This game should only be picked up by original players of the Phantasy Star games.
Review 131
Released: November 24, 2002
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Game Genre: Role-Playing
ESRB Rating: E for Everyone
ESRB Description: Violence
Opening Thoughts:
Phantasy Star Collection consists of the first three Phantasy Star games there were released on the NES and the SNES.
Story: 30%
Gameplay: 40%
Graphics: 20%
Durability: 10%
Story (5/10)
Years ago, these games were amazing. In this day and age, they really suck, even for classics. Especially when compared to other classic RPGs like Final Fantasy and Lufia (the SNES releases), all three of these games simply don't compare.
Gameplay (6/10)
It is hard to judge these games based on their gameplay. Although they have nothing to offer but the standard RPG turn-based style, they were of the first to actually use the style. Overall, however, it seems that all three games are lacking anything to make the gamer stay interested.
Graphics (5/10)
Don't expect anything more than very old, very pixilated graphics.
Durability (3/10)
Overall Score (5.2/10)
Rounded Score (5/10)
Final Thoughts:
This game should only be picked up by original players of the Phantasy Star games. Even true RPG gamers will be turned off by the difficulty and the redundancy of these games.