For over ten years I have been waiting for a proper sequel to one of my favorite games of all time. Between the time of the last iteration of Phantasy Star Online, Sega released the abysmal and poorly supported Phantasy Star Universe and the quite fun Phantasy Star Zero. Universe left a sour taste in my mouth, while it was graphically superior to Online and had better character control, the game fell flat in many areas. Mainly poor balance, poor variety of online missions, and lack of fun. Zero had taken what Universe did wrong and took a few steps backwards. Those steps backwards did not hurt the game at all as it allowed Zero to be a more accessible game since it was made for the Nintendo DS.
