Kotaku Played Sega Ages Phantasy Star (With Tim Rogers)

[@fernandosilveira9712]

Yes, Tim Rogers. My favorite one-sided friendship

[@alanschmitt9865]

Imagine walking into church and the priest just goes "who would you like to resurrect?"

[@EXHellfire]

some necromancy shit right there

[@jamescollinge5043]

In Dragon Quest 11 and the priest is like 'would you like to see reality in 2D?'

[@willuigi64]

@@jamescollinge5043 For some odd reason, this got me to pick up the DQ11 demo. This game is whimsical.

[@2tTwotw]

Tim has wierdly become my favorite person to listen to besides the crow that sqonks at me when i walk out to my car in the morning.

[@solame4983]

Tim Rogers is a public treasure. Please pay him more money.

[@LOSTLEAD8R]

The fact Tim Rogers likes this game, the new features, and the fact I've always wanted to play Phantasy Star, I'm so getting this game next paycheck!!!!

[@Shannovian]

"What kind of man sells a burger!?" One that works in a first food restaurant, Tim.

[@bboyhanvzla]

That voice acting sounds suspiciously like tim's voice...

[@despawn7663]

This man voice is like hot butter when he does that "Deep" inflection.

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

24:15 - "He's gonna hit me so hard, my mom is gonna die" Re-watching this, because Tim playing old JRPGs is perfect background listening material. Not too distracting, full of amusing Tim talk!

[@dinoskendrovic20]

Those first 2 minutes with a tale about a Man and His Coat is probably in top 10 of greatest intros in the history of youtube gaming lets play/streaming replay video intros.

[@shepherd9290]

I love Tim Rogers. Thank you for doing this video.

[@garywintle8023]

Phantasy Star 2's ending is one of the all-time great videogame twists pure awesome.

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

Ahhh - an hour and half of listening to Tim. Thanks!

[@mfsars1075]

Kotaku ASMR coat-off-taking and soft game loving

[@vintagegamer695]

If you are still wondering what the healing items are in the Japanese version, the cola is a Peloriemate (hmmm...sound familiar, like maybe something you saw in Phantasy Star 4 perhaps?) and the burger is Ruoginin (although I prefer to say Luoginin instead).

[@TacoDiceCosas]

I buyed this recently and it's my first time playing it. I'm loving it so far.

[@vintagegamer695]

Also, the First Food shop is called a drug store in the Japanese version while the second hand shop is called a Tool Shop.

[@thatssoderek2188]

I miss weird science fantasy rpgs. We need more science fantasy rpgs!

[@Stormy2142]

i could listen to tim talking about coats and warm rooms for hours

[@dubiouslycrisp]

1:05:37 "I could sell my burger. But, what kind of man sells a hamburger?"

[@adama4660]

If Tim Rogers replaced Jason Schreier on Kotaku splitscreen I would start listening again.

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

That skeleton is not having his best day

[@buggy946]

What’s up Tim! Man.. I don’t know what to say really. I love this channel and seeing that you and I are about the same age, I can relate to all of the great content that you are doing. I appreciate it.

[@Inuyasha463]

I was going to pass on this one, but this video sold me on it. Looking forward to playing it over the holiday break.

[@jacks.cosplay]

More daddys bingo on the swintendo is always good. The mistake i repeated today was missing out on Tim Rogers goodness, until now

[@thefightscout]

@8:23, reads dialogue and claims the 'voice acting is pretty good' lol

[@Mk22nk]

How do I not have a Burger!?! As an American, I should always have a Hamburger on my person! -Tim Rodgers

[@Balbaneth]

I remember beyond the beyond was a few steps per battle, if only that was a part of a collection, wouldn't mind seeing Tom play it.

[@smileyuiop]

it's available on PlayStation Classics for the PS3/PSP/Vita... not sure about current-gen

[@parkerschwingbonnett]

Practicing your Richter does unlock characters. Don’t lie to us, Tim.

[@DeltathRiylaan]

Twice I forgot to make note of when I took a pill that I need for my heart. Probably not the best mistake to make twice. Or once, for that matter. Oops!

