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Phantasy Star Online 2 Coming In 2013

by Jim Reilly on Jul 09, 2012 at 05:57 AM

Sega announced it's bringing Phantasy Star Online 2 for PC to North America and Europe in 2013. “Phantasy Star Online was a revolutionary game when it was released, and we want to make sure that its successor in the series is every bit as ambitious,” says VP of digital business Chris Olson.

Phantasy Star Online 2’s features include: 

Deep sci-fi fantasy universe filled with lush landscapes, extraordinary creatures, and epic adventures

Revolutionary real-time combat and third-person action with devastating combos and counters to master

Flexible, class-based leveling system that lets players define their own play-style with distinctive melee, ranged, and magic weapon types

Randomized maps and unexpected mid-quest encounters that ensure each quest is different for each player

Deep character creation system with a nearly limitless number of potential appearances

Three degrees of humanity to experience across three unique races: the versatile Humans, spiritually-powered Newmen, and artificial CAST