Classic Game Room - PHANTASY STAR IV review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
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This game deserved more attention than it got at the time of its release!
Well, PS4, as I like to abbreviate it ;), was released on a weird time. February '95 in North-America, December '95 in Europe. To put that in context: Playstation released September '95 in both regions, Sega's own Saturn released almost SIX months before this game on Mega Drive in Europe, for North-America it released just two months later. Anyhow, because both were already out in Japan, there was an import scene from late '94, almost '95. Not too mention quite a few people sold their Mega Drives - or Genesises to get a Super Nintendo and only found out about this game this millenium. So yeah. :/
I mean i don't think people wanted to pay 100$ for a game tho
This is absolutely my favorite RPG game of all time. I actually just finished Phantasy Star IV for my 25th time a few minutes ago. I can't believe that I've played it so many times, but the replay value is absolutely fantastic. One thing I find amazing is all of the abilities that characters can do with each other. I even learned a new two person ability a couple of days ago in my latest playthrough, even though this is my 25th time. Amazing.
I've beaten this game so many times, but I enjoy playing it again every time.
This and Shining Force 1 + 2 were the best RPG's on the genesis imo.
I still play all three once every two year or so and they never fail to entertain me.
I totally agree!! And I used to play them over and over too!! How about Landstalker?? I thought that was a pretty good game as well!!
@@daibaygohzhao7595 Nah! Y'all need to play some REAL games my dudes! Like the flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe! That's what Rad Ladz play my Boi!!!!
@@zuperzoniko6365 bro you're replying to a years old comment
@@patches2221 Now I will reply to you in 3 years my baby 👍
@@patches2221 So, you can count. Welcome to reality, jackass. You can reply whenever you want. You're pathetic...
I was helping out my aunt clean out her attic when we discovered her stash of old Sega mega drive games, about 30 in total including all the sonic games, castlevania new generations and this game. When we found out how much the game was worth completely boxed( £100-120) she still let me keep all the games. I feel guilty as a year later I still haven't played it but that will change soon as the game looks amazing
You are a lucky one
Nuclearpoweredturtle that’s awesome
Lol my name is Chaz and when it said "Chaz was defeated." I was like "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!"
This game makes me all nostalgic! I was in 6th grade in 1993 and saved up all my allowance to buy this game at its release. The game cost me $94! It was the most expensive console game I've ever purchased to this day but it was worth every penny, no regrets about it!
+gmualum08 Do you still have it today?
This game was very expensive. Great story, thanks for sharing!
Bought it for .99 cents on steam! Crazy how time has changed.
This game is absolutely amazing. One of my favorite JRPGs! And yeah, I think it IS better than Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI.
I've mentioned it before, but this Classic Game Room intro music was by far my favorite. The funny squirell mascot under the record scratch leads into whatever this bongo and acoustic guitar riff hails from, followed by the sound of a crowd cheering as it explodes into the main theme, using synthesized organs that are more interesting than the lowkey version which i think came later in the series.
I still got the original cartridge of this somewhere in the cellar, safely kept. lol
Could sell it, but then I see my younger self staying til 2am to advance a little bit further...oh awesome times, so many sound hours on this, great games, where is all gone? Now its all flashy boring stuff wtf
Guess being a bit old now has had, and still got its perks, This kind of Old School will never fade!!!!!
Just played through the entire game for the 1st time ever. Great game and music. Didn’t realize you could teleport from town to town till watching this
Ryuka!
this is the only rpg i know of that you can travel to other planets. something i liked best about it. some of the best artwork in an rpg. i really liked the macro actions, much like the combination of attacks in chrono trigger
flyingking technically in final Fantasy 4 you can.
to the lifeless moon. not bad, but going to alien planets is cooler and more interesting
flyingking Agreed.
There is also Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday. From a time when the art in Electronic Arts stood for something....
star ocean i think lets you change planets
Lord Karnage I just want you to know you are the best reviewer of video games I've ever watched. You rock.
Good taste in beer, good taste in games. You sir just gained a follower.
The one thing that you missed out on was the difficulty of Phantasy Star II and III copared to that of Phantasy Star IV. Phantasy Star IV is the easiest of the series with the simplest battle system. II and III however are a different story. In II, I managed to make it to the next planet and then gave up because I couldn't find a town and the overworld battles just became too hard (or maybe I was too intimidated by the giant robots). In III, I didn't even understand the battle system because it consisted mostly of pictures. I eventually figure out the big wind up button was the auto battle button that will screw you over. I thought the battle system in IV was much better upgrade however I wouldn't have minded if the difficulty was toned up a bit (just not God awful bat shit insanley hard like in III).
I didn't find III that hard nor IV that easy. There were a few challenging bosses in IV. II was the hardest.
This game is epic, and I never tire of it. I play it at least once a year.