[@smileyuiop]

take care of yourself. you reminded me to take my brain medicine just now!

[@DeltathRiylaan]

@@smileyuiop I'm trying to be better about it!

[@cinnamondan4984]

You are international treasure

[@TTV5]

The store that sells cola and burger is a good store

[@ShinobiWan1]

I finished the Monster Guide after A LOT of searching for the Big Club enemy. I couldn't remember where it was, and the only online info I could find said it was in the Palma oceans, but I couldn't find it anywhere on Palma! Though I did finally find it on a small lake on Motavia, in case anyone is in the same position.

[@EXHellfire]

that deal with the lady's house being a heal spot that you need constantly, there's a game IP that to this day still does that shit. Pokemon Centers are basically the same.

[@karlack2682]

Phantasy Star 2 was my first RPG. I want it remade as a first person immersive sim.

[@Ruko]

I'm getting this for sure, all 4 phantasy star games have been pending for a long time. And i always try to support M2.

[@frequeno]

Playing MHGU. I believe it's addictive nature has lead to my well robust backlog of games I have yet to play.

[@dirty_chanterelle]

i remember playing this game was the moment where i really started appreciating the pure perfection of dragon quest's math. this game is still really cool and unique, especially if you might be the person who likes old-school first person dungeons and the aesthetics that came from it. yeah, it's not as good as IV, but it doesn't make you feel like you just got a bunch of your teeth pulled out (i'd say that's an ok impression of what playing III feels like). also, IV is definitely better than II. the biggest achievement of the latter is its music (i have "pressure" playing in my head on the regular).

[@mrtmat]

You couldn't think of any bestofs for SMS? Blasphemy. Phantasy Star still holds up. Theres Zillion, Cloud Master, wonderboy in monster land, psycho fox. Quite a few interesting and cool games.

[@PoogiBear1]

I was pretty disappointed when he said that I would add Golvellius, Y's, Golden Axe Warrior, and good ol' Alex Kidd.

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

50:48 - "As an American, i should always have a hamburger on my person"

[@Level857]

Because I'm used to hearing the original US soundtrack, I can't stand the fm music even though it's supposed to sound better. Not to my nostalgic ears! lol

[@ShinobiWan1]

I'm the same way. I played through a lot of the Ages version with the FM Sound on (I like the Laser Gun sound better in FM mode) but ended up switching back towards the end.

[@realnovadamus]

You crack me up, Timmy. Give stand up a go.

[@joelzicomcg]

You really have to be a father to appreciate this game. - E3 Party Cowboi

[@skins4thewin]

Whoever in chat said to buy a Burger, should be murdered at the stake. Buy the damn Shield! Then buy the cheapest Sword in the next town. That and a few levels will be enough to get u thru the early parts of the game.

[@JadeT1998]

I was waiting for someone to play this game

[@Balthazar2242]

11:10 Wow man, that's really funny with retrospect. XD

[@7B7E7N7]

Cola & Burger

[@fenriswolf1343]

I used to love Phantasy Star, I couldn't even begin to calculate the amount of hours I put into PSO. But the situation with PSO2 in the west has completely ruined it for me, both with the franchise and with SEGA. I know it's an old topic, but the way they left us wanting and the way they handled it has left a bitter taste in my mouth to say the least.

[@PetroBlownapart]

1:00:10 "Oh yeah! Sweeter than sniffing glue!"

[@sarsaparila]

"Never cross bridges in real life. Never."

[@skins4thewin]

Phantasy Star 1 is BY FAR my favorite Phantasy Star! I absolutely fell in love with it on the Master System! It is so damn good and was RIDICULOUSLY ahead of it's time when it came out. It's a damn shame more ppl didn't know about it back in the late 80's.

[@keithc9289]

Phantasy star 4 still one of my favorite rpgs

[@ddub1253]

Good job pardnerrrr

[@atomicbrain9401]

1:13 - Tim.....bby, pls. Take off ur coat.

[@smileyuiop]

I'd like to see a new F F DOG happen; and then, the thought struck me that I have the power to make this happen, it doesn't have to be such an obvious tribute and it doesn't even have to have a dog in it! Living in Nashville, i think La Hacienda might be a good place to debrief after a long weekend with no sleep. they served the finest chicken tamales i'd ever seen.

