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As a member of the planetary exploration team your ship was shot down by an unknown source forcing a crash landing on a newly unexplored planet of Machia. Without the use of Photon energy the player and fellow crew members must survive without the ability to properly fight back, until introduced to Gran energy from what appears to be a new ally on the alien world. With the newly acquired Gran energy the player begins their quest to survive and find a way off of Machia.
Phantasy Star Nova is an Single Player Action RPG developed by tri-Ace and SEGA.
- 3 Playable Races.
- 4 Classes.
- 11 different weapon types (separated by classes).
- Multiple weapon skills to upgrade.
- Using the new "Skill Board" system players can customize skills learned from leveling the 3 classes to use new skills or boost character stats.
- Over 300 crew members to awaken from cold sleep by spending points and obtained members will be randomized. Able to set them as shop keepers or party up with.
- Giant bosses known as Gigantes which can also be used as allies as the story progresses.
- Customize the look and stats of your weapon using the "Attach Parts" system .
- Customize the look and layout of your base.
- 4 player co-op via Ad-Hoc *No infrastructure (online) mode.
All around race of the game, good starting race if you plan on switching around a lot with your classes.
Excels at the Force abilities and is generally not as adept in the other non-force combat class types. Though for the Buster class a Numan works due to the use of Force abilities with the class.
Geared towards ranged combat for both offensive and defensive stats, not a good choice for a class that uses Force abilities though.
Generally though as you will see with the Stats Breakdown information below the class section, the actual numerical values are not all that different, so feel free to pick whatever you want. Unless you are really into number crunching perfection.
Weapons
- Sword
- Double Saber
- Partisan
- Knuckles
Weapons
- Assault Rifle
- Twin Machineguns
Weapons
- Rod
- Wand
- Talis
Weapons
- Pile
- Every other weapon type
Heres general stats breakdown for race / class taken from a JP Wiki using data from the 2nd demo.
9 minute promotional video, click on image to watch.
#0:
A: No official word yet from SEGA unfortunately.
#1:
A: Phantasy Star Nova is a single player Action RPG. It also supports 4 player co-op via Adhoc, unfortunately though there is no infrastructure mode (Online Play). For those familiar with Phantasy Star Online 2, this game is pretty similar in the design mechanics, yet has its own features to keep it separate, but general gameplay along with other things PSO2 players will most def recognize.
#2:
A: Since this game has no real connection to others in the series, am pretty sure you would have a good time esp if you enjoy action RPGs. The gameplay is not that difficult also and controls are fairly straightforward.
#3:
A: For the most part the game does not seem to have overly complex quests and weapon skills are easy to figure out when you use them, so for the most part if you do not mind missing out on the story the game is highly playable without knowing Japanese. This is also going off of a good
#4:
A: Unfortunately you will not be able to change your race after character creation. Though once the Salon is created you will be able to customize your characters hair style, accessories, voice and few other things. You will not be able to re-customize physical appearance settings though such as face selection, body size etc.
#5:
A:Yes changing your class can be done at any time once you have unlocked the class station in the game. There you will be able to change your class and re-adjust your special bonus skill grid. Normal attack skills can be changed at any time from the pause menu.
#6:
A: Generally either the Hunter or Ranger are both pretty easy to use. It depends on your combat style. Force takes a bit more practice due to all of the spells and being squishy in terms of defense. Though their damage output is pretty high once you learn the class.
#7:
A: Truthfully all the weapon types are situational and each has its own ups and downs when it comes to skills, attack speed, damage output etc. But from what I have seen in the demo, pretty much everything for the most part is viable. Esp against the Gigantes enemy type. The Assualt Rifle for example is hilarious OP with the bullet rain type of skill due to how many sections you can hit at once. But that skill is not as useful on smaller enemies, just due to how much they move around. On a large target it rips them to pieces. A lot of the weapon skills in the game have been tailored to be viable against massive targets, which is why the effects may seem pretty large on a lot of the skills.
#8:
A: The Buster class is unlocked later as you progress in the story. It is a special class whose main purpose is for Anti-Gigantes combat that is not available for selection at the start of the game.
(updated when released)
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This demo is a good portion of the start of the game up until your first fight with an actual Gigantes. Save data can be ported over to the full title too. Player Lv. cap is set to 30 for each available class in the demo. All classes except for the Buster are available for use. Game will also tell you when are unable to progress further in the demo.
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Thanks to the dafont website for having an awesome selection of fonts to download and use, plus to Gustavo Paz for his Anita Semi-Square font.
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