Phantasy Star Adventure
Encyclopedia
Phantasy Star Adventure is a first-person
text adventure
role-playing
video game developed by Sega
for the Game Gear portable system. It is the first Game Gear based on the Phantasy Star series
. The game takes place on the planets of the Algol system during the same time of the second
game.
The player begins on the planet Motavia in the year 1268 A.W (After Wars) in the series chronology. While working as an agent for the town of Paseo, the player receives a cryptic letter from long time friend and scientist Ken Miller: "How are you? I have succeeded in the discovery of the century. You must come and see it."
The player makes plans to travel by space shuttle to see what Ken is so excited about, and thus arrives at the neighboring ice planet Dezolis where Ken is stationed. Traveling to the Dezolian town of Carsonville the player finds that Ken has invented a machine that can transform humans into immensely powerful beings. Because of the implications of such an invention, Ken is subsequently kidnapped and his device confiscated by an unknown party. The player must then solve this mystery with the assistance of Ken's sister Laila .
First person (video games)
In video games, first person refers to a graphical perspective rendered from the viewpoint of the player character. In many cases, this may be the viewpoint from the cockpit of a vehicle. Many different genres have made use of first-person perspectives, ranging from adventure games to flight...
text adventure
Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as video games. In common usage, the term refers to text...
role-playing
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
video game developed by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
for the Game Gear portable system. It is the first Game Gear based on the Phantasy Star series
Phantasy Star
is the first installment in Sega's renowned series of the same name. It was released for the Sega Master System in Japan on December 20, 1987, and then in North America and Europe in 1988. It is considered one of the pioneers amongst console role-playing games, both for its advanced graphics...
. The game takes place on the planets of the Algol system during the same time of the second
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star II is a console role-playing video game developed by Sega AM7 and released for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan in 1989. It was also released for the Mega Drive in Europe and the Genesis in America in 1990...
game.
Plot
The player makes plans to travel by space shuttle to see what Ken is so excited about, and thus arrives at the neighboring ice planet Dezolis where Ken is stationed. Traveling to the Dezolian town of Carsonville the player finds that Ken has invented a machine that can transform humans into immensely powerful beings. Because of the implications of such an invention, Ken is subsequently kidnapped and his device confiscated by an unknown party. The player must then solve this mystery with the assistance of Ken's sister Laila .
External links
- Translation Project by Aeon Genesis
- Kenji Yamazaki ~ 山崎憲司 （やまざき けんじ） at GameMusicComposerMEMO