Phantasy Star - Sega Master System
by Sega of America - Master System
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Platform: Sega Master SystemPublisher: Sega of America - Master System
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Customer Review: The beginning of a proud legacy...
Summary: 5 Stars
If you look at the games that are said to have catalyzed the console RPG boom, you'll hear the names Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest/Warrior thrown around. Because of the NES's popularity, many gamers totally overlooked Phantasy Star. What they also overlooked was a game that FAR surpassed anything they had seen, or ever WOULD see again during the 8-bit era. Yuji Naka, who you may all now know to be the mastermind behind the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, created something back then which revolutionized console gaming. With its faux-3d dungeons, fully animated enemies, storyline centered on rebelling against a corrupt king, and the novel quest of good struggling against evil, Phantasy Star set the standard that all forthcoming RPGs would have to follow.
Phantasy Star places you in the role of Alis Landale, a teenage girl who lost both of her parents in an accident, and had only her older brother, Nero, to rely upon. That was until she lost him as well, as he's killed out of retaliation by King Lassic's guards for starting a rebellion. With his last breath, Nero pleads for Alis to find out the truth behind King Lassic, to find out why he suddenly became an evil tyrant. Swearing that her brother would not die in vain, Alis set out to find a man named Odin, Nero's friend in the rebellion. This is where an epic quest of self-discovery, exploration, and the pursuit of truth begins. An adventure spanning three worlds, each with its own motif (green, desert, and ice), Alis travels to numerous towns, and ventures through many dungeons in order to accomplish her goal. Combine all of this with a soundtrack that captures the moods of the many environments, and you become immersed in a world which for the 30 hours you devote to it, you may believe is your own.
With a well-paced and balanced difficulty, Phantasy Star is neither a game you can run through in a day, nor one that you will have to toil over for hours just to be strong enough to advance. From every technical aspect, Phantasy Star exceeded all expectations for games of that era, and continues to amaze those players who missed out the first time and go back to experience it. Why? Because it even surpasses a good number of titles seen on the 16 bit systems with its complexity, visual superiority, and depth of gameplay. Don't believe me? Then play it for yourself, and be reminded of a time when RPGs actually presented a challenge. If you manage to complete it, you have only taken the first of four steps into the PS Universe, and can look forward to more of the same excellence in Phantasy Star 2 through 4...
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