Phantasy Star Collection

The Algol star system is a fine place to visit?you just wouldn't want to live there, especially at the end of every millennium.

Let's cut straight to the chase: Phantasy Star I was groundbreaking in 1987 but is starting to show its age; II looks dull but is secretly one of the best RPGs of the 16-bit era; and III is a black sheep that tried too many new things and missed the mark on most of them.

Digital Eclipse has remained 100 percent faithful to the original games, almost to a fault?you can't quicksave all the time, which is inconvenient on a portable system. The titles also have difficulty levels that no company would dare set their games to today; nearly every encounter is a life-and-death struggle in the first two. Still, if you've never tried them, Phantasy Star I (and especially II) are must-plays for any serious RPG scholar.

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