February 04, 2005
New Game: Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst: Episode IV (JP)
Title: Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst: Episode IV
Platform: PC (JP)
Publisher: Sega
Where: Bic Camera
When: February 3
How Much: 3,124 yen (3,280 yen w/tax)
Stop the presses, warn your neighbors, notify the authorities, etc. etc. -- yesterday, for the first time in who knows how many years, I actually bought a PC game.
I've never been much of a PC gamer, mostly because there's never been much on the PC I absolutely couldn't live without. I can't even remember the last PC game I paid money for, but it was most likely the original Diablo back in 1996 (I'd always intended to buy Diablo II as well but the timing never quite worked out). The only other PC game I've even touched in recent memory is Final Fantasy XI, and that's only because a friend of mine from Square Enix sent me a copy. I haven't installed it yet; I'm more interested in World of Warcraft, which will likely end up being my second PC game purchase this year when I finally get around to making time for it.
Anyway, yesterday marked the release of the new Episode IV expansion for PSO Blue Burst, the PC version of Phantasy Star Online. Blue Burst offers server-side characters and a lot of new content not found in the console versions, which pretty much makes it the definitive version of PSO. Episode IV adds to that by offering new maps, new enemies, over 150 new items and who knows what else. It was more than enough to get me to take the plunge, so that's just what I did. I've been itching to get back into PSO for a while now anyway. Now I just need to head out and nab one of those Dual Shock 2 USB adapters for the PC and I'll be all set. PSO, here I come!
Posted by john tv at February 4, 2005 06:21 PM