Phantasy Star Nova

About Phantasy Star Nova

Phantasy Star Nova is a 2014 role-playing game developed by tri-Ace and published by Sega, part of the Phantasy Star series. It released on PlayStation Vita.

Phantasy Star Nova will be set in the same world as Phantasy Star Online 2 but will drop many of the online elements and take on a much more single player approach. If the idea of playing without your friends sounds horrifying, the game will include 4-player co-cop play.

The title takes place on Planet Machia, a planet where 'Photon' energy is useless. Without the ability to recover energy or upgrade your weapons, players must take survival into their own hands, exploring the planet of Machia and unlocking the secrets it has to offer.

The creatures inhabiting Machia are giant beasts appropriately named 'Gigantes.' In order to take these massive brutes down, you'll need to find and hit their weak spots together with your allies.

Sega also implemented tweaks based off the Phantasy Star Nova battle demo into the game. After the first demo, tri-Ace increased character movement speed by 1.

4x, reduced input delay, fixed issues with locking on to enemies, and fine tuned the speed of the camera, among other improvements.

JRPG details

Developer	tri-Ace
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	PlayStation Vita
Genres	Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure
Themes	Action Fantasy Science fiction
Modes	Single player Multiplayer Co-operative Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Perspective	Third person
Franchise	Phantasy Star
Series	Phantasy Star Online 2
Tags	japan only

Story

As part of the Arks Special Planetary Exploration Group Alter, the player is on a journey to return alive from Machia, a chaotic planet where photons have no effect, after the Delta Variant warship crashes on Machia with 1,000 crew on board. The planet also happens to be home to the Gigantes, which huge foes that the player must face throughout the game.