XPost: alt.games.phantasy-star   
   From: belpowerslave@ev1.net   
      
   > >I think they ought to reclassify PSO/U as "M"FPOKRPG("Massively" Four Player   
   > >Online Kinda Role Playing Game). ;)   
   >   
   > I was wrong about this... Some missions are assigned by the Guilds, but   
   > random forays into the combat areas are also considered 'missions' by the   
   > game interface. The idea is that the first player to go in is called the   
   > mission leader, and it's up to him or her to make decisions (like when to   
   > quit, how to distribute items, and so forth.) So this isn't just a demo   
   > situation. Also, your quarters on the space platform are persistent, and   
   > you can decorate it and have visitors, as well as share items. I found a   
   > model train set it one of the dungeons and it's proudly displayed in the   
   > middle of the room. :)   
   >   
      
   Hey, that's kinda hip! I wonder what other kind of stuff they've got out there   
   to   
   find. Would be nice if they had playable arcade games like Shenmue did.   
      
   >   
   > Additional impressions: I just tried out the Neudaiz missions, down in the   
   > forested mountains. Seeing this (and having the monsters there hand me my   
   > anatomy) is making me like the game a little bit more. I keep forgetting   
   > that Sega products don't try to win you over right away, but feed you   
   > little morsels of goodness spaced far apart, so as to build passion and   
   > loyalty. I'm hoping the demo opens up at least one more planet so that I   
   > can check out the other environments too.   
   >   
      
   I've not read a lot on how far the demo lets you go, most people are having   
   the game   
   freeze up so much that they can't even make it past the tutorial. Count   
   yourself   
   lucky you've made it this far. ;)   
      
   Bel   
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