However, where PS3 shined was in its storyline, and the choices you could make throughout. The battle screen was a step-backwards, the animations therein as well, and some of the menus felt rather archaic. Later, I picked up a copy of this game, and at first I was not impressed. I never played the original Phantasy Star as it was released only on the Master System (8-bit precursor to the Genesis), and I didn’t really even discover the series until the fourth title released. The games really stand the test of time and are very playable today. If you haven’t played either game, do yourself a favor. For a rather linear game, I still managed to find ways to keep it fresh, and would still play it right now if I had a Genesis sitting in front of me. I loved trying to make sub-optimal groups to add to the level of challenge, just to say I could do it. It didn’t do too much to change up the formula established in the first game, but it added a new story and all new characters (plus more hidden gems). I ended up with a copy of this game before I owned the original, and I played this one more times than I can count. The game still haunts me, and I still love playing it (though these days it’s through emulation on my phone), and I really wish some kickstarter would give us another title in the series. If memory serves, I didn’t own this title first, I simply rented it. I’ve spoken about them before at length, but they seriously ate up a huge amount of gaming hours in my early gaming career. The Shining Force games were absolutely my all-time favorite series on the Genesis. That list follows in no particular order: As a result, I decided that since it was a milestone anniversary, and the Genesis was my favorite console of that era, I’d make a list of 25 of my favorite titles. He posed the question, “what games did you love the most?” He did mention some of my favorites, but skipped over many that I thought were awesome games. The author wrote the post a few days ago (on the 14th) and was talking about the 25th anniversary of the Sega Genesis console’s release in North America. I was doing my usual rounds of the interwebz today and ran across this article on Polygon.
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