[@jedimaster12100]

Omg Outrun!! That being said l done know about this game I'm still undecided.

[@famuel2604]

Lot of dithering in this game. I wonder how smoothing looks

[@korky7775]

Phantasy Stars ( all of em ) are well loved games...BTW first...

[@michiganjack1337]

except for everything after 4 - hehe.

[@dgb921]

I didn’t know hogs boil

[@kotaku]

you can boil pretty much anything with skin

[@duke3250]

Breathing.

[@plainboring]

Tim Rogers good.

[@for8bitgamers]

Shouldn't the flashlight just be called a torch? Clearly it is a torch, or the flashlight has terrible batteries.

[@miniandrewmini1]

It's American terminology. My fiancé and her family were confused when I've mentioned it

[@famuel2604]

Wow the comments are really hard on Tim here... oh wait it’s all one guy

[@Kantonar]

If I'm a huge fan of PSO but have never played a traditional Phantasy Star, think I'd get anything out of playing 4? Lookin' for a new JRPG for Switch.

[@DeltathRiylaan]

To be honest, no. Most fans of Phantasy Star hate PSO, because it's basically not at all like Phantasy Star. Even the setting isn't really that similar. Here's the real question.. do you like old school turn based RPGs like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy on the NES or SNES? If yes, you might like it. Then again, the Sega Genesis Collection on Switch has like 54 games. So if you like Sonic or Golden Axe or Shining Force, then it's worth it anyway. It's $30 for a lot of games and Phantasy Star 2, 3 and 4 are all on it.

[@skins4thewin]

LOL yeah, you don't want to go into that forest at the beginning...

[@skins4thewin]

First thing you should do is go into that dungeon at the top right of the screen to get some money, then buy the cheapest shield. That starts you off. Just go back & forth just outside the structure of the main city area and fight weak bugs & scorpions, then once you get enough $ buy the cheapest sword from that other town, then you'll be strong enough to venture to Scion to buy the secret roadpass to get thru the checkpoint to the spaceport, which the game is VERY cryptic in that it doesn't tell you how to buy it...

[@bradystardust7708]

tim rogers

[@vito]

WITH TIM

[@suketodara]

Phantasy Star III may not look like a PS at start, but the story is there, and it is part of the series (4th game chronologically). It's a shame Sega never cared to translate the D3 remakes, not even finish the trilogy, but at least 1 and 2 were remade and made easy to look at and play. PSO2 Arc Ships just make me remember PSIII so much I always wish for a modern remake.

[@ShinobiWan1]

This is actually the first 16-bit Phantasy Star that I played, after playing a lot of the SMS one. We didn't get a Genesis until a bit later lol I still have a soft spot for it (LOVE the music) The version on the Phantasy Star Collection (Saturn) has the speed walk option, which made it a lot funner to play!

[@ranzorr]

Man, this Ages version is too wimpy. What kind of encounter rate is that?!

[@UttRConcrete]

Phantasy Star vs Shining In the darkness (shining force)

[@miniandrewmini1]

Shining force until Cd After that I jumped over to fire emblem

[@err0r0b0]

What's up my Kotaku'zig...uh... What's up with Phantasy Star Version 2? Is it a well documented continuation , or an unknown whore of the middle ages?...

[@gatotsu2501]

Tim how did you you meet Rieko Kodama

[@Miketar2424]

I never did like the way they never showed any continuity in the PS games. We never see Palma or Paseo again in these games.

[@jsrodman]

This game was never hard, it was just long and a bit grindy. But a lot less grindy than the genre average at the time.

[@MustachioedBear]

21:59 wish the fire emblem 1 port on switch had this.... have to use a website just to see Weapon Mt... Nintendo don't even have it in the downloadable manual...shit's whack

[@skins4thewin]

It's not just what you see there on that continent. There's a whole planet to explore. 3 in fact!

