The best Turn-Based game for the GameCube so far!
User Rating: 9 | Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution GC
For all of those who remember Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Online II (and even if you don't), it was one of the greatest games of all time, and still is. However, when Phantasy Star Online III was created, it was done so with some originality to spice up the Phantasy Star Online series. And, that's exactly what happened! In the first two PSOs, players made their own, unique character to move and fight with. Fortunately, you can still create your own characters to move around with, but you no longer fight with that character. Basically, you create a character that you like, and command others instead. But don't let that stop you from buying or enjoying this game! You get to choose to play as either the Hunters (Heroside) or the Arkz (Darkside). Both sides progress and fight like the opposing, but the difference is the storyline. During Story mode, you have to complete Quests given to you by sending your ever-growing teammates to fight against one of the opposing sides teammates. And, although the stories are entertwined, they do differ. The characters you can send out and the minor points of the story do change. Oh, and I forgot to mention the altered Battle System, didn't I? Oops! Well, in PSO3, you send one teammate (unless the quest requires two) to fight the opponent. However, the huge difference in this battle system is that you no longer run around killing monsters. Now, you either use Weapons or summon Monsters (Heroside uses the weapons of PSO, while Darkside summons monsters from PSO), both of which are in card form. Your teammates are also shown as cards. And no, this is not some Yu-Gi-Oh rip-off!! Rather, the characters, weapons, and monster are all 3D and shown, and the only thing that involves cards is the fact that they're REPRESENTED as cards and shown to you in a card form to organize stats and abillities. However, even so, this game is my favorite of all three PSOs, so I highly recommend buying it! Oh, and don't forget to get PSOs I and II (I just thought I should tell you)!!
