of Machia and unlocking the secrets it has to offer. The creatures inhabiting Machia are giant beasts appropriately named 'Gigantes.' In order to take these massive brutes down, you'll need to find and hit their weak spots together with your allies. Sega also implemented tweaks based off the Phantasy Star Nova battle demo into the game. After the first demo, tri-Ace increased character movement speed by 1.4x, reduced input delay, fixed issues with locking on to enemies, and fine tuned the speed of the camera, among other improvements.

Details

Developertri-Ace
PublisherSega
ReleasedDecember 27, 2014
StatusReleased
GenresRole-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
ThemesActionFantasyScience fiction
PlatformsPlayStation Vita PlayStation Vita
ModesMultiplayerSingle playerMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)Co-operative

About This Game

The Delta Variant is one of the most advanced warships in the Arks fleet—and it has just crashed on the surface of Machia, a planet where photons do not function. A thousand crew members are now stranded, trapped on terrain that makes their standard equipment useless. You are part of the Arks Special Planetary Exploration Group Alter, and the mission is to survive Machia long enough to find a way off. The planet's native population of Gigantes—enormous, highly hostile creatures—has no interest in helping.