[@gameNLHD]

360p ;p

[@skins4thewin]

Scorpions are by far the best enemies to grind at the very beginning of the game cus they give very good experience and more importantly they give great money. Money is KING in this game.

[@skins4thewin]

LOL watching this guy struggle just to find the city to the east was so so so so hard to watch...

[@skins4thewin]

LOL what are you doing??? Quit exploring so much! Grind buddy, grind! quit exploring at the beginning ya fool!

[@skins4thewin]

Lol the beginning is literally my favorite part of the game. Of course it's your least favorite.

[@skins4thewin]

LOL this actually is one of my favorite games of all time. You just have no clue what you're doing.

[@skins4thewin]

I still don't understand why you're advancing one step at a time in the 3D dungeons. You don't have to do that...

[@skins4thewin]

NOPE! You have to get the Roadpass first, to fly to the other planet, THEN you find your little cat friend. You can't get Odin until you do this and get your cat friend cus he has the cure for Stone around it's neck. For the love of god, did nobody in chat know enough to help this guy out?

[@skins4thewin]

Lol the Save option is not new..... that was in the original game too LOL.

[@reallyidrathernot.134]

crikey

[@skins4thewin]

So yea, you hafta pick Secrets 3 times. Very cryptic. And ya hafta buy it for 200 Mesetas.

[@skins4thewin]

LOL there are no enemies in the main city area, you have to walk outside. Omg...... fuck me watching this.

[@timmybee3669]

Weird….I thought women only started being main characters in video games in like 2016, after gamergate.

[@skins4thewin]

I can't believe nobody in your chat was smart enough to warn you NOT to go to Medusas Cave yet! You HAVE to get the Roadpass first! Then fly to the next planet! Oh and Easy Mode does NOT make random battles less frequent. It does give you a LOT more money and experience. You simply need to know where to go and what to buy. It's a game that takes exploration and experimentation to know what to do.

[@hunterhenryk]

Pretty lame, Rogers, playing this classic retro game with a modern day mapping cheat.

[@skins4thewin]

Yeah, this game is hard, if you're a noob. You have to know what you're doing.

[@skins4thewin]

Lol I will agree that for a beginner without a guide, it is VERY difficult to find your way. The combat tho is not near as hard as you make it out to be. Perhaps you need a lesson on proper old school RPG strategy as I never had any problem at all with the combat, the problem is more trying to find your way thru the huge dungeons that in the original had no map screen. I will say that the included Map in this game is EXTREMELY helpful! You really don't need anything else. Original mode is just fine with the map as that's really all you need to get u thru the game.

[@skins4thewin]

Once again, the quicksave is NOT new. That is just how you save even in the original game. LOL and if you think that took a million years, play on normal mode. It takes 10x as long.

[@skins4thewin]

LOL imagine playing an RPG and the guy doesn't want to fight anything. You are 110% playing the wrong game in that case bud! You simply cannot just advance the plot. This game does not work that way. And no, you can't go to damn Medusas cave yet! You have to fly to the other planet to get the cat, which you get by trading the Laconian Pot for it.

[@skins4thewin]

You should NOT have FM sound on. The original PSG sound is actually better in this game. Just sayin'.

[@skins4thewin]

Once you get the Cat and Odin then the game really starts to open up to you. And no, things are not quite this convoluted later on. You do still have to figure out where to go tho which for a new player isn't that easy. The combat tho for anyone with a brain should not be that hard. It's really not. The combat is literally the easiest part of this game. Navigating the game is the hard part. That might scare some of the dumbasses trying to play this that can't strategize or don't know how to buy things. Buy the best weapons and armor you can and you'll have zero problems with the combat.

[@skins4thewin]

Lol you are venturing WAY too far from town for early on bud. You really don't know anything about this game do you? I can't believe you didn't even know to go to that cave in the starting city to get 50 Mesetas right off the bat, which is enough to get your first shield.

[@thefightscout]

i feel bad for anyone that had to play this crusty game, it took 20mins to go outside and the first enemy destroys you.

[@skins4thewin]

LOLOLOL why on EARTH are you only advancing one step at a time in the 3D dungeons? Hold forward ya buffoon! Lol jesus this is excruciating to watch!