Holy crap I loved this game, it was my first JRPG. I remember back in the days my friend bought this game and showed it to me but didn't know how to play it nor did I at the time. So I borrowed it for a day just to learn the mechanics. I finally got the hang of it especially learning how to do chain moves to create super attacks just so we could beat that first sandworm just to find out there were more. Man how I miss this game.
I can totally see DEVO doing covers of these tunes. That would be awesome.
I bought this yesterday for $12. It's my first RPG and I have to say it's awesome. Thanks, Mark
I wish they had done a graphics revamp for phantasy star 1, 2, and 3 using the game engine from 4. It was so hard to play the 1st three that I never finished them.
I've finished PSIV twice and loved it both times.
They did in fact do PS2 remakes of 1 and 2 that brings the graphical presentation more in line with 4, although the graphics used are more RPG-Maker-ish? Sadly they're Japan-only, but if you have a decent computer you can run fan-translated versions via emulator. They're called "Phantasy Star Generation 1" and "2."
- Lewis
@@BrainScratchComms Nah those version SUCKS!! the Phantasy Star 12 is where is at my dudez!! 👍
A fair shame that the previous three Phantasy Star's couldn't even be close to how amazing the fourth was.
This is one of the few games I will praise until the day I die.
Still love this game. Back in the day I even grinded my characters to level 99. Sad thing was, the programmers didn't take that into account. Suddenly skills gone missing and other weird stuff. :(
Anyone else reminded of Epoch from Chrono trigger with that tank?
Nope! I'm reminded of Chrono trigger from Epoch my lad! 👍
Any remake to any recent console would be amazing... this is a kick ass game and they didnt even had to change the storyline. I still have it on my pc as a reminder :D
I love the Phantasy Star series! Some of my favorite rpgs of all time,especially IV
Preach it!
We desperately need a Phantasy Star V, the brand has gone seriously downhill since the good old Genesis days.
OptimusGamer1981 what
OptimusGamer1981 I'm with you. We need a new installment of the main story. Make it rival Breath Of The Wild with an open world experience!
Jennifer Pruitt oh man that would be so cool
Hoping Sega co develops Phantasy Star V with Atlus.
The pacing is great.There is never a dull moment.In most rpgs I get kinda bored and start zoning out.With this game I have trouble setting it down.The story just flows very well.Like Mark says the music is just stellar.I personally feel it is the best 16bit music there is.I also loved figuring out which spells could be combined to form much more powerful attacks.There are tons of items.Tons of spells.Side quests.Secret items.Just great.Buy it.Play it.Now!
Yes, the soundtrack is ****ing fantastic. I just forked over $100 for the four disc compilation with the music from the first four games. COMPLETELY worth it.
Years ago, I found a Phantasy Star cartridge at GameStop for $9.99! I still own it to this day.
Phantasy Star IV is a fantastic RPG, I have finished it many times. Not only a fantastic RPG on the Mega Drive, but one of the best of the 16-Bit era. Thanks for doing this vid, i have many happy memories playing this with friends after school in the late 90's :)
I've played all Phantasy Stars until Phantasy Star IV. My father as offered me Phantasy Star IV for Genesis, and I've played the rest on Emulators years later. I'm 26 and I don't have the shame to admit that I still play this in 2012. In my opinion, the best story ever o RPG's.
I just found my emulator on my d drive.... I have like 100's of roms on there and this one is there... might start playing it ..
Galimir Nund I remember actually playing this in the late 90's on my Genesis. I definitely recommend it because it was one of the best RPG's ever for the Genesis. One thing the reviewer didn't highlight were the combo's, which I found very unique for RPG's at the time! You can cast certain spells/skills in a particular order to have 2 or 3 guys "combine attacks" to form incredibly powerful & deadly attacks! It's like characters in DBZ pulling off a double Kamehaha, or characters from Naruto pulling off a team attack.
This game was so awesome. Had this in the sega mega drive on psp. I played this with 2 of siblings and 2 cousins lmao. We legit would play through the story together and individually, we could just farm up so we were always over-leveled. Also used individual play time to learn skill combinations
Daniel F this game is multiplayer?? Or u guys just watched n took turns? Nothing beats those childhood memories of playing/watching games with your cousins!
I do have Phantasy Star 2-4 on the Sega Megadrive Collection on PS2.
Fun games.
I need to find some more time to play them.
I also love the world of these games, Scifi + Fantasy. I use the similar style in my Fantasy Stories, what I write as an hobby.
You know why I watch Classic Game Room? For the intro music. Also the Classic Game Reviews.
Still one of my fav games of all time. It still looks & plays great. I just wish Sega would make a direct sequel to it. I don't mind the online ones but a traditional rpg would be welcomed.
