More about Sega's next generation of Phantasy Star Online was revealed at the Tokyo Game Show, and New Genesis is shaping up to be a Substantial upgrade from the current game Phantasy Star Online 2 Meseta. There are still lots of details to be revealed as time goes , but a few major things like combat and the planet are much clearer. Hiro Arai from Sega was live for almost an hour to show footage off of gameplay and also talk about what new items are on the way. Not much was said about the present game as well as the upgrade coming alongside NG's release other than the graphic upgrade, which will be looking fantastic.
Maps are no more split into areas with loading screens. NG will have a totally open world in the home base to the field. The TGS footage showed a gorgeous new world that is a substantial update from the current game. Arai mentions that different regions can be attained easily by simply traversing the world. It seems like this is the world Naberious from the present game, with forests being adjacent to tundra and different regions. Areas continue to be technically divided up, but there is no loading between them.
While it has not been straight said, an open world like this implies there may not be single party places . Most revealed in the footage were multi-party areas where there were other gamers. The cap for multi-party areas continues to be lowered to eight down from twelve in the current PSO2, but who you see will differ from area to area.
Weather is making a better comeback as it changes dynamically and may affect the battlefield, although the magnitude of the effect was not spoken of. Time will also change, and footage showed some nice touches such as fireflies in the forests at night. There is no word on fast travel, vehicles or mounts yet, but Sega has implemented several new ways for players to move fast across this new world buy PSO2 NGS Meseta. Players will be able to run quicker following a dodge both in and outside of combat. A blue streak follows underfoot, so you'll know you are doing it right when you watch it.
