Overview:
The Phantasy Star series has got to be one of my favorite RPG series. Unlike other series, it does have an overarching storyline that has expanded that game universe – creating a great wealth of information and possibilities for fan fiction. This document will provide background information that will hopefully make my fiction more understandable and enriching.
The Phantasy Star fanfiction I am currently writing will follow the journey of one of the colony ships that escaped the explosion of Palma in PS2. The ground rules, characters, history, etc will connect the stories. If I write any stories that are not a part of this 'universe' will be listed as one-shot deals.
(On a sidenote: The Final Fantasy series has always gotten credit for being one of the greatest game series – but I dispute this assumption. On a game-to-game basis there is a greatness to that series – but overall there is no connection from one game to the next.
On the other hand, the Phantasy Star series has a great storyline which can be connected game-to-game. The series has also proven it can also be a great online game, something FFXI has yet to be tested on. The only flaw in the series is that it has not yet produced a more conventional roleplaying adventure with CG cutscenes – hopefully this will be remedied soon but I have a feeling they will instead milk the online experience and ignore giving us a more story-driven game with amazing CG effects.
But I will give credit where credit is due, I do enjoy the FF series. I believe a true FF game always has at least one tragedy in it, creating a very emotional tie to each game that does so successfully. Even the old gameboy games are worthy in this regard. But the series overall loses a lot of points in my view by not having any connection, besides the numeral in the name, between the sequels.)
Table of Contents
1. Overview & Table of Contents
2. Story Concept
3. Species
4. Organizations
5. Enemies
6. Feedback?