I agree with everything you said about this game. It's amazing, especially the music. Themes like Machine Center and Behind the Circuit kick so much ass. 6 years ago I somehow managed to buy the cartridge off of Ebay.
Phantasy Star deserves a proper return. A new installment of the main story would be amazing if done right. A new generation fighting Dark Force once again on today's consoles and technology! An open world experience that could give Breath of the Wild a run for it's money. Sega is really giving the PS series the shaft letting this rot away...
Dark Force is done, there is no point for it to come back. There are other Phantasy Star games with different timelines (Zero, Nova, etc). And an open world experience you can have with Phantasy Star Online, which it has been more successful than the classic ones.
What makes it amazing is that it is a part of your life that you are missing until you play it. That is all I have to say.
I like how they kept the ending to part 2 (more specifically the fate of the heroes) ambiguous even in the official phantasy star storyline. Ps 1, 2, and 4 is ny favorite 16 bit rpg trilogy ever.
+Donald Phantasy Star 1 came out in Sega Master System, so it is 8-bit, not 16-bit.
It really is one of the best rpg stories ever told
Two years ago at a Garage sale I got Phantasy Star 2, 3 and 4 all boxed and complete with the maps and everything for $3 a piece. Excellent $9 investment.
You should review the first Phantasy Star on the Master System!
"And it's not subjective... it's awesomw" That one made me laugh . We seriously need some kind of tri force of nostalgia for us pre 00 kids to unite behind! It's awesome as the man said!
You talk about this game all the time, it's about time you did a review! Though I expected it to be longer.
This game is absolutely one of my favorites. The gameplay is a lot of fun, but most of all, I appreciate the manga-styled cutscenes; they give room for infinitely more emotion than the little sprites alone would allow. It feels more real when you have the characters and backgrounds fully drawn out, so you're able to care a whole lot more. And the art-style is great!
That's not to say the old Final Fantasys didn't succeed in emotion... but they could've been a lot MORE with detailed cinematics.
Thumbs up if you want to hear that Dungeon music with a guitar riff.
Ok let's stir up spam fanboys........ THIS GAME IS BETTER THAN FINAL FANTASY 7. Ok there
+XRaze shadowblade It's not enough!
+Centipede DANG IT
+XRaze shadowblade meh the original wild arms is better than both of them :P
In a lot of ways it is, and a lot of ways it isn't. They're both great, and have their own advantages. is that fanboy war enough? 😜
+XRaze shadowblade In fact, the girl dying on FF7 is based on Alys death on this game.
Replaying this on Kega Fusion with 4xbrz shaders and a font remaster patch, it looks pretty!
Tried getting into Phantasy star several times and I just couldn't do it.
That Zio worshipper always made me want to see if it was having a seizure or something. I got the Sega Genesis Collection for the PS2 just to play the Phantasy Star games on it since I heard they were good. The fourth one is my one of favorite games of all time. Was when I first played it, and always will be. Great humor, gameplay, and just a heck of a lot of fun no matter what mood I'm in.
Growing up I only have phantasy star 1 and III generations of doom. Phantasy Stat III has a very special place in my gaming life, but dang is phantasy star iv good
I remember I bought this game for $100 when it first came out and this was back in 1993.
CGR you are really good at recording new vids and uploading them everyday thank you!
When I search for a video review of a game and I realize there's one by you I always go "Oh hell yea!" and go straight to it. You, sir, are Awesome personified.
I have my original cartridge for this game. It's one of my all time favorites. Don't forget the music room at the start menu! Thanks for reviewing this dude. Hope you get to the Shining force games next :D
Out of ALL the Phantasy Star games this is my absolutely favorite. It actually ENDED the series. This one actually told you the story behind the previous games as well.
I loved this game so much. I was in a rental store called "Video Update" that first time I saw it. I had already picked out 2 games, so I couldn't get it on that trip, but I would be back the following week to try it out. The cartridge had an existing end-game save on it, which I messed around with, but from day one I was hooked. All points are done fabulously, music, story, dialogue, character development, and the controls. I ended up buying the game from Funcoland shortly there after.
I still have it for my SEGA Genesis. This is one of the top 5 best games of all time.
I just got a copy of this yesterday for free from a friend that owed me a few bucks. It's the only game in the PS series I never played. I can't wait to give it a go.
im so proud to be born in the same year as this game
Now I want to play this game again after watching this. Didn't finish it the first time but now I'm determined to!
Phantasy Stars 2 was also my first JRPG. Great series on the Master System & Sega Megadrive/Genesis.
This is the game I point people toward when they say the Genesis had bad music or no good RPGs. Not only did it have RPGs it had one of the best ever made.
This was an amazing game.
I played the game a couple of times so I didn't have a set playtime and I wasn't trying to rush either. It isn't long, requires little grinding. I usually beat the worm from the hunter's guild early. Used to grind a little when I got fist rune. After you beat Zio before leaving is a good place to grind(very little), especially if you let the slimes fuse. After beating zio is where the game really begins.
