Sega Ages: Phantasy Star

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Dec 13, 2018
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9

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  1. DinoBeam
    Sep 27, 2021
    4
    This game starts out pretty cool, you're on one of the planets in the game, you talk to npcs in first person, the enemies and battle screen look cool, but what you are supposed to do to proceed is ridiculously cryptic, not anything you'd 'figure out', just a **** ton of guess and check you'd have to do, nothing fun. Then once you get party members to help you, all random encountersThis game starts out pretty cool, you're on one of the planets in the game, you talk to npcs in first person, the enemies and battle screen look cool, but what you are supposed to do to proceed is ridiculously cryptic, not anything you'd 'figure out', just a **** ton of guess and check you'd have to do, nothing fun. Then once you get party members to help you, all random encounters automatically have more enemies to counteract any fun that would bring.… Expand

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Video Chums
    Apr 7, 2019
    80
    As someone who loves retro RPGs yet has never played Phantasy Star before, I'm amazed at how great of a game it is. When you factor in all of the awesome additions in this Sega Ages release, it's a definite must-buy for old-school RPG fans.
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  2. Gaming Age
    Dec 14, 2018
    91
    The only thing missing is something like an auto-battle feature which would’ve been nice, but I’m also getting old and lazy. If you’re into first-person dungeon crawlers or just stopping by to revisit an old classic then it’s an easy recommendation.
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  3. Digital Chumps
    Dec 13, 2018
    90
    Phantasy Star is the best release so far from the Sega Ages series. It shows off innovation, outside the box thinking, and, after all these years, it is still a blast to play. It’s one for the ages, folks.
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