I've been playing it as well recently. I was really impressed with the amount and quality of the cutscenes. The overlay anime pictures look very, very good!
You missed a very importante aspect of gameplay. In this game you can combine technics and skills to make totally different skills. For exemple if you cast Tsu+Foi+Wat you make Triblast. Another exemple, if you combine Zan(wind) and Foi(fire) you make firestorm
It was $99 bucks when I was a kid. I waited until it came down in price and bought it second-hand like 10 years later. Worth the wait though, this game is fantastic.
The music makes this game so awesome
I was lucky enough to play it on Sega Genesis Collection for the PSP. Awesome game.
I agree completely. Also love how in the Phantasy Star games (even the original on Master System) the enemies actually have animation, unlike the Final Fantasy games on NES\SNES.
Played on Mega drive when i was a kid... one of my favourite games ever... hope they should remake it on ps3 but i know it's just a dream.
Just found this video after playing through this game for the first time. I started it on Tuesday morning and it's Thursday evening now haha that's how good it is. Kinda shorter than I'd hoped and it could use some in game descriptions of items/skills/techs or how a weapon or armour in a shop compares to what you've got on already, but all in all it really was superb and I can't believe it passed me by as a kid.
And yes omg the music is all amazing! My fave is the vehicle battle song
I'm starting playing on previous phantasy star games before playing this one, that seems really amazing.
you dont have to, the stories are independent, however its just like world building. you know this place cuz youve seen it before etc.
I had this on my PSP, and honestly, this was way better than a lot of those Final Fantasy games
Great video, this is as you said one of the best turn based gaming experiences you can have. PS IV is my favorite Genesis RPG and one of my personal favorites ever. Probably one of the first ones I actually sat through a beat during my youth.
I played all the Phantasy Star games as they were released and enjoyed playing all of them. It would be interesting to remake all 4 today with the graphics that we have today. Another series I would like to have a remake of is "Lunar" .
I just got the complete game (cartridge, case, instruction manual) at my local flea market for an amazing $35! I'm pretty busy with work now, but I can't wait to start it when I'm done! :D
Ah that good olde Sandworm wipe xD
This is, hands down, the best game ever!
They got all 4 on the ultimate Sonic collection. One of the best rpgs of all time.
*** $1.49 Today on Steam's Summer Sale for the PC! ***
Definitely worth it.
The best Sega Genesis game. Alongside The Revenge of Shinobi.
A retro gaming store in Reno that I go to has copies of both Phantasy Star 2 and 4 on the Genesis for $35 and $30.
#1 Classic RPG I've ever played - Chrono Trigger makes a very VERY close Second. They're both awesome in their own rights.
amazing music
Phantasy Star, Chrono Trigger...
Sit back, get comfy and let your life begin! :)
I have my original Copy of the game and its the most awesome thing Sega ever made, i cant explain how good this game is.
I bought the Sega Genesis game pack pretty much because it had this and all of the other PS games it and I put an app on my Kindle Fire HD specifically to play this game. I owned it for the Genesis and loved it ever since. I had to have it.
This is my favourite RPG of all time~
Thanks for reviewing this!
Made it to the end back in the day. Just couldn't down the last boss for whatever reason. Definitely worth the time if you enjoy the turn based rpg style. No matter how you get it, this is one that I think everyone will enjoy!
It was actually more powerful. You can really see it in the graphics and colours... Also it competed fine in the UK, it was actually the more popular console over here.
This was the best one in the series. Best translation, best animation, graphics, sound, story, etc. PSV would be awesome. I played all of them. Playing the ROM makes it extra fun IMO.
You are mistaken who said PSIII "adds very little to the mythology and can be played whenever". PSIII was the first where we got a sense of Dark Force as a determined villain, and not someone who just popped in, like Necron, but the actual main antagonist. Also they had never explained what happened to Palma in PSII, prior.
I had this for the genesis. Probably the first rpg I owned unrelated to my brother, who had the snes and FF and Chrono Trigger. I think this game is really something special. I hadn't played the original or the sequel the gba collection. This game is better, and you can play it without knowing the other games. Though if you get the collection why not. You really do get the sense of ethos from the build up of all three games, plus I love the look.
I love CGR, we see reviews that would never even appear on mainstream sites. KEEP IT UP!!!!!!
I played Final Fantasy VI growing up as a kid, and I didn't get around to playing any of the Shining Force games or Phantasy Star games until my late twenties. I enjoyed Phantasy Star IV and Shining Force 1 and 2 more than any SNES rpg, excluding Earthbound. So, I think it's really a matter of personal preference.
I was such a spoiled kid. My grandparents got me this for the full $99.99 new price tag. And it